state senate districtGeorgia 48th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+48.4
2008R+35.3
2012R+42.2
2016R+19.0
2020R+3.2
2024R+4.5
net swing · 2004→2024D+44.0R+48.4 → R+4.5
vs. U.S. · 2024R+3.0R+4.5 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 83.6% of 117,390 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
46,272
50,649
1,271
98,192
117,390
83.6%
2020
46,524
49,685
1,229
97,438
109,873†
88.7%
2016
29,131
43,518
3,124
75,773
100,359†
75.5%
2012
18,662
46,691
1,053
66,406
90,069†
73.7%
2008
21,292
44,793
497
66,582
89,070†
74.8%
2004
14,593
42,356
376
57,325
88,071†
65.1%
† 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 48GeorgiaUnited States
English11.7%10.3%9.5%
German8.5%6.3%12.5%
Irish7.9%6.9%9.4%
American5.8%7.6%5.3%
Italian3.8%2.2%4.8%
Scottish2.0%1.7%1.3%
Polish1.8%0.8%2.2%
French1.7%1.0%1.6%
Asian Indian14.2%1.6%1.4%
Chinese4.7%0.6%1.3%
Korean4.2%0.5%0.4%
Vietnamese3.0%0.6%0.6%
Filipino0.7%0.2%0.9%
Pakistani0.7%——
African American†7.1%27.4%9.9%
African0.3%0.8%0.5%
Jamaican0.3%0.7%0.4%
Nigerian0.2%0.5%0.2%
Mexican3.3%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.2%1.8%
Colombian0.5%0.4%0.4%
Venezuelan0.4%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.4%0.7%0.5%
Salvadoran0.4%0.5%0.7%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.4%0.3%
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 48
Georgia
United States
Median age
41.5
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.2%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
GA SD 48
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$161,697
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.8%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
50.8%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
GA SD 48
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
27.5%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
11.9%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
4.0%
1.6%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.9%
0.9%
1.1%
Other languages
1.8%
1.1%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
GA SD 48
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 48th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−48.4%
2008
−35.3%
2012
−42.2%
2016
−19.0%
2020
−3.2%
2024
−4.5%
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
47.1%Harris46,272
51.6%Trump50,649
1.3%
R+4.5
R+1.2
R+3.0
98,192
R
47.7%Biden46,524
51.0%Trump49,685
1.3%
R+3.2
D+15.7
R+7.7
97,438
R
38.4%Clinton29,131
57.4%Trump43,518
4.1%
R+19.0
D+23.2
R+21.1
75,773
R
28.1%Obama18,662
70.3%Romney46,691
1.6%
R+42.2
R+6.9
R+46.1
66,406
R
32.0%Obama21,292
67.3%McCain44,793
0.7%
R+35.3
D+13.1
R+42.6
66,582
R
25.5%Kerry14,593
73.9%Bush42,356
0.7%
R+48.4
—
R+46.0
57,325
current representation
Current officeholders
RShawn StillState Senate · 48
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Georgia Senate District 48 sits in the orbit of metro Atlanta, where rapid demographic change has compressed presidential margins to roughly one point — making it one of the state's closest legislative battlegrounds.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 48.4 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.5 points.
A population of 190,123, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $161,697 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 13.
Akashic
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Georgia 48th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/13048/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
How did Georgia 48th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Georgia 48th State Senate District voted Republican by 4.5 points (R+4.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 98,192 votes cast, 46,272 went Democratic and 50,649 went Republican.
How many people live in Georgia 48th State Senate District?
Georgia 48th State Senate District has a population of 190,123 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Georgia 48th State Senate District?
Median household income in Georgia 48th State Senate District is $161,697 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Georgia 48th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Georgia 48th State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
