Georgia State Senate District 51

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-051
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
051
Land Area
1,966.7 sq mi
Water Area
23.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 51

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Gilmer County426.21 sq mi21.7%100.0%
Fannin County387.11 sq mi19.7%100.0%
Union County322.09 sq mi16.4%100.0%
Lumpkin County282.94 sq mi14.4%100.0%
Pickens County232.06 sq mi11.8%100.0%
Dawson County210.83 sq mi10.7%100.0%
White County105.52 sq mi5.4%43.8%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Dahlonega city8.82 sq mi0.4%99.3%
Dawsonville city8.59 sq mi0.4%89.4%
Jasper city8.56 sq mi0.4%99.6%
Cleveland city3.87 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Ellijay city3.54 sq mi0.2%98.6%
East Ellijay city3.40 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Yonah CDP3.13 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Blue Ridge city2.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Talking Rock town2.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
McCaysville city1.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mineral Bluff CDP1.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cherry Log CDP1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Blairsville city1.11 sq mi0.1%91.8%
Epworth CDP1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morganton city0.78 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nelson city0.63 sq mi<0.1%39.3%

Showing all 16 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 996,66550.8%12.6%63.1%
GA District 760,28631.7%7.9%25.1%
GA District 1133,21617.5%4.3%11.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
166,621
Active Voters
153,556 (92.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,800 (9.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024120,241 (72.2%)3,872 (2.3%)41,065 (24.6%)
2021–202289,225 (53.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020102,128 (61.3%)7,341 (4.4%)43,980 (26.4%)
2017–201876,908 (46.2%)3,274 (2.0%)22,695 (13.6%)
2015–201679,152 (47.5%)5,547 (3.3%)45,282 (27.2%)
2013–201447,968 (28.8%)1,600 (1.0%)19,947 (12.0%)
2011–201265,856 (39.5%)3,330 (2.0%)38,090 (22.9%)

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
199,580 (± 874)
Median Age
47.0
Median Household Income
$74,215 (± $2,652)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1835,60517.8%
18 to 64114,83457.5%
65 and over49,14124.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,2356.1%
White, not Hispanic177,01688.7%
Black, not Hispanic2,0781.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3950.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2340.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic550.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5260.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,0413.0%

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
195,899
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
160,732

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic186,26195.1%
Hispanic9,6414.9%
White178,49291.1%
Black2,0181.0%
Asian1,0080.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander820.0%
Two or More Races2340.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic154,80196.3%
Hispanic5,9303.7%
White148,90792.6%
Black2,0671.3%
Asian1,3680.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,2931.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander630.0%
Two or More Races1140.1%

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