Georgia State Senate District 39

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-039
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
039
Land Area
51.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.27 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 39

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Fulton County51.66 sq mi99.9%9.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Atlanta city22.61 sq mi43.7%16.7%
South Fulton city14.68 sq mi28.4%15.8%
East Point city11.14 sq mi21.6%75.6%
College Park city2.27 sq mi4.4%20.4%
Union City city0.96 sq mi1.8%4.9%

Showing all 5 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 5120,32662.7%15.7%51.0%
GA District 671,72137.3%9.4%49.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
152,914
Active Voters
125,687 (82.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202616,803 (11.0%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202486,184 (56.4%)20,092 (13.1%)3,072 (2.0%)
2021–202264,149 (42.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202073,826 (48.3%)32,693 (21.4%)2,397 (1.6%)
2017–201858,905 (38.5%)15,738 (10.3%)2,461 (1.6%)
2015–201655,868 (36.5%)21,276 (13.9%)5,891 (3.9%)
2013–201433,790 (22.1%)8,643 (5.7%)2,366 (1.5%)
2011–201247,163 (30.8%)15,308 (10.0%)5,604 (3.7%)

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
194,718 (± 4,970)
Median Age
33.1
Median Household Income
$77,138 (± $3,399)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
53.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1835,14118.0%
18 to 64137,64070.7%
65 and over21,93711.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,1386.7%
White, not Hispanic53,77527.6%
Black, not Hispanic107,33155.1%
Asian, not Hispanic11,0875.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic780.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1030.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4430.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,7634.0%

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
182,461
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
147,653

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic172,21594.4%
Hispanic10,2455.6%
White52,66928.9%
Black106,61558.4%
Asian6,4253.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native770.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1220.1%
Two or More Races1,1610.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic140,31695.0%
Hispanic7,3355.0%
White46,59231.6%
Black85,32057.8%
Asian6,9844.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3140.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1260.1%
Two or More Races9090.6%

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