Georgia State House District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-hd-005
State
Georgia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
332.5 sq mi
Water Area
2.45 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State House District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Gordon County292.71 sq mi88.0%82.1%
Floyd County39.76 sq mi12.0%7.8%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Calhoun city16.03 sq mi4.8%95.8%
Shannon CDP4.98 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Resaca town2.77 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Fairmount city1.83 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Ranger CDP0.82 sq mi0.2%88.3%
Plainville city0.72 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 6 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
GA District 1153,73891.3%7.0%88.0%
GA District 145,0998.7%0.7%12.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
44,158
Active Voters
40,679 (92.1%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,941 (8.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202428,592 (64.7%)826 (1.9%)8,728 (19.8%)
2021–202219,219 (43.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202024,067 (54.5%)1,639 (3.7%)7,872 (17.8%)
2017–201817,453 (39.5%)659 (1.5%)3,573 (8.1%)
2015–201618,195 (41.2%)1,270 (2.9%)9,095 (20.6%)
2013–20149,395 (21.3%)313 (0.7%)3,487 (7.9%)
2011–201214,837 (33.6%)650 (1.5%)7,841 (17.8%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
61,664 (± 935)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$64,557 (± $3,049)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,25023.1%
18 to 6438,16061.9%
65 and over9,25415.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,64515.6%
White, not Hispanic47,14176.4%
Black, not Hispanic2,1083.4%
Asian, not Hispanic5540.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic450.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic350.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1430.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9933.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
59,103
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
44,943

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic51,79487.6%
Hispanic7,31512.4%
White47,18279.8%
Black2,0983.5%
Asian4980.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native450.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.1%
Two or More Races4390.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic40,76290.7%
Hispanic4,1819.3%
White37,49283.4%
Black2,1884.9%
Asian5771.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3110.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander330.1%
Two or More Races1790.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).