† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBrunswick-St. Simons, GAGeorgiaUnited States
English13.8%10.3%9.5%
Irish9.3%6.9%9.4%
American7.2%7.6%5.3%
German7.1%6.3%12.5%
Italian2.9%2.2%4.8%
Scottish2.4%1.7%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.2%——
Polish0.9%0.8%2.2%
African American†20.1%27.4%9.9%
African0.4%0.8%0.5%
West Indian0.3%——
Jamaican0.2%0.7%0.4%
Mexican3.2%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.7%0.5%
Honduran0.4%0.4%0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%0.5%0.7%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Vietnamese0.4%0.6%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
43.8
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.7%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$66,040
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.9%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.3%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.9%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
3.6%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
25.1%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
54.9%
49.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.7%
6.6%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−0.1%
1896
−3.7%
1900
+32.5%
1904
+11.7%
1908
+14.3%
1912
+86.5%
1916
+75.6%
1920
+52.0%
1924
+45.1%
1928
−14.7%
1932
+81.3%
1936
+77.1%
1940
+76.8%
1944
+63.4%
1948
+31.0%
1952
+21.2%
1956
+7.6%
1960
+21.1%
1964
−9.0%
1968
+1.4%
1972
−49.6%
1976
+37.1%
1980
+12.9%
1984
−20.3%
1988
−19.7%
1992
−4.6%
1996
−13.2%
2000
−26.1%
2004
−33.6%
2008
−26.5%
2012
−29.7%
2016
−34.0%
2020
−30.9%
2024
−34.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.6%Harris19,508
66.9%Trump40,049
0.4%
R+34.3
R+3.4
R+32.9
59,820
R
34.0%Biden19,190
64.9%Trump36,623
1.1%
R+30.9
D+3.1
R+35.3
56,426
R
31.5%Clinton14,697
65.5%Trump30,566
3.0%
R+34.0
R+4.3
R+36.1
46,675
R
34.6%Obama15,753
64.2%Romney29,266
1.2%
R+29.7
R+3.2
R+33.5
45,565
R
36.4%Obama16,700
62.9%McCain28,841
0.7%
R+26.5
D+7.2
R+33.8
45,847
R
32.9%Kerry12,743
66.5%Bush25,778
0.6%
R+33.6
R+7.5
R+31.2
38,747
R
36.4%Gore11,197
62.5%Bush19,230
1.2%
R+26.1
R+12.9
R+26.6
30,787
R
40.0%Clinton11,479
53.2%Dole15,262
6.8%
R+13.2
R+8.6
R+21.7
28,684
R
40.3%Clinton12,389
45.0%Bush13,810
14.7%
R+4.6
D+15.1
R+10.2
30,723
R
39.7%Dukakis9,316
59.5%Bush13,938
0.8%
R+19.7
D+0.6
R+12.0
23,442
R
39.9%Mondale9,887
60.1%Reagan14,915
0.0%
R+20.3
R+33.2
R+2.1
24,802
D
55.2%Carter11,710
42.3%Reagan8,972
2.4%
D+12.9
R+24.2
D+22.7
21,199
D
68.6%Carter13,731
31.4%Ford6,296
0.0%
D+37.1
D+86.8
D+35.1
20,027
R
25.2%McGovern4,173
74.8%Nixon12,397
0.0%
R+49.6
R+51.0
R+26.5
16,570
O
27.0%Humphrey4,507
25.6%Nixon4,277
47.3%
Wallace +20.3
D+10.4
D+2.1
16,679
R
45.5%Johnson7,814
54.5%Goldwater9,367
0.0%
R+9.0
R+30.1
R+31.6
17,185
D
60.5%Kennedy5,711
39.5%Nixon3,721
0.0%
D+21.1
D+13.5
D+20.9
9,432
D
53.8%Stevenson4,903
46.2%Eisenhower4,212
0.0%
D+7.6
R+13.6
D+23.0
9,115
D
60.6%Stevenson5,154
39.4%Eisenhower3,354
0.0%
D+21.2
R+9.9
D+31.9
8,508
D
53.6%Truman3,332
22.6%Dewey1,402
23.8%
D+31.0
R+32.3
D+26.6
6,216
D
81.6%Roosevelt2,941
18.3%Dewey658
0.1%
D+63.4
R+13.4
D+55.9
3,602
D
88.3%Roosevelt3,442
11.5%Willkie447
0.3%
D+76.8
R+0.3
D+66.9
3,899
D
88.4%Roosevelt2,760
11.3%Landon353
0.3%
D+77.1
R+4.2
D+52.9
3,121
D
90.5%Roosevelt2,226
9.2%Hoover227
0.2%
D+81.3
D+96.0
D+63.5
2,459
R
42.7%Smith856
57.3%Hoover1,151
0.0%
R+14.7
R+59.8
D+2.8
2,007
D
68.7%Davis977
23.6%Coolidge336
7.7%
D+45.1
R+6.9
D+70.3
1,422
D
76.0%Cox541
24.0%Harding171
0.0%
D+52.0
R+23.6
D+78.2
712
D
84.9%Wilson591
9.3%Hughes65
5.7%
D+75.6
R+10.9
D+72.4
696
D
89.2%Wilson588
2.7%Taft18
8.0%
D+86.5
D+72.2
D+67.0
659
D
56.5%Bryan614
42.2%Taft459
1.3%
D+14.3
D+2.6
D+23.8
1,087
D
54.2%Parker645
42.5%Roosevelt506
3.3%
D+11.7
R+20.9
D+31.3
1,190
D
64.9%Bryan933
32.3%McKinley465
2.8%
D+32.5
D+36.2
D+40.1
1,438
R
46.5%Bryan826
50.2%McKinley891
3.3%
R+3.7
R+3.6
D+2.4
1,775
R
49.6%Cleveland1,330
49.7%Harrison1,332
0.7%
R+0.1
—
R+1.7
2,682
Congressional elections · 1 Senate race
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2020
R
32.5%18,124
65.3%36,339
55,686
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
77,205
2018
80,868
2020
87,520
2022
88,764
2024
94,059
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,094 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +9,884 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+71
2012
+21
2013
+157
2014
+533
2015
+985
2016
+619
2017
+911
2018
+685
2019
+522
2021
+849
2022
+953
2023
+1,593
2024
+891
2025
+1,094
Brunswick anchors a small metro that has drawn steady in-migration of affluent retirees to St. Simons and Sea Island, gradually shifting a historically stable conservative coastal county into a more closely watched battleground for local and statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 49.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.3 points.
A population of 115,074, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,040 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ozark, AL and Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL.
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How did Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,820 votes cast, 19,508 went Democratic and 40,049 went Republican.
When did Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia?
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia has a population of 115,074 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia is $66,040 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
