District Profile: Raphael Warnock
Peachy Keen: Georgia
The Nitty Gritty of Georgia's Cities
Raphael Warnock was born, raised, and elected in the peachy state of Georgia (warnock.senate.gov)! Georgia, as of the 2020 census, has 10,711,908 people living in it and eight major cities, or cities with a population of over 100,000 (census.gov):
All information gathered from georgia-demographics.com.
Atlanta in Fulton County is the state capital as well as the most populated city in Georgia with a population of 498,715 people.
Columbus in Muscogee County is the second largest city in Georgia with a population of 206,922 people. The city is also (unsurprisingly) named after Christopher Columbus!
Augusta or Augusta-Richmond County, is a city-county that is the third most populated city in Georgia with 206,607 people.
Macon or Macon-Bibb County is the fourth largest city/city-county in Georgia with a population of 157,346 people.
Savannah in Chatham County is the fifth most populated city in Georgia with 147,780 people. Savannah is the birthplace and home of Senator Raphael Warnock!
Athens or Athens-Clarke County is the sixth largest city in Georgia with 128,671 people. Along with the 128,671 people living there, Athens is also home to the University of Georgia (usnews.com)!
Sandy Springs in Fulton County is the seventh most populated city in Georgia with 108,080 people living there.
South Fulton in Fulton County is the eighth most populated city in Georgia with 107,436 people and is a 15 to 20 minute drive to Atlanta (cityofsouthfultonga.gov).
Demographics, Demographics, and More Demographics
Race and Ethnicity (census.gov)
White alone is the highest race population in Georgia at 51.9% of the population or 5,555,483 White people. Black or African American alone is the second largest with 31.0% or 3,320,513 Black people residing in Georgia. Every other population is below the 10% mark, with Two or more races at 6.9% (743,908), Other races at 5.2% (555,059), Asian alone at 4.5% (479,028), Native American at 0.5% (50,618), and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander at 0.1% (7,299). The Diversity Index is at 64.1%.
Religion (pewforum.org)
Christianity is the predominant religion in Georgia, with 79% of the population identifying as Christian. However, the range of the eight Christian denomination percentages differs:
Evangelical Protestant, 38%
Historically Black Protestant, 17%
Mainline Protestant, 12%
Catholic, 9%
Mormon, 1%
Jehovah’s Witness, 2%
Orthodox Christians, less than 1%
Other Christian, less than 1%
Unaffiliated makes up the second biggest population of religion, or nonreligion, with 18% of the population. While Non-Christian faiths only make up around 3% of the Georgia population, all of which are under 1% besides for Jewish (1%) and Other (2%).
Income (census.gov)
The Median Household Income of Georgia is $58,700 (as of 2015-2019). Around 14% of people are in poverty. Raphael Warnock himself even lived in public housing in Georgia, and creating an economy suitable for everyone is one of the main issues he wishes to tackle (warnockforgeorgia.com).
Age (census.gov)
Adults, or the 18 and over crowd, make up 76.7% of the Georgia population or 8,220,274 people. As for children and teens, or the under 18 crowd, they make up 23.3% of the Georgia population, or 2,491,634 people.
Urban v. Rural (house.ga.gov)
Georgia covers 57,906 square miles, with most of its landmass being rural areas. There are 120 rural counties and only 39 urban counties; however, only 21% of the population lives in rural areas (around 2.2 million people), while the other 79% live in urban areas (almost 8.5 million people).
Companies and Industries
Advanced Manufacturing (georgia.org)
Surprisingly, peach farms are NOT one of the biggest industries in The Peach State. However, advanced manufacturing, from machinery to food and beverages, is one of the largest and most diverse industries Georgia has. Some major companies in manufacturing and their expertise include:
Delta TechOpps - Aerospace Technology
DuPont - Chemicals
Firearms - Glock and Remington Firearms
Food and Beverage - Coca-Cola Company and Fieldale Farms
Machinery/Heavy Equipment - Yamaha Motor and Caterpillar
Paper - Georgia-Pacific
Plastics and Rubber - Newell Rubbermaid
Exports (ustr.gov)
As of 2018, Georgia’s exporting industry was the 11th largest state exporter of goods and reeled in a whopping $40.6 billion; $36.9 billion was from manufactured products. The highest export category being transportation equipment, which accounted for $10.4 billion.
Music, Film, and Creativity (georgia.org)
Creatives can also flourish in Georgia, where 3,040 film and production related companies exist and 150 recording studios are located. The music industry itself employs over 20,000 people. Some of the biggest names came from Georgia too, including the rap group Migos, Kanye West, and the late Ray Charles (thefamouspeople.com).
Agriculture (gfb.org)
Who can forget about agriculture? Once again, Georgia’s $73 billion agricultural industry isn’t run on peaches, in fact, peaches aren’t even close!
Georgia is the number one producer of numerous items:
Peanuts
Broilers/Chickens
Pecans
Blueberries
Spring Onions
Georgia is the near the top in producing a list of other commodities:
Cotton
Watermelon
Peaches (finally!)
Eggs
Cucumbers
Sweet Corn
Bell Peppers
Tomatoes
Cantaloupes
Rye
Cabbage
Who Stands Where on What: Party Affiliation
Georgia is a state in which, when voters register, they don’t register with a party, but instead they register simply as a voter (gerogiavoter.guide). However, party affiliation can be noted in statistics and censuses. For example, in 2014, 41% of Georgia residents self-identified as having a Democratic lean, another 41% self-identified as having a Republican lean, and the other 18% self-identified as having no lean (perforum.org).
Georgia is considered a light red state, as most recent presidential elections have a decent amount of Democratic support, but, in the end, Republican presidential nominees usually take the cake (270towin.com). Besides presidential elections, Georgia’s representatives consist of 14 House members, and, as we know, two Senators. Of the 14 House members, seven are Republican and seven are Democratic. As for our two Senators, we have two Democrats, including Jon Ossoff, and a friendly face we know, Raphael Warnock (govtrack.us).
In the 2020 election, however, Georgia flipped! Biden won with only a 0.2% lead in Georgia, that’s only 11,779 votes (politico.com)!
Covid Concerns
Georgia, in the most unfortunate competition ever, comes in 9th place when it comes to COVID cases. While sources range on the number of total cases within Georgia, the numbers are between 1,889,880 and 2,424,950 (georgia.gov and statista.com), and deaths range from 28,560 and 33,850 (georgia.gov and statista.com). In Fulton County, where three of Georgia’s eight major cities are located, there is an average of 422 cases per day (mayoclinic.org).
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