Georgia State Senate District 46

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-046
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
046
Land Area
478.9 sq mi
Water Area
4.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 46

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Walton County190.03 sq mi39.7%58.1%
Oconee County184.34 sq mi38.5%100.0%
Clarke County44.24 sq mi9.2%37.1%
Gwinnett County35.49 sq mi7.4%8.2%
Barrow County24.79 sq mi5.2%15.4%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)43.97 sq mi9.2%37.8%
Monroe city15.68 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Dacula city4.77 sq mi1.0%91.4%
Watkinsville city3.26 sq mi0.7%98.8%
Bogart town2.50 sq mi0.5%100.0%
North High Shoals town2.42 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Winder city2.28 sq mi0.5%15.3%
Good Hope city1.84 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Between town1.18 sq mi0.2%96.7%
Russell CDP1.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bishop town0.78 sq mi0.2%94.9%
Bethlehem town0.53 sq mi0.1%20.4%

Showing all 12 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 10188,33899.0%24.6%99.8%
GA District 91,9741.0%0.3%0.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
143,756
Active Voters
132,505 (92.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,968 (9.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024102,685 (71.4%)8,557 (6.0%)21,300 (14.8%)
2021–202275,592 (52.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202088,686 (61.7%)16,811 (11.7%)23,336 (16.2%)
2017–201868,028 (47.3%)7,868 (5.5%)13,601 (9.5%)
2015–201667,974 (47.3%)10,016 (7.0%)29,353 (20.4%)
2013–201441,915 (29.2%)3,346 (2.3%)12,232 (8.5%)
2011–201257,858 (40.2%)3,860 (2.7%)25,535 (17.8%)

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
199,059 (± 3,200)
Median Age
33.6
Median Household Income
$86,328 (± $3,310)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1846,04623.1%
18 to 64126,69663.6%
65 and over26,31713.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,7848.4%
White, not Hispanic125,44763.0%
Black, not Hispanic38,02019.1%
Asian, not Hispanic8,1734.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2870.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic830.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5920.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,6734.4%

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
191,189
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
145,913

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic177,10792.6%
Hispanic14,0787.4%
White125,90365.9%
Black38,09919.9%
Asian5,6312.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2850.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander790.0%
Two or More Races6910.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic136,99893.9%
Hispanic8,9086.1%
White101,36469.5%
Black28,16219.3%
Asian4,9313.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,3611.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races4040.3%

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