Georgia State House District 86

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-hd-086
State
Georgia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
086
Land Area
15.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.09 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State House District 86

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
DeKalb County15.32 sq mi100.0%5.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
North Decatur CDP2.81 sq mi18.3%57.2%
Tucker city1.98 sq mi12.9%9.8%
Redan CDP1.70 sq mi11.1%21.0%
North Druid Hills CDP1.03 sq mi6.7%26.2%
Clarkston city0.86 sq mi5.6%46.4%
Atlanta city0.09 sq mi0.6%0.1%
Scottdale CDP0.00 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 440,89269.1%5.3%62.9%
GA District 518,26130.9%2.4%37.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
41,632
Active Voters
35,153 (84.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,388 (15.3%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,535 (61.3%)6,447 (15.5%)1,226 (2.9%)
2021–202219,572 (47.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202022,855 (54.9%)10,232 (24.6%)1,156 (2.8%)
2017–201818,008 (43.3%)5,232 (12.6%)798 (1.9%)
2015–201617,293 (41.5%)7,355 (17.7%)2,398 (5.8%)
2013–201411,100 (26.7%)3,266 (7.8%)908 (2.2%)
2011–201214,635 (35.2%)4,636 (11.1%)2,170 (5.2%)

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
57,275 (± 3,695)
Median Age
35.4
Median Household Income
$76,845 (± $5,642)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
44.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,13324.7%
18 to 6435,41561.8%
65 and over7,72713.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,6304.6%
White, not Hispanic14,39925.1%
Black, not Hispanic33,65658.8%
Asian, not Hispanic3,9156.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic390.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic310.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5200.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0853.6%

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
51,139
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
39,237

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic49,04295.9%
Hispanic2,1004.1%
White14,61728.6%
Black30,09358.8%
Asian2,8015.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native390.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander330.1%
Two or More Races930.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic37,94796.7%
Hispanic1,2923.3%
White12,69032.3%
Black22,77458.0%
Asian2,3095.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2070.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.1%
Two or More Races400.1%

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