Georgia State House District 78

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-hd-078
State
Georgia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
078
Land Area
47.4 sq mi
Water Area
1.72 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State House District 78

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Henry County38.24 sq mi80.8%12.0%
Clayton County9.11 sq mi19.2%6.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Stockbridge city5.68 sq mi12.0%29.8%
McDonough city0.74 sq mi1.6%5.5%
Jonesboro city0.16 sq mi0.3%5.5%
Morrow city0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

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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 1354,15690.7%7.1%79.1%
GA District 35,5789.3%0.7%20.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
47,439
Active Voters
43,027 (90.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,371 (11.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202429,558 (62.3%)6,271 (13.2%)1,858 (3.9%)
2021–202221,591 (45.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202026,293 (55.4%)10,872 (22.9%)2,255 (4.8%)
2017–201820,753 (43.7%)4,622 (9.7%)1,383 (2.9%)
2015–201620,094 (42.4%)6,873 (14.5%)3,087 (6.5%)
2013–201412,853 (27.1%)2,280 (4.8%)1,160 (2.4%)
2011–201217,709 (37.3%)4,801 (10.1%)2,676 (5.6%)

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
62,066 (± 3,073)
Median Age
39.3
Median Household Income
$74,690 (± $5,870)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,39321.6%
18 to 6438,83662.6%
65 and over9,83715.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,20610.0%
White, not Hispanic11,87019.1%
Black, not Hispanic35,99658.0%
Asian, not Hispanic4,6937.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic190.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1170.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic9041.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2613.6%

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
58,876
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
45,811

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic54,08991.9%
Hispanic4,7918.1%
White12,33020.9%
Black35,36560.1%
Asian4,1407.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native180.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1150.2%
Two or More Races5070.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic43,02693.9%
Hispanic2,7886.1%
White10,63623.2%
Black28,61862.5%
Asian3,2937.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3220.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander570.1%
Two or More Races2700.6%

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