Georgia State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-003
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
2,885.2 sq mi
Water Area
468.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Charlton County780.09 sq mi27.0%100.0%
Camden County630.36 sq mi21.8%100.0%
Brantley County443.23 sq mi15.4%100.0%
McIntosh County431.35 sq mi15.0%100.0%
Glynn County419.64 sq mi14.5%100.0%
Ware County180.55 sq mi6.3%20.1%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Kingsland city44.74 sq mi1.6%99.9%
St. Marys city22.82 sq mi0.8%89.4%
Darien city21.16 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Brunswick city17.02 sq mi0.6%99.9%
St. Simons CDP16.48 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Dock Junction CDP9.39 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Jekyll Island CDP8.99 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Waycross city6.64 sq mi0.2%55.9%
Waverly CDP5.56 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Country Club Estates CDP4.63 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Crescent CDP4.56 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sterling CDP4.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Folkston city4.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hoboken city3.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Eulonia CDP3.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nahunta city2.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kings Bay Base CDP2.74 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Hickox CDP2.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Woodbine city2.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Homeland city2.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hortense CDP1.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waynesville CDP0.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Everett CDP0.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 23 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 1191,212100.0%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
149,332
Active Voters
133,577 (89.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202611,567 (7.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202494,310 (63.2%)6,459 (4.3%)26,103 (17.5%)
2021–202266,861 (44.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202081,283 (54.4%)10,774 (7.2%)22,101 (14.8%)
2017–201859,579 (39.9%)5,415 (3.6%)12,980 (8.7%)
2015–201661,364 (41.1%)8,466 (5.7%)26,561 (17.8%)
2013–201433,672 (22.5%)3,280 (2.2%)13,866 (9.3%)
2011–201253,277 (35.7%)6,712 (4.5%)23,400 (15.7%)

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
195,534 (± 1,006)
Median Age
40.0
Median Household Income
$67,232 (± $2,470)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1842,32521.6%
18 to 64114,90658.8%
65 and over38,30319.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,6517.5%
White, not Hispanic127,85765.4%
Black, not Hispanic40,40120.7%
Asian, not Hispanic2,5371.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2590.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic220.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6260.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,1814.7%

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
191,433
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
149,617

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic179,18493.6%
Hispanic12,2506.4%
White129,04967.4%
Black40,06920.9%
Asian1,7870.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2600.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.0%
Two or More Races1,1780.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic142,03994.9%
Hispanic7,5785.1%
White104,94270.1%
Black32,75621.9%
Asian2,0961.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6521.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races7030.5%

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