Georgia State House District 117

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-hd-117
State
Georgia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
117
Land Area
60.2 sq mi
Water Area
2.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State House District 117

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Henry County60.23 sq mi100.0%18.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
McDonough city11.32 sq mi18.8%84.6%
Locust Grove city5.75 sq mi9.5%46.6%
Heron Bay CDP3.08 sq mi5.1%68.2%

Showing all 3 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 1059,533100.0%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
51,474
Active Voters
45,060 (87.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,152 (10.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202430,069 (58.4%)4,473 (8.7%)1,698 (3.3%)
2021–202220,678 (40.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202026,037 (50.6%)9,552 (18.6%)2,006 (3.9%)
2017–201819,609 (38.1%)3,332 (6.5%)1,206 (2.3%)
2015–201618,711 (36.4%)5,315 (10.3%)2,791 (5.4%)
2013–201411,068 (21.5%)1,380 (2.7%)962 (1.9%)
2011–201216,273 (31.6%)3,025 (5.9%)2,291 (4.5%)

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
66,366 (± 2,703)
Median Age
33.1
Median Household Income
$82,577 (± $5,256)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,66328.1%
18 to 6441,92063.2%
65 and over5,7838.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,0859.2%
White, not Hispanic12,63619.0%
Black, not Hispanic42,40763.9%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5252.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic570.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2080.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,4485.2%

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
63,747
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
45,237

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic58,82192.3%
Hispanic4,9267.7%
White12,77620.0%
Black41,51065.1%
Asian1,3292.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native570.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races7261.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic42,32793.6%
Hispanic2,9066.4%
White10,52623.3%
Black30,50267.4%
Asian8992.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0012.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2850.6%

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