state senate districtGeorgia 42nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+44.2
2008R+26.6
2012R+29.9
2016R+29.1
2020R+18.6
2024R+11.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+32.5R+44.2 → R+11.8
vs. U.S. · 2024R+10.3R+11.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 74.0% of 147,543 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
47,839
60,661
622
109,122
147,543
74.0%
2020
39,927
58,408
1,124
99,459
134,660†
73.9%
2016
27,430
50,796
1,951
80,177
125,016†
64.1%
2012
26,530
49,568
884
76,982
117,856†
65.3%
2008
27,948
48,483
719
77,150
110,163†
70.0%
2004
15,987
41,580
311
57,878
102,469†
56.5%
† 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
Boundary 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 SD 42GeorgiaUnited States
American12.0%7.6%5.3%
English11.2%10.3%9.5%
Irish7.7%6.9%9.4%
German6.3%6.3%12.5%
Scottish2.2%1.7%1.3%
Italian1.7%2.2%4.8%
French1.6%1.0%1.6%
Polish0.9%0.8%2.2%
African American†28.5%27.4%9.9%
Jamaican1.5%0.7%0.4%
African0.6%0.8%0.5%
Haitian0.4%0.4%0.3%
West Indian0.3%——
Nigerian0.3%0.5%0.2%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%——
Mexican3.0%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.7%0.5%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.4%0.4%
Salvadoran0.2%0.5%0.7%
Asian Indian0.3%1.6%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.6%0.6%
Chinese0.2%0.6%1.3%
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 SD 42
Georgia
United States
Median age
38.6
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.5%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
GA SD 42
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$84,294
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.9%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.2%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
GA SD 42
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.7%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
GA SD 42
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 42nd State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−44.2%
2008
−26.6%
2012
−29.9%
2016
−29.1%
2020
−18.6%
2024
−11.8%
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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
43.8%Harris47,839
55.6%Trump60,661
0.6%
R+11.8
D+6.8
R+10.3
109,122
R
40.1%Biden39,927
58.7%Trump58,408
1.1%
R+18.6
D+10.6
R+23.0
99,459
R
34.2%Clinton27,430
63.4%Trump50,796
2.4%
R+29.1
D+0.8
R+31.2
80,177
R
34.5%Obama26,530
64.4%Romney49,568
1.1%
R+29.9
R+3.3
R+33.8
76,982
R
36.2%Obama27,948
62.8%McCain48,483
0.9%
R+26.6
D+17.6
R+33.9
77,150
R
27.6%Kerry15,987
71.8%Bush41,580
0.5%
R+44.2
—
R+41.8
57,878
current representation
Current officeholders
RBrian StricklandState Senate · 42
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+37.3, this Fulton or DeKalb-area district anchors the Democratic coalition in the Atlanta metro, where dense, majority-minority precincts drive some of the state's widest partisan margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 44.2 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.8 points.
A population of 191,057, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,294 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 10.
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How did Georgia 42nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 42nd State Senate District voted Republican by 11.8 points (R+11.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 109,122 votes cast, 47,839 went Democratic and 60,661 went Republican.
How many people live in Georgia 42nd State Senate District?
Georgia 42nd State Senate District has a population of 191,057 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 42nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Georgia 42nd State Senate District is $84,294 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 42nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Georgia 42nd State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
