Georgia State House District 72

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-hd-072
State
Georgia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
072
Land Area
541.3 sq mi
Water Area
13.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State House District 72

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Heard County295.97 sq mi54.7%100.0%
Carroll County143.36 sq mi26.5%28.7%
Troup County101.94 sq mi18.8%24.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Carrollton city17.16 sq mi3.2%74.4%
Hogansville city7.32 sq mi1.4%99.9%
Ephesus city3.69 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Centralhatchee town3.28 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Franklin city3.21 sq mi0.6%99.8%
Glenn CDP1.92 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Roopville town0.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
LaGrange city0.07 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

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 359,660100.0%7.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
43,851
Active Voters
39,837 (90.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,159 (9.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202428,905 (65.9%)1,381 (3.1%)9,234 (21.1%)
2021–202221,148 (48.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202025,499 (58.1%)3,261 (7.4%)8,904 (20.3%)
2017–201819,368 (44.2%)1,271 (2.9%)4,953 (11.3%)
2015–201619,592 (44.7%)2,178 (5.0%)9,393 (21.4%)
2013–201411,380 (26.0%)538 (1.2%)3,781 (8.6%)
2011–201216,842 (38.4%)1,039 (2.4%)8,488 (19.4%)

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
61,720 (± 2,057)
Median Age
34.8
Median Household Income
$66,724 (± $5,853)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,08422.8%
18 to 6438,33762.1%
65 and over9,29915.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,3578.7%
White, not Hispanic41,01466.5%
Black, not Hispanic11,69719.0%
Asian, not Hispanic5830.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1590.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic90.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8081.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0933.4%

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
59,523
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
45,448

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic56,03794.1%
Hispanic3,4875.9%
White41,86370.3%
Black11,59519.5%
Asian4810.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1600.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races1000.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic43,92296.6%
Hispanic1,5193.3%
White33,24173.1%
Black9,22220.3%
Asian4631.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native8932.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races1020.2%

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