Georgia State Senate District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-049
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
049
Land Area
343.6 sq mi
Water Area
36 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hall County343.97 sq mi100.0%87.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Gainesville city33.37 sq mi9.7%98.7%
Flowery Branch city7.12 sq mi2.1%97.6%
Oakwood city5.78 sq mi1.7%96.4%
Lula city3.78 sq mi1.1%82.4%
Buford city3.73 sq mi1.1%19.6%
Clermont town2.95 sq mi0.9%97.2%
Braselton town1.76 sq mi0.5%13.3%
Rest Haven town0.08 sq mi<0.1%58.8%

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 9124,55465.8%16.3%73.9%
GA District 764,80134.2%8.5%26.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
146,814
Active Voters
135,531 (92.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,285 (10.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202498,291 (66.9%)4,225 (2.9%)25,916 (17.7%)
2021–202270,306 (47.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202084,956 (57.9%)9,354 (6.4%)26,562 (18.1%)
2017–201862,786 (42.8%)3,361 (2.3%)13,997 (9.5%)
2015–201665,243 (44.4%)5,531 (3.8%)31,165 (21.2%)
2013–201439,789 (27.1%)1,136 (0.8%)11,849 (8.1%)
2011–201254,048 (36.8%)2,188 (1.5%)28,038 (19.1%)

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
199,063 (± 1,096)
Median Age
38.9
Median Household Income
$81,705 (± $2,603)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1846,47823.3%
18 to 64119,38360.0%
65 and over33,20216.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)54,18027.2%
White, not Hispanic118,33859.4%
Black, not Hispanic13,6836.9%
Asian, not Hispanic4,5322.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic690.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8990.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,3623.7%

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
177,363
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
132,919

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic142,27080.2%
Hispanic35,08919.8%
White119,85367.6%
Black13,1587.4%
Asian3,4191.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native710.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races4340.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic114,62986.2%
Hispanic18,29613.8%
White98,25273.9%
Black11,7798.9%
Asian3,3822.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native9800.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races3630.3%

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