congressional districtGeorgia 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+54.9
2008D+67.8
2012D+64.9
2016D+71.3
2020D+72.8
2024D+71.6
net swing · 2004→2024D+16.7D+54.9 → D+71.6
vs. U.S. · 2024D+73.1D+71.6 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 62.1% of 566,568 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
300,226
48,214
3,588
352,028
566,568
62.1%
2020
298,247
45,161
4,221
347,629
545,493†
63.7%
2016
245,684
37,044
9,706
292,434
506,141†
57.8%
2012
228,758
47,060
4,121
279,939
473,043†
59.2%
2008
276,029
51,843
2,561
330,433
492,827†
67.0%
2004
204,581
58,663
2,552
265,796
512,610†
51.9%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupGA-5GeorgiaUnited States
African American†44.2%27.4%9.9%
African1.4%0.8%0.5%
Jamaican1.3%0.7%0.4%
Nigerian1.1%0.5%0.2%
Ethiopian0.7%0.2%—
Haitian0.4%0.4%0.3%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%——
West Indian0.2%——
English8.0%10.3%9.5%
German5.9%6.3%12.5%
American5.7%7.6%5.3%
Irish5.6%6.9%9.4%
Italian2.4%2.2%4.8%
Scottish1.5%1.7%1.3%
Polish1.3%0.8%2.2%
French1.1%1.0%1.6%
Mexican5.0%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.7%0.7%0.5%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.4%0.4%0.3%
Colombian0.4%0.4%0.4%
Salvadoran0.3%0.5%0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian1.8%1.6%1.4%
Vietnamese0.9%0.6%0.6%
Chinese0.9%0.6%1.3%
Korean0.4%0.5%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
GA-5
Georgia
United States
Median age
34.3
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.6%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
GA-5
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$76,330
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.9%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
44.7%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
GA-5
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.8%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
9.0%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.1%
1.6%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.4%
0.9%
1.1%
Other languages
2.7%
1.1%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
GA-5
Georgia
United States
Catholic
—
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Georgia 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+54.9%
2008
+67.8%
2012
+64.9%
2016
+71.3%
2020
+72.8%
2024
+71.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
5
D
85.7%294,470
14.3%49,221
343,691
2022
5
D
82.5%243,687
17.5%51,769
295,456
2020
5
D
85.1%301,857
14.9%52,646
354,503
2018
5
D
100.0%275,406
0.0%0
275,406
2016
5
D
84.4%253,781
15.6%46,768
300,549
2014
5
D
100.0%170,326
0.0%0
170,326
2012
5
D
84.4%234,330
15.6%43,335
277,665
2010
5
D
73.7%130,782
26.3%46,622
177,404
2008
5
D
100.0%231,368
0.0%0
231,474
2006
5
D
100.0%122,380
0.0%0
122,380
2004
5
D
100.0%201,773
0.0%0
201,773
2002
5
D
100.0%116,259
0.0%0
116,259
2000
5
D
77.2%137,333
22.8%40,606
177,942
1998
5
D
78.5%109,177
21.5%29,877
139,054
1996
5
D
100.0%136,555
0.0%0
136,555
1994
5
D
69.1%85,094
30.9%37,999
123,093
1992
5
D
72.1%147,445
27.9%56,960
204,407
1990
5
D
75.6%86,037
24.4%27,781
113,818
1988
5
D
78.2%135,194
21.8%37,693
172,887
1986
5
D
75.3%93,229
24.7%30,562
123,800
1984
5
D
100.0%151,233
0.0%0
151,250
1982
5
D
80.8%53,264
5.5%3,633
65,955
1980
5
D
74.0%101,646
26.0%35,640
137,302
1978
5
D
75.5%52,739
24.5%17,132
69,875
1976
5
D
66.7%96,056
33.3%47,998
144,063
Georgia's 5th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Fulton, DeKalb, and Clayton counties. About 765,200 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 34.3.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012. The margin was D+65.6 in 2012, D+71.3 in 2016, D+72.8 in 2020, and D+71.6 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 71.6 points.
A population of 765,183, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,330 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 12.
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How did Georgia 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 5th Congressional District voted Democratic by 71.6 points (D+71.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 352,028 votes cast, 300,226 went Democratic and 48,214 went Republican.
How many people live in Georgia 5th Congressional District?
Georgia 5th Congressional District has a population of 765,183 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in Georgia 5th Congressional District is $76,330 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Georgia 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
