Georgia State House District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-hd-008
State
Georgia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
692.6 sq mi
Water Area
13.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State House District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Union County322.09 sq mi46.5%100.0%
White County202.41 sq mi29.2%84.1%
Towns County166.48 sq mi24.0%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cleveland city3.87 sq mi0.6%99.8%
Sautee-Nacoochee CDP3.60 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Yonah CDP3.13 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Helen city2.09 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Hiawassee city1.63 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Blairsville city1.11 sq mi0.2%91.8%
Tate City CDP1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Young Harris city0.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 8 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 959,244100.0%7.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
54,166
Active Voters
49,842 (92.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,610 (10.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202440,178 (74.2%)1,470 (2.7%)17,013 (31.4%)
2021–202231,303 (57.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202034,154 (63.1%)2,696 (5.0%)15,500 (28.6%)
2017–201826,083 (48.2%)1,285 (2.4%)8,552 (15.8%)
2015–201626,378 (48.7%)2,310 (4.3%)15,836 (29.2%)
2013–201416,663 (30.8%)764 (1.4%)5,549 (10.2%)
2011–201222,342 (41.2%)2,055 (3.8%)11,216 (20.7%)

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
62,024 (± 741)
Median Age
53.2
Median Household Income
$64,734 (± $3,698)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,66815.6%
18 to 6433,00953.2%
65 and over19,34731.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,1573.5%
White, not Hispanic56,65391.3%
Black, not Hispanic8491.4%
Asian, not Hispanic2170.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic370.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1890.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9213.1%

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
61,095
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
51,541

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic59,50997.4%
Hispanic1,5862.6%
White57,08993.4%
Black8481.4%
Asian1160.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native350.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1290.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic50,52998.0%
Hispanic1,0112.0%
White48,55994.2%
Black9661.9%
Asian1890.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native7641.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races510.1%

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