How did GA-SD-47, Georgia vote in the 2024 presidential election?

GA-SD-47, Georgia voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+21.9. Kamala D Harris received 39,502 votes and Donald Trump received 61,917 out of 102,122 total votes cast, a 3.6-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is GA-SD-47, Georgia's political history?

GA-SD-47, Georgia has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 8.1 points in 2012.

What are the demographics of GA-SD-47, Georgia?

GA-SD-47, Georgia has a population of 190,607 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 64.7% non-Hispanic white, 11.2% Hispanic, 17.1% Black.

Which places are most similar to GA-SD-47, Georgia?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to GA-SD-47, Georgia are Georgia State Senate District 46, North Carolina State Senate District 10, North Carolina State Senate District 12. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Georgia State Senate District 47

Georgia · Latest: 2024↓ R+3.6 vs 2020

Safe Republican — shifted 3.6pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 191K residents

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Similarity Explorer

Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Georgia State Senate District 46GA

Urban Competitive

R+19.8

Similarity score98%

North Carolina State Senate District 10NC

Urban Competitive

R+21.5

Similarity score95%

North Carolina State Senate District 12NC

Urban Competitive

R+23.7

Similarity score94%

Georgia State Senate District 16GA

Suburban Republican

R+25.3

Similarity score93%

North Carolina State Senate District 33NC

Suburban Republican

R+40.7

Similarity score93%

North Carolina State Senate District 25NC

Urban Competitive

R+19.3

Similarity score92%

North Carolina State Senate District 29NC

Suburban Republican

R+40.8

Similarity score91%

Texas State Senate District 3TX

Suburban Republican

R+52.6

Similarity score90%

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

GA-SD-47Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 64.7%Black 17.1%Hispanic 11.2%Multiracial 3.8%Asian 2.7%Native American 0.4%

Group	GA-SD-47	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	64.7%	49.1%	57.4%
Black / African American	17.1%	31.1%	12.2%
Hispanic / Latino	11.2%	11.0%	19.3%
Multiracial / Other	3.8%	3.8%	4.0%
Asian	2.7%	4.5%	6.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Georgia State Senate District 47? 190,607 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

GA-SD-47 vs Georgia vs National191K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

191K

local

191KState 10.9MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.06%

local

0.06%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

76.9%

local

76.9%State 74.5%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $79,556National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 13.5%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 34.9%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 65.7%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 37.7 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.3%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.0%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 11.2%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.5%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 84.5%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in GA-SD-47

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

69.7%

vs Previous

+9.5pp

Voting-Age Pop

146,599

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is GA-SD-47?

Safe RAvg margin: R+20.2 (last 3 elections)

2008

R+13.3

2012

R+21.4

2016

R+20.2

2020

R+18.4

2024

R+21.9

Elasticity

8.7pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

R+19.0

Other Georgia State Senate Districts

55 total

Name	Margin ↓
GA-SD-36	D+76.9
GA-SD-39	D+73.5
GA-SD-44	D+72.2
GA-SD-42	D+68.7
GA-SD-35	D+65.0
GA-SD-34	D+63.4
GA-SD-38	D+63.3
GA-SD-10	D+60.7
GA-SD-41	D+59.4
GA-SD-55	D+56.7
GA-SD-43	D+50.5
GA-SD-02	D+42.7
GA-SD-33	D+41.3
GA-SD-22	D+40.8
GA-SD-05	D+33.2
GA-SD-15	D+29.5
GA-SD-40	D+27.9
GA-SD-26	D+25.0
GA-SD-06	D+23.8
GA-SD-09	D+20.6
GA-SD-14	D+18.1
GA-SD-07	D+14.2
GA-SD-12	D+13.8
GA-SD-48	R+4.4
GA-SD-37	R+8.6

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