Georgia State House District 173

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-hd-173
State
Georgia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
173
Land Area
633 sq mi
Water Area
8.75 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State House District 173

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Thomas County451.64 sq mi71.4%82.9%
Grady County181.33 sq mi28.6%39.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Thomasville city15.01 sq mi2.4%100.0%
Cairo city9.72 sq mi1.5%99.0%
Boston city2.25 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Meigs city1.27 sq mi0.2%81.4%
Ochlocknee town0.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Barwick city0.34 sq mi0.1%46.7%

Showing all 6 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 259,743100.0%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
41,337
Active Voters
37,843 (91.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,537 (8.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202426,612 (64.4%)3,020 (7.3%)7,391 (17.9%)
2021–202220,279 (49.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202024,342 (58.9%)3,808 (9.2%)5,069 (12.3%)
2017–201818,506 (44.8%)1,883 (4.6%)2,493 (6.0%)
2015–201619,109 (46.2%)3,321 (8.0%)6,616 (16.0%)
2013–201410,890 (26.3%)684 (1.7%)1,613 (3.9%)
2011–201217,308 (41.9%)3,560 (8.6%)5,247 (12.7%)

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
58,035 (± 1,048)
Median Age
38.7
Median Household Income
$57,608 (± $4,976)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,25324.6%
18 to 6433,10957.1%
65 and over10,67318.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,8826.7%
White, not Hispanic31,12453.6%
Black, not Hispanic21,02236.2%
Asian, not Hispanic4130.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1140.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic230.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3620.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0951.9%

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
56,284
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
42,184

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic53,82795.6%
Hispanic2,4554.4%
White31,18455.4%
Black21,17237.6%
Asian3370.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1160.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races3220.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic41,14097.5%
Hispanic1,0492.5%
White24,70258.6%
Black15,57036.9%
Asian3130.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4751.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races1430.3%

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