Georgia State Senate District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-047
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
047
Land Area
647.7 sq mi
Water Area
7.34 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Madison County282.32 sq mi43.6%100.0%
Jackson County217.58 sq mi33.6%64.1%
Clarke County74.98 sq mi11.6%62.9%
Barrow County72.78 sq mi11.2%45.2%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)72.36 sq mi11.2%62.1%
Jefferson city19.23 sq mi3.0%83.6%
Arcade city9.20 sq mi1.4%99.5%
Braselton town5.30 sq mi0.8%39.9%
Hoschton city4.83 sq mi0.7%82.2%
Statham city3.97 sq mi0.6%98.6%
Nicholson city3.96 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Comer city3.24 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Pendergrass town3.04 sq mi0.5%79.7%
Talmo town2.80 sq mi0.4%91.6%
Winterville city2.62 sq mi0.4%99.2%
Bethlehem town2.05 sq mi0.3%79.6%
Winder city2.00 sq mi0.3%13.4%
Danielsville city1.45 sq mi0.2%89.1%
Colbert city1.02 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Carlton city1.01 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ila city0.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hull city0.32 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Royston city0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 19 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 10133,94770.3%17.5%66.4%
GA District 956,66029.7%7.4%33.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
153,140
Active Voters
140,430 (91.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,356 (10.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024103,915 (67.9%)9,511 (6.2%)19,821 (12.9%)
2021–202274,345 (48.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202089,307 (58.3%)17,119 (11.2%)22,396 (14.6%)
2017–201866,894 (43.7%)9,102 (5.9%)11,534 (7.5%)
2015–201667,686 (44.2%)11,256 (7.4%)26,452 (17.3%)
2013–201438,942 (25.4%)4,638 (3.0%)9,586 (6.3%)
2011–201256,476 (36.9%)5,160 (3.4%)23,543 (15.4%)

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
199,665 (± 2,312)
Median Age
35.9
Median Household Income
$70,632 (± $3,338)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1844,83822.5%
18 to 64126,12463.2%
65 and over28,70314.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)24,03212.0%
White, not Hispanic130,07165.1%
Black, not Hispanic32,45516.3%
Asian, not Hispanic5,8102.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1810.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic490.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7010.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,3663.2%

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
190,072
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
146,178

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic173,17791.1%
Hispanic16,8908.9%
White130,67868.8%
Black32,44417.1%
Asian4,5062.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1810.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races6110.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic136,81993.6%
Hispanic9,3626.4%
White104,99371.8%
Black26,48318.1%
Asian3,9022.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3440.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3280.2%

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