Georgia's 36th Senate district

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Georgia's 36th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Nan Orrock
D Atlanta
Demographics33.10%  White
51.35%  Black
7.56%  Hispanic
3.58%  Asian
0.17%  Native American
0.04%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.53% Other
4.38%  Multiracial
Population (2020)
  Voting age
192,282 [1]
161,385

District 36 of the Georgia Senate is in Metro Atlanta.

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The district is contained entirely within Fulton County. It includes the central and southeastern part of the City of Atlanta as well as parts of College Park, East Point, and Hapeville. In Atlanta, the district includes all of Downtown and much of Midtown, as well as the neighborhoods of Cabbagetown, Capitol View, East Atlanta, Grant Park, Inman Park, Lakewood Heights, Mechanicsville, Peoplestown, Pittsburgh, Sweet Auburn, Sylvan Hills, Thomasville, Vine City, Virginia-Highland, and West End. The district includes the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park and Piedmont Park.

The current senator is Nan Orrock, a Democrat from Atlanta first elected in 2006. [2]

District officeholders

YearsSenator [2] Counties in district
20012002 David Scott (D)
20032004 Sam Zamarripa (D) Fulton (Atlanta (County Seat), East Point)
20052006
20072008 Nan Orrock (D)
20092010
20112012
20132014 [a]
20152016
20172018
20192020

Notes

  1. A map is provided on the Georgia Senate website showing the district coverage as of 2013

References

  1. "Georgia Senate Districts 2023" (PDF). Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office. 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Senate District 36". Georgia State Senate . Select time period to look at former senators. Retrieved February 3, 2020.