Georgia State House District 126

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-hd-126
State
Georgia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
126
Land Area
1,230.7 sq mi
Water Area
13.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State House District 126

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Burke County827.04 sq mi67.2%100.0%
Jenkins County347.33 sq mi28.2%100.0%
Richmond County56.23 sq mi4.6%17.3%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)36.74 sq mi3.0%12.2%
Hephzibah city19.49 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Waynesboro city5.47 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Millen city3.58 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Girard town3.16 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Perkins CDP2.07 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Midville city1.99 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sardis city1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Keysville city1.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vidette city0.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gough CDP0.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Blythe city0.28 sq mi<0.1%9.8%

Showing all 12 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 1259,260100.0%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
44,841
Active Voters
40,769 (90.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,633 (10.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202427,575 (61.5%)7,955 (17.7%)3,334 (7.4%)
2021–202221,027 (46.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202025,489 (56.8%)10,730 (23.9%)2,838 (6.3%)
2017–201820,050 (44.7%)4,641 (10.3%)2,120 (4.7%)
2015–201620,393 (45.5%)8,153 (18.2%)4,363 (9.7%)
2013–201412,736 (28.4%)4,309 (9.6%)1,678 (3.7%)
2011–201218,799 (41.9%)8,598 (19.2%)3,188 (7.1%)

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
61,881 (± 1,563)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$57,509 (± $4,508)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,85124.0%
18 to 6436,36558.8%
65 and over10,66517.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,7674.5%
White, not Hispanic22,18735.9%
Black, not Hispanic34,21455.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3180.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic310.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic780.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1510.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1353.5%

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
61,306
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
46,455

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic58,95196.2%
Hispanic2,3513.8%
White22,17936.2%
Black34,62456.5%
Asian3320.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native290.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander780.1%
Two or More Races2590.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic44,96996.8%
Hispanic1,4853.2%
White17,48537.6%
Black26,73157.5%
Asian3570.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3500.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander780.2%
Two or More Races310.1%

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