Georgia State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-016
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
744 sq mi
Water Area
13.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pike County216.09 sq mi29.0%100.0%
Spalding County195.97 sq mi26.3%100.0%
Lamar County183.50 sq mi24.7%100.0%
Fayette County148.40 sq mi19.9%76.2%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Peachtree City city25.14 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Griffin city13.99 sq mi1.9%99.6%
Tyrone town12.49 sq mi1.7%99.9%
Fayetteville city6.98 sq mi0.9%53.9%
Barnesville city6.07 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Zebulon city4.73 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Brooks town4.29 sq mi0.6%99.4%
Experiment CDP2.97 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Milner city2.11 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Molena city1.87 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Heron Bay CDP1.43 sq mi0.2%31.8%
East Griffin CDP1.43 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Williamson city1.31 sq mi0.2%97.3%
Hilltop CDP0.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Concord city0.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Woolsey town0.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Meansville city0.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Orchard Hill town0.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Aldora town0.24 sq mi<0.1%94.4%
Sunny Side CDP0.20 sq mi<0.1%14.6%

Showing all 20 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 3191,829100.0%25.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
157,513
Active Voters
145,691 (92.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202619,856 (12.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024111,680 (70.9%)9,354 (5.9%)27,478 (17.4%)
2021–202284,670 (53.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202096,764 (61.4%)17,695 (11.2%)25,970 (16.5%)
2017–201876,553 (48.6%)7,046 (4.5%)16,142 (10.2%)
2015–201677,317 (49.1%)11,737 (7.5%)34,688 (22.0%)
2013–201449,505 (31.4%)3,311 (2.1%)13,553 (8.6%)
2011–201267,132 (42.6%)6,650 (4.2%)28,661 (18.2%)

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
200,383 (± 1,227)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$86,657 (± $2,571)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
35.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1846,51023.2%
18 to 64116,00257.9%
65 and over37,87118.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,5596.8%
White, not Hispanic125,22262.5%
Black, not Hispanic46,81023.4%
Asian, not Hispanic5,6602.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1080.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic770.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,4881.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,4593.2%

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
193,610
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
147,884

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic182,88294.5%
Hispanic10,7265.5%
White127,22565.7%
Black47,06624.3%
Asian3,0381.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1100.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander770.0%
Two or More Races8590.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic140,77595.2%
Hispanic7,1104.8%
White100,87368.2%
Black35,83124.2%
Asian2,6441.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0870.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.0%
Two or More Races5390.4%

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