Georgia State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-001
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
1,209.7 sq mi
Water Area
291 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Liberty County516.47 sq mi42.7%100.0%
Bryan County437.56 sq mi36.2%100.0%
Chatham County256.08 sq mi21.2%59.2%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Savannah city36.75 sq mi3.0%33.6%
Richmond Hill city23.55 sq mi1.9%99.0%
Hinesville city18.31 sq mi1.5%97.4%
Skidaway Island CDP16.49 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Riceboro city11.12 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Fort Stewart CDP11.07 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Bloomingdale city9.05 sq mi0.7%64.7%
Wilmington Island CDP8.30 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Pembroke city7.64 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Pooler city6.62 sq mi0.5%23.9%
Midway city6.44 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Georgetown CDP5.84 sq mi0.5%71.6%
Whitemarsh Island CDP5.82 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Montgomery CDP5.21 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Flemington city4.77 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Walthourville city3.84 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Tybee Island city2.88 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Buckhead CDP2.73 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dutch Island CDP2.46 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Isle of Hope CDP1.96 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Henderson CDP1.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Talahi Island CDP1.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Allenhurst city1.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gumbranch city0.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vernonburg town0.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 25 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 1191,402100.0%25.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
150,770
Active Voters
133,925 (88.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,557 (12.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202496,046 (63.7%)11,105 (7.4%)17,583 (11.7%)
2021–202268,889 (45.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202080,134 (53.1%)17,322 (11.5%)17,185 (11.4%)
2017–201858,205 (38.6%)7,977 (5.3%)9,074 (6.0%)
2015–201658,241 (38.6%)13,528 (9.0%)21,805 (14.5%)
2013–201434,059 (22.6%)4,286 (2.8%)10,653 (7.1%)
2011–201249,202 (32.6%)6,120 (4.1%)15,590 (10.3%)

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
199,310 (± 2,419)
Median Age
35.9
Median Household Income
$83,063 (± $2,535)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1849,13924.7%
18 to 64118,51559.5%
65 and over31,65615.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)18,5419.3%
White, not Hispanic114,08657.2%
Black, not Hispanic47,55123.9%
Asian, not Hispanic5,6002.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2170.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic6150.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5980.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,1025.6%

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
194,370
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
145,728

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic177,45091.3%
Hispanic16,9218.7%
White115,33859.3%
Black48,51925.0%
Asian4,5492.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2320.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3670.2%
Two or More Races1,8020.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic134,97192.6%
Hispanic10,7567.4%
White90,45462.1%
Black37,71925.9%
Asian4,5733.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2270.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2770.2%
Two or More Races8740.6%

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