Georgia State Senate District 50

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-050
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
050
Land Area
1,792.8 sq mi
Water Area
28.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 50

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rabun County370.13 sq mi20.6%100.0%
Habersham County276.87 sq mi15.4%100.0%
Franklin County261.35 sq mi14.6%100.0%
Banks County232.62 sq mi13.0%100.0%
Stephens County178.86 sq mi10.0%100.0%
Towns County166.48 sq mi9.3%100.0%
White County135.23 sq mi7.5%56.2%
Jackson County122.08 sq mi6.8%35.9%
Hall County49.02 sq mi2.7%12.5%

Showing all 9 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Gumlog CDP13.49 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Commerce city12.71 sq mi0.7%94.3%
Homer town9.80 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Toccoa city9.16 sq mi0.5%97.8%
Tallulah Falls town8.26 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Baldwin city5.03 sq mi0.3%90.0%
Maysville town4.66 sq mi0.3%99.7%
Lavonia city4.49 sq mi0.3%99.7%
Cornelia city4.15 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sautee-Nacoochee CDP3.60 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Clayton city3.39 sq mi0.2%99.7%
Jefferson city3.27 sq mi0.2%14.2%
Carnesville city3.14 sq mi0.2%87.3%
Sky Valley city3.04 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Canon city2.58 sq mi0.1%82.7%
Martin town2.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clarkesville city2.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mount Airy town2.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Demorest city2.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Franklin Springs city2.18 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Royston city2.15 sq mi0.1%65.2%
Helen city2.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Raoul CDP2.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gillsville city1.95 sq mi0.1%62.7%
Mountain City town1.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 34 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 9165,89687.6%21.7%85.4%
GA District 1023,42412.4%3.1%14.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
149,088
Active Voters
137,165 (92.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,063 (8.1%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024101,473 (68.1%)3,119 (2.1%)38,708 (26.0%)
2021–202273,396 (49.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202086,829 (58.2%)6,177 (4.1%)39,322 (26.4%)
2017–201865,750 (44.1%)2,651 (1.8%)19,390 (13.0%)
2015–201667,641 (45.4%)5,178 (3.5%)38,665 (25.9%)
2013–201439,081 (26.2%)1,465 (1.0%)14,200 (9.5%)
2011–201256,668 (38.0%)2,853 (1.9%)32,969 (22.1%)

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
195,753 (± 1,822)
Median Age
42.2
Median Household Income
$62,535 (± $2,169)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1841,49721.2%
18 to 64112,75857.6%
65 and over41,49821.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)23,88212.2%
White, not Hispanic153,03678.2%
Black, not Hispanic9,4654.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,7421.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1130.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic390.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4380.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,0383.1%

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
186,919
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
146,139

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic170,31391.1%
Hispanic16,6078.9%
White153,89982.3%
Black9,6145.1%
Asian1,7951.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1140.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander410.0%
Two or More Races6890.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic138,00094.4%
Hispanic8,1445.6%
White125,93386.2%
Black8,3035.7%
Asian1,7321.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6781.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races4270.3%

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