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2022 population: 757,675
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 303,840 | 40.10% | |
| Black: | 373,277 | 49.27% | |
| Indian: | 1,354 | 0.18% | |
| Asian: | 11,053 | 1.46% | |
| 2+ races: | 20,699 | 2.73% | |
| Hispanic: | 44,859 | 5.92% | |
| Total non-White: | 453,835 | 59.90% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 342,115 | |
| Median Value | $138,200 | |
| Occupied | 285,268 | 83.4% |
| Vacant | 56,847 | 16.6% |
| Owned | 160,674 | 56.3% |
| Rented | 124,594 | 43.7% |
| Median Rent | $902 | |
| Single-Family Units | 228,925 | 66.9% |
| Detached | 221,976 | 64.9% |
| Attached | 6,949 | 2.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 37,843 | 11.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 41,322 | 12.1% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 25,959 | 9.1% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 20,057 | 7.0% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 15,489 | 5.4% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 16,783 | 5.9% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 14,535 | 5.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 15,216 | 5.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 13,301 | 4.7% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,615 | 4.1% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,946 | 4.5% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 21,002 | 7.4% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 27,301 | 9.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 31,990 | 11.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 22,043 | 7.7% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 13,702 | 4.8% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 12,671 | 4.4% |
| $200,000 or more | 10,658 | 3.7% |
| Median Household Income | 48,475 | |
| Per Capita Income | 27,066 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 24,517 | 8.6% |
| Public Assistance | 5,645 | 2.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 65,563 | 23.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 266,503 | 59.4% |
| Unemployed | 23,362 | 5.2% |
| In Armed Forces | 11,004 | 2.5% |
| Total Labor Force | 300,869 | 67.1% |
| Not in Labor Force | 147,444 | 32.9% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 38.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 100,763 | 98,048 | 50.7% |
| Non-Profit | 7,216 | 13,749 | 34.4% |
| Self-Employed | 16,264 | 8,842 | 64.8% |
| Local Government | 8,827 | 14,828 | 37.3% |
| State Government | 6,034 | 11,716 | 34.0% |
| Federal Government | 8,388 | 5,690 | 59.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 117,027 | 106,890 | 52.3% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 30,465 | 45,983 | 39.9% |
| Total | 147,492 | 152,873 | 49.1% |
| Pct. Govt. | 18.5% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 36,133 | 12.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 64,856 | 21.6% |
| Professional, Technical | 61,403 | 20.4% |
| Service Occupations | 57,779 | 19.2% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,919 | 1.0% |
| All others | 80,623 | 26.8% |
| White Collar | 54.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 35,635 | 11.8% |
| Manufacturing | 31,319 | 10.4% |
| Educational services and health care | 27,141 | 9.0% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 23,953 | 8.0% |
| Public administration | 21,754 | 7.2% |
| Construction | 16,640 | 5.5% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 16,179 | 5.4% |
| Other services | 14,675 | 4.9% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 13,533 | 4.5% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 12,403 | 4.1% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 7,183 | 2.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,399 | 2.1% |
| Information | 4,155 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 23,337 | 3.08% |
| Puerto Rican | 6,870 | 0.91% |
| Cuban | 1,746 | 0.23% |
| Dominican | 1,235 | 0.16% |
| Total Central American | 6,647 | 0.88% |
| Costa Rican | 62 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 3,083 | 0.41% |
| Honduran | 640 | 0.08% |
| Nicaraguan | 641 | 0.08% |
| Panamanian | 896 | 0.12% |
| Salvadoran | 1,325 | 0.17% |
| Total South American | 1,959 | 0.26% |
| Argentinean | 42 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 1 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 105 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 945 | 0.12% |
| Ecuadorian | 235 | 0.03% |
| Peruvian | 271 | 0.04% |
| Uruguayan | 121 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 176 | 0.02% |
| Other South American | 63 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,065 | 0.40% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 3,276 | 0.43% |
| Filipino | 1,953 | 0.26% |
| Vietnamese | 1,572 | 0.21% |
| Korean | 1,390 | 0.18% |
| Chinese | 905 | 0.12% |
| Japanese | 531 | 0.07% |
| Laotian | 206 | 0.03% |
| Thai | 104 | 0.01% |
| Burmese | 54 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 666,029 | 93.6% |
| Spanish | 30,820 | 4.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 2,963 | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 1,924 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,645 | 0.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,623 | 0.2% |
| Other | 1,506 | 0.2% |
| Vietnamese | 1,338 | 0.2% |
| Korean | 1,248 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| American | 65,883 | 8.7% |
| English | 47,119 | 6.2% |
| Irish | 34,669 | 4.6% |
| German | 29,124 | 3.8% |
| Italian | 8,319 | 1.1% |
| European | 7,664 | 1.0% |
| Scottish | 7,501 | 1.0% |
| African | 6,155 | 0.8% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,801 | 0.8% |
| French | 5,425 | 0.7% |
| Polish | 3,518 | 0.5% |
| Dutch | 3,178 | 0.4% |
| British | 2,390 | 0.3% |
| Welsh | 1,798 | 0.2% |
| Swedish | 1,553 | 0.2% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 742,909 | 98.1% |
| Not a citizen | 14,766 | 1.9% |
| Native | 729,985 | 96.3% |
| Foreign-born | 27,690 | 3.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 24,046 | 4.8% | 52,552 | 10.5% | 163,903 | 32.7% | 156,248 | 31.2% | 61,667 | 12.3% | 42,644 | 8.5% |
| Average years of education: 12.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 24,046 | 4.8% |
| 9-12 Years | 52,552 | 10.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 163,903 | 32.7% |
| Some College | 156,248 | 31.2% |
| Bach. Degree | 61,667 | 12.3% |
| Grad Degree | 42,644 | 8.5% |
| Average years of education: 12.9 | ||
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NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 132,675 | 55.0% | Chris West (R) | 108,665 | 45.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 241,340 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 161,397 | 59.1% | Don Cole (R) | 111,620 | 40.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 273,017 |
| 2018-11-06 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 136,699 | 59.6% | Herman West (R) | 92,472 | 40.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 229,171 |
| 2016-11-08 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 148,543 | 61.2% | Greg Duke (R) | 94,056 | 38.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 242,599 |
| 2014-11-04 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 96,363 | 59.2% | Greg Duke (R) | 66,537 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,900 |
| 2012-11-06 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 162,751 | 63.8% | John House (R) | 92,410 | 36.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 255,161 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 86,520 | 51.4% | Mike Keown (R) | 81,673 | 48.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 168,193 |
| 2008-11-04 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 158,435 | 68.9% | Lee Ferrell (R) | 71,351 | 31.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 229,786 |
| 2006-11-07 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 88,662 | 67.9% | Bradley Hughes (R) | 41,967 | 32.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 130,629 |
| Redistricting effect (2006); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 2004. | ||||||||||
| 2004-11-02 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 129,984 | 66.8% | Don Eversman (R) | 64,645 | 33.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 194,629 |
| 2002-11-05 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 102,925 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 102,925 | |||
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 96,430 | 53.5% | Dylan Glenn (R) | 83,870 | 46.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 180,300 |
| 1998-11-03 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 77,953 | 56.8% | Joe McCormick (R) | 59,305 | 43.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 137,258 |
| 1996-11-05 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 88,256 | 54.0% | Darrel Ealum (R) | 75,282 | 46.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 163,538 |
| Redistricting effect (1996); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 12% compared to 1992. | ||||||||||
| 1994-11-08 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop* (D) | 65,383 | 66.2% | John Clayton (R) | 33,429 | 33.8% | 1 | 0.0% | 98,813 |
| 1992-11-03 | GA02 | Sanford Bishop (D) | 95,789 | 63.7% | Jim Dudley (R) | 54,593 | 36.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 150,382 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 15% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | GA02 | Charles Hatcher* (D) | 77,910 | 73.0% | Jonathan Waters (R) | 28,781 | 27.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 106,691 |
| 1988-11-08 | GA02 | Charles Hatcher* (D) | 85,029 | 61.7% | Ralph Hudgens (R) | 52,807 | 38.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 137,836 |
| 1986-11-04 | GA02 | Charles Hatcher* (D) | 72,482 | 100.0% | 8 | 0.0% | 72,490 | |||
| 1984-11-06 | GA02 | Charles Hatcher* (D) | 110,561 | 100.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 110,566 | |||
| 1982-11-02 | GA02 | Charles Hatcher* (D) | 73,897 | 100.0% | 8 | 0.0% | 73,905 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | GA02 | Charles Hatcher (D) | 92,264 | 73.6% | Jack Harrell (R) | 33,107 | 26.4% | 1 | 0.0% | 125,372 |
| 1978-11-07 | GA02 | Dawson Mathis* (D) | 42,234 | 100.0% | 12 | 0.0% | 42,246 | |||
| 1976-11-02 | GA02 | Dawson Mathis* (D) | 95,807 | 99.8% | Jeff Goolsby (I) | 207 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.0% | 96,026 |
| 1974-11-04 | GA02 | Dawson Mathis* (D) | 59,514 | 100.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 59,515 | |||
| 1972-11-07 | GA02 | Dawson Mathis* (D) | 65,997 | 100.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 65,999 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | GA02 | Dawson Mathis (D) | 59,994 | 91.8% | Thomas Ragsdale (R) | 5,376 | 8.2% | 2 | 0.0% | 65,372 |
| 1968-11-05 | GA02 | Maston O'Neal* (D) | 72,830 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 72,830 | |||
| 1966-11-08 | GA02 | Maston O'Neal* (D) | 54,487 | 100.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 54,488 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | GA02 | Maston O'Neal (D) | 37,634 | 99.9% | 22 | 0.1% | 37,656 | |||
| 1962-11-06 | GA02 | John Pilcher* (D) | 18,967 | 96.2% | Robert Ray (Write-in) | 733 | 3.7% | 6 | 0.0% | 19,706 |
| 1960-11-08 | GA02 | John Pilcher* (D) | 43,596 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 43,596 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | GA02 | John Pilcher* (D) | 8,712 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8,712 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | GA02 | John Pilcher* (D) | 41,270 | 100.0% | 4 | 0.0% | 41,274 | |||
| 1954-11-02 | GA02 | John Pilcher* (D) | 26,705 | 99.9% | 15 | 0.1% | 26,720 | |||
| 1953-02-04 sp | GA02 | John Pilcher (D) | 10,936 | 35.5% | Grady Rawls (D) | 9,752 | 31.7% | 10,107 | 32.8% | 30,795 |
| 1952-11-04 | GA02 | E.E. Cox* (D) | 42,226 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 42,226 | |||
| 1950-11-07 | GA02 | E.E. Cox* (D) | 18,920 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 18,920 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | GA02 | E.E. Cox* (D) | 26,815 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 26,815 | |||
| 1946-11-05 | GA02 | E.E. Cox* (D) | 10,805 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,805 | |||
| 1944-11-07 | GA02 | E.E. Cox* (D) | 21,313 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,313 | |||
| 1942-11-03 | GA02 | E.E. Cox* (D) | 3,793 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,793 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | GA02 | E.E. Cox* (D) | 19,443 | 96.8% | William Campbell (I) | 636 | 3.2% | 2 | 0.0% | 20,081 |
| 1938-11-08 | GA02 | E.E. Cox* (D) | 5,137 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,137 | |||
| 1936-11-03 | GA02 | E.E. Cox* (D) | 21,405 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,405 | |||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 173,621 | 54.7% | Donald Trump* (R) | 140,787 | 44.4% | 2,871 | 0.9% | 317,279 | -5 | -2 | 6.34% | |
| 2020 | 54% | Joe Biden (D) | 154,912 | 55.7% | Donald Trump* (R) | 120,780 | 43.4% | 2,357 | 0.8% | 278,049 | -6 | -3 | 5.56% |
| 2016 | 48% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 136,455 | 55.0% | Donald Trump (R) | 107,361 | 43.3% | 4,287 | 1.7% | 248,103 | -7 | -3 | 5.99% |
| 2012 | 50% | Barack Obama* (D) | 153,998 | 58.6% | Mitt Romney (R) | 107,242 | 40.8% | 1,597 | 0.6% | 262,837 | -12 | -6 | 6.72% |
| 2008 | 53% | Barack Obama (D) | 131,408 | 54.4% | John McCain (R) | 108,818 | 45.1% | 1,322 | 0.5% | 241,548 | -7 | -1 | 6.14% |
| 2004 | 44% | George W. Bush* (R) | 108,128 | 53.7% | John Kerry (D) | 92,769 | 46.0% | 571 | 0.3% | 201,468 | -4 | 3 | 6.10% |
| 2000 | 40% | George W. Bush (R) | 97,749 | 54.0% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 82,086 | 45.3% | 1,258 | 0.7% | 181,093 | -1 | 6 | 6.97% |
| 1996 | 37% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 82,429 | 49.4% | Robert Dole (R) | 72,934 | 43.7% | 11,494 | 6.9% | 166,857 | -3 | 3 | 7.26% |
| 1992 | 39% | Bill Clinton (D) | 96,684 | 59.8% | George Bush* (R) | 47,692 | 29.5% | 17,248 | 10.7% | 161,624 | -13 | -8 | 6.96% |
| 1988 | 36% | George Bush (R) | 83,163 | 59.2% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 57,423 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 140,586 | -1 | 6 | 7.77% |
| 1984 | 40% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 88,306 | 58.4% | Walter Mondale (D) | 62,974 | 41.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 151,280 | -2 | 0 | 8.52% |
| 1980 | 43% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 78,073 | 57.0% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 57,604 | 42.0% | 1,363 | 1.0% | 137,040 | 1 | -9 | 8.58% |
| 1976 | 41% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 88,250 | 69.1% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 39,456 | 30.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 127,706 | -2 | -17 | 8.70% |
| 1972 | 36% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 80,769 | 79.6% | George McGovern (D) | 20,745 | 20.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 101,514 | 5 | 19 | 8.64% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 60,162 | 60.0% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 21,651 | 21.6% | 18,413 | 18.4% | 100,226 | -12 | -25 | 8.02% |
| 1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 70.1% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 29.9% | 0.0% | 16 | 32 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 29% | John Kennedy (D) | 33,426 | 71.5% | Richard Nixon (R) | 13,349 | 28.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 46,775 | -9 | -21 | 6.38% |
| 1956 | 29% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 34,929 | 75.3% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 11,453 | 24.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 46,382 | -9 | -33 | 6.93% |
| 1952 | 30% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 34,507 | 74.1% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 12,034 | 25.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 46,541 | -4 | -29 | 7.10% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 769,411 | 40.9% | 47.5% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 671,831 | 39.0% | 52.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 5.2% | |
| 2012 | 699,490 | 41.4% | 50.2% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 631,973 | 44.9% | 48.1% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 4.6% |
| 2002 | 629,735 | 50.3% | 44.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3.5% |
| 2000 | 650,392 | 54.4% | 40.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3.3% |
| 1992 | 591,699 | 41.0% | 56.6% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.7% | |
| 1990 | 557,399 | 61.4% | 37.2% | 1.4% | |||
| 1982 | 549,977 | 62.0% | 36.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% | |
| 1980 | 522,952 | 37.0% | 2.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 460,450 | 37.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 360,705 | 38.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 301,123 | ||||||
| 1950 | 285,665 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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