Georgia State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-005
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
50.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.46 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Gwinnett County50.49 sq mi100.0%11.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lawrenceville city7.02 sq mi13.9%50.9%
Norcross city3.81 sq mi7.5%62.0%
Peachtree Corners city0.05 sq mi0.1%0.3%
Lilburn city0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 4 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 4123,46664.3%16.1%56.0%
GA District 1340,80221.3%5.3%23.5%
GA District 927,65314.4%3.6%20.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
91,638
Active Voters
80,697 (88.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,558 (9.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202448,547 (53.0%)5,254 (5.7%)2,549 (2.8%)
2021–202228,872 (31.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202041,683 (45.5%)12,530 (13.7%)3,112 (3.4%)
2017–201828,062 (30.6%)4,688 (5.1%)1,577 (1.7%)
2015–201626,786 (29.2%)6,561 (7.2%)3,736 (4.1%)
2013–201413,144 (14.3%)1,347 (1.5%)1,449 (1.6%)
2011–201220,274 (22.1%)2,591 (2.8%)3,097 (3.4%)

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
187,767 (± 6,767)
Median Age
32.2
Median Household Income
$61,749 (± $2,388)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
76.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1850,54426.9%
18 to 64121,48264.7%
65 and over15,7418.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)86,44146.0%
White, not Hispanic27,69914.8%
Black, not Hispanic47,26125.2%
Asian, not Hispanic20,14110.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1720.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1100.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic6870.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,2562.8%

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
139,673
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
94,258

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic92,33466.1%
Hispanic47,33933.9%
White27,67319.8%
Black44,62632.0%
Asian15,14510.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1740.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1660.1%
Two or More Races8490.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic70,73075.0%
Hispanic23,53025.0%
White22,23823.6%
Black34,29936.4%
Asian13,13113.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7120.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1030.1%
Two or More Races5100.5%

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