Georgia State Senate District 43

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-043
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
043
Land Area
188.3 sq mi
Water Area
3.14 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 43

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rockdale County129.82 sq mi68.9%100.0%
Gwinnett County33.28 sq mi17.7%7.7%
DeKalb County13.52 sq mi7.2%5.1%
Newton County11.71 sq mi6.2%4.3%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Conyers city11.74 sq mi6.2%99.8%
Stonecrest city4.77 sq mi2.5%12.7%
Loganville city1.57 sq mi0.8%21.2%
Snellville city1.27 sq mi0.7%12.1%
Lithonia city0.93 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lakeview Estates CDP0.51 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Milstead CDP0.44 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Grayson city0.17 sq mi0.1%6.8%

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 13171,78390.7%22.5%92.8%
GA District 417,6609.3%2.3%7.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
145,012
Active Voters
131,776 (90.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,888 (13.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202492,122 (63.5%)23,653 (16.3%)5,951 (4.1%)
2021–202266,573 (45.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202081,606 (56.3%)35,220 (24.3%)6,293 (4.3%)
2017–201863,762 (44.0%)13,835 (9.5%)4,651 (3.2%)
2015–201661,325 (42.3%)21,355 (14.7%)9,036 (6.2%)
2013–201438,814 (26.8%)7,459 (5.1%)3,743 (2.6%)
2011–201253,970 (37.2%)13,120 (9.0%)8,283 (5.7%)

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
197,922 (± 4,726)
Median Age
37.0
Median Household Income
$78,557 (± $3,038)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1850,75225.6%
18 to 64122,03961.7%
65 and over25,13112.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,47410.3%
White, not Hispanic38,36419.4%
Black, not Hispanic123,08662.2%
Asian, not Hispanic4,1432.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2730.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic20.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic9250.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,6555.4%

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
186,697
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
137,251

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic171,24791.7%
Hispanic15,4528.3%
White38,54820.6%
Black120,87564.7%
Asian2,7461.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2490.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1,8661.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic128,95794.0%
Hispanic8,2976.0%
White32,89524.0%
Black91,92567.0%
Asian2,2911.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,5471.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1,1840.9%

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