Georgia's 12th Senate district

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Georgia's 12th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Freddie Powell Sims
D Dawson
Demographics33.83%  White
58.82%  Black
3.89%  Hispanic
0.86%  Asian
0.16%  Native American
0.02%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.21% Other
2.82%  Multiracial
Population (2020)
  Voting age
190,819 [1]
149,154

District 12 of the Georgia Senate is a district in Southwest Georgia anchored in Albany.

The district includes all of Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, and Webster counties. Cities in the district include Albany, Americus, and Camilla. The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park is located in this district in Plains.

The current senator is Freddie Powell Sims, a Democrat from Dawson first elected in 2008. [2]

References

  1. "Georgia Senate Districts 2023" (PDF). Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office. 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  2. "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2025.