CLELAND, JOSEPH MAXWELL
D Β· senate Β· bioguide C001034
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- FEC candidate id
S6GA00127- Internal id
f7621125-2041-444a-9ade-14d0e3cb2dc8- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Georgia. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 10,940,407 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $77,353 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,924 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.477 |
| Race | White alone | 51.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 31.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 11.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 11.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 84.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 35.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.9% |
| Household | Family households | 66.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.62 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 35.5% |
| Housing | Median home value | $303,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,393 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 70.9% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.1% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.9% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $62,278 | $121,593 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $8,170,080 | $9,116,775 | $59,314 | $0 | $5,995,192 |
| 2000 | $1,450,209 | $561,399 | $1,006,010 | $0 | $1,187,219 |
| 1998 | $458,651 | $359,367 | $117,201 | $0 | $257,917 |
| 1996 | $3,273,755 | $4,015,828 | $17,893 | $74,551 | $2,318,614 |
Elections
- 1996 general senate Β· GA-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· GA-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· GA-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· GA-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· GA-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· GA-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· GA-S β lost_general
Committees
- CORZINE 2002 VICTORY FUND β joint_fundraising Β· type S
- DASCHLE VICTORY FUND 2002 β joint_fundraising Β· type S
- FRIENDS OF MARY AND MAX β joint_fundraising Β· type S
- FRIENDS OF MAX CLELAND FOR THE US SENATE INC β principal Β· type S
- GEORGIA SENATE 2002 β joint_fundraising Β· type X
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | DASCHLE VICTORY FUND 2002 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | CORZINE 2002 VICTORY FUND | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | FRIENDS OF MARY AND MAX | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | GEORGIA SENATE 2002 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF MAX CLELAND FOR THE US SENATE INC | β | candidate_committees |