Georgia State House District 176

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-hd-176
State
Georgia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
176
Land Area
991.5 sq mi
Water Area
10.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State House District 176

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Atkinson County342.72 sq mi34.6%100.0%
Ware County319.31 sq mi32.2%35.5%
Lanier County196.54 sq mi19.8%100.0%
Coffee County99.13 sq mi10.0%16.7%
Lowndes County33.82 sq mi3.4%6.8%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Waycross city4.65 sq mi0.5%39.1%
Moody AFB CDP4.05 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Willacoochee city3.82 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Deenwood CDP3.36 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Pearson city3.35 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lakeland city3.10 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Waresboro CDP3.02 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Douglas city2.91 sq mi0.3%20.2%
Axson CDP1.50 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sunnyside CDP1.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stockton CDP1.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dixie Union CDP0.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Millwood CDP0.24 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Ray City city0.09 sq mi<0.1%8.2%

Showing all 14 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 832,31654.3%4.2%67.8%
GA District 127,15445.7%3.5%32.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
36,319
Active Voters
32,996 (90.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,032 (8.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202422,650 (62.4%)1,542 (4.2%)7,370 (20.3%)
2021–202216,379 (45.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,038 (55.2%)2,311 (6.4%)7,540 (20.8%)
2017–201815,296 (42.1%)1,172 (3.2%)3,371 (9.3%)
2015–201615,643 (43.1%)2,202 (6.1%)7,272 (20.0%)
2013–20148,472 (23.3%)1,821 (5.0%)3,288 (9.1%)
2011–201213,697 (37.7%)2,555 (7.0%)5,658 (15.6%)

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
60,527 (± 1,653)
Median Age
36.0
Median Household Income
$50,478 (± $2,714)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,38523.8%
18 to 6436,75660.7%
65 and over9,38615.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,19610.2%
White, not Hispanic37,88162.6%
Black, not Hispanic13,32722.0%
Asian, not Hispanic9011.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3740.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,8073.0%

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
57,635
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
43,589

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic53,67693.1%
Hispanic3,9586.9%
White38,43566.7%
Black13,07922.7%
Asian5400.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races460.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic41,34994.9%
Hispanic2,2415.1%
White30,04668.9%
Black10,31823.7%
Asian4661.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native5201.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races460.1%

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