Georgia State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-012
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
4,520.1 sq mi
Water Area
74.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Early County512.60 sq mi11.3%100.0%
Mitchell County512.16 sq mi11.3%100.0%
Sumter County482.88 sq mi10.7%100.0%
Stewart County458.75 sq mi10.1%100.0%
Randolph County428.24 sq mi9.5%100.0%
Baker County341.96 sq mi7.6%100.0%
Terrell County335.79 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Dougherty County328.64 sq mi7.3%100.0%
Miller County282.42 sq mi6.2%100.0%
Calhoun County280.38 sq mi6.2%100.0%
Webster County209.66 sq mi4.6%100.0%
Clay County195.40 sq mi4.3%100.0%
Quitman County151.24 sq mi3.3%100.0%

Showing all 13 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Webster County unified government209.66 sq mi4.6%100.0%
Georgetown-Quitman County unified government151.24 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Albany city55.06 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Putney CDP22.02 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Blakely city17.55 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Americus city11.35 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Colquitt city8.23 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Camilla city6.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fort Gaines city4.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pelham city4.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Arlington city4.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dawson city3.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Leary city3.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Richland city3.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shellman city3.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cuthbert city3.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cedar Springs CDP2.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Boykin CDP2.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Edison city2.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Newton city2.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Baconton city1.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sale City city1.83 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Leslie city1.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Damascus city1.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bluffton town1.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 36 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 2190,819100.0%24.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
134,919
Active Voters
123,032 (91.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,327 (11.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202478,745 (58.4%)19,213 (14.2%)11,935 (8.8%)
2021–202257,771 (42.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202072,460 (53.7%)26,870 (19.9%)11,209 (8.3%)
2017–201859,455 (44.1%)12,968 (9.6%)7,778 (5.8%)
2015–201660,207 (44.6%)26,373 (19.5%)15,783 (11.7%)
2013–201439,991 (29.6%)11,650 (8.6%)4,868 (3.6%)
2011–201256,267 (41.7%)24,987 (18.5%)10,721 (7.9%)

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
185,361 (± 222)
Median Age
39.2
Median Household Income
$47,126 (± $1,751)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1842,00722.7%
18 to 64108,55058.6%
65 and over34,80418.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,1273.8%
White, not Hispanic60,25032.5%
Black, not Hispanic110,83559.8%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2750.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2670.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic190.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6150.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,9732.7%

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
182,286
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
140,489

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic177,46097.4%
Hispanic4,8322.7%
White60,68233.3%
Black111,25161.0%
Asian1,0620.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2730.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races2940.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic137,97998.2%
Hispanic2,5111.8%
White50,72036.1%
Black84,75260.3%
Asian1,1890.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3330.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races1380.1%

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