Georgia State Senate District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ga-sd-053
State
Georgia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
053
Land Area
1,219.1 sq mi
Water Area
3.64 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Georgia State Senate District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Walker County446.39 sq mi36.6%100.0%
Chattooga County313.33 sq mi25.7%100.0%
Dade County173.97 sq mi14.3%99.9%
Catoosa County162.16 sq mi13.3%100.0%
Floyd County123.18 sq mi10.1%24.2%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fort Oglethorpe city13.90 sq mi1.1%100.0%
LaFayette city8.09 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Fairview CDP7.53 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Chattanooga Valley CDP7.42 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Ringgold city5.02 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Rome city4.55 sq mi0.4%14.3%
Trion town4.06 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Summerville city4.01 sq mi0.3%99.9%
New England CDP3.40 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Wildwood CDP3.23 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Trenton city3.22 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Rock Spring CDP2.89 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Chickamauga city2.83 sq mi0.2%99.4%
Lookout Mountain city2.66 sq mi0.2%100.0%
West Brow CDP2.61 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Indian Springs CDP2.56 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lakeview CDP2.27 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Rossville city1.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Menlo city0.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lyerly town0.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Berry College CDP0.45 sq mi<0.1%36.6%

Showing all 21 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 14190,236100.0%24.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
141,123
Active Voters
126,414 (89.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,985 (9.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202491,755 (65.0%)4,264 (3.0%)30,346 (21.5%)
2021–202262,897 (44.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202078,122 (55.4%)5,673 (4.0%)29,766 (21.1%)
2017–201855,872 (39.6%)2,893 (2.0%)11,155 (7.9%)
2015–201659,815 (42.4%)5,694 (4.0%)28,142 (19.9%)
2013–201430,861 (21.9%)2,094 (1.5%)9,209 (6.5%)
2011–201247,837 (33.9%)5,172 (3.7%)24,102 (17.1%)

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
192,690 (± 1,087)
Median Age
40.8
Median Household Income
$63,070 (± $2,336)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1841,85121.7%
18 to 64114,44959.4%
65 and over36,39018.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,5384.4%
White, not Hispanic165,82286.1%
Black, not Hispanic7,4303.9%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1331.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic240.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5200.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,9824.1%

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
190,217
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
148,554

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic183,31196.4%
Hispanic6,9063.6%
White166,79287.7%
Black7,5113.9%
Asian1,7310.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2420.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.0%
Two or More Races2330.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic144,22597.1%
Hispanic4,3302.9%
White132,84589.4%
Black6,2754.2%
Asian1,7641.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,1542.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander320.0%
Two or More Races1650.1%

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