Georgia State Senate District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-038
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
038
Land Area
123.2 sq mi
Water Area
1.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Fulton County123.20 sq mi100.0%23.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Atlanta city42.63 sq mi34.6%31.5%
South Fulton city24.00 sq mi19.5%25.8%
Union City city17.75 sq mi14.4%90.2%
Fairburn city16.89 sq mi13.7%100.0%
Palmetto city10.94 sq mi8.9%92.3%
Sandy Springs city10.38 sq mi8.4%27.5%
Chattahoochee Hills city0.58 sq mi0.5%1.0%
East Point city0.03 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

Showing all 8 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 6142,88374.3%18.7%81.7%
GA District 546,92724.4%6.1%16.3%
GA District 72,4991.3%0.3%2.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
154,744
Active Voters
134,515 (86.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,996 (11.6%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202497,696 (63.1%)21,721 (14.0%)5,430 (3.5%)
2021–202274,801 (48.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202085,632 (55.3%)34,528 (22.3%)4,583 (3.0%)
2017–201868,923 (44.5%)16,199 (10.5%)5,418 (3.5%)
2015–201666,367 (42.9%)22,294 (14.4%)10,894 (7.0%)
2013–201442,056 (27.2%)9,272 (6.0%)4,536 (2.9%)
2011–201257,619 (37.2%)15,351 (9.9%)9,274 (6.0%)

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
196,128 (± 4,712)
Median Age
36.5
Median Household Income
$85,291 (± $3,477)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
50.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1844,64022.8%
18 to 64123,81363.1%
65 and over27,67514.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,9567.1%
White, not Hispanic54,28127.7%
Black, not Hispanic116,27059.3%
Asian, not Hispanic4,7012.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic820.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,6820.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,1562.6%

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
189,509
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
145,148

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic178,36394.1%
Hispanic11,1475.9%
White53,89928.4%
Black116,71561.6%
Asian3,5671.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native800.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races5230.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic138,46295.4%
Hispanic6,6844.6%
White44,57930.7%
Black89,97862.0%
Asian3,2982.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6190.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3870.3%

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