† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 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
GroupCordele, GAGeorgiaUnited States
American10.0%7.6%5.3%
English7.4%10.3%9.5%
Irish3.0%6.9%9.4%
Scottish3.0%1.7%1.3%
German1.8%6.3%12.5%
Italian1.1%2.2%4.8%
French1.0%1.0%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.7%——
African American†43.7%27.4%9.9%
African0.8%0.8%0.5%
Ethiopian0.2%0.2%—
Mexican2.8%5.5%11.3%
Honduran0.7%0.4%0.3%
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
Cordele, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
38.8
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.7%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cordele, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$45,105
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
23.3%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.3%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cordele, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cordele, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
0.9%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
39.6%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.5%
49.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.3%
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.
Cordele, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
+35.4%
1912
+90.2%
1916
+84.1%
1920
+74.4%
1924
+87.8%
1928
+13.1%
1932
+96.6%
1936
+85.6%
1940
+77.8%
1944
+69.4%
1948
+50.9%
1952
+38.1%
1956
+50.3%
1960
+42.1%
1964
−31.0%
1968
+1.6%
1972
−68.3%
1976
+47.7%
1980
+28.8%
1984
−15.3%
1988
−26.5%
1992
+6.3%
1996
+3.5%
2000
−18.1%
2004
−24.1%
2008
−17.7%
2012
−13.7%
2016
−22.7%
2020
−24.9%
2024
−25.9%
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
36.9%Harris2,993
62.8%Trump5,099
0.3%
R+25.9
R+1.1
R+24.5
8,116
R
37.1%Biden2,986
62.0%Trump4,987
0.8%
R+24.9
R+2.2
R+29.3
8,039
R
37.6%Clinton2,837
60.3%Trump4,549
2.2%
R+22.7
R+9.0
R+24.8
7,549
R
42.8%Obama3,167
56.5%Romney4,182
0.7%
R+13.7
D+4.0
R+17.6
7,400
R
40.9%Obama3,085
58.6%McCain4,424
0.5%
R+17.7
D+6.4
R+25.0
7,550
R
37.7%Kerry2,357
61.8%Bush3,865
0.5%
R+24.1
R+6.0
R+21.7
6,254
R
40.4%Gore2,268
58.6%Bush3,285
1.0%
R+18.1
R+21.6
R+18.7
5,609
D
47.3%Clinton2,504
43.8%Dole2,321
8.9%
D+3.5
R+2.8
R+5.1
5,296
D
45.7%Clinton2,610
39.5%Bush2,253
14.8%
D+6.3
D+32.7
D+0.7
5,709
R
36.5%Dukakis1,690
62.9%Bush2,916
0.6%
R+26.5
R+11.2
R+18.7
4,633
R
42.4%Mondale2,128
57.6%Reagan2,895
0.0%
R+15.3
R+44.1
D+3.0
5,023
D
63.6%Carter3,403
34.8%Reagan1,861
1.6%
D+28.8
R+18.8
D+38.6
5,347
D
73.8%Carter3,747
26.2%Ford1,328
0.0%
D+47.7
D+116.0
D+45.6
5,075
R
15.8%McGovern682
84.2%Nixon3,623
0.0%
R+68.3
R+69.9
R+45.2
4,305
O
19.5%Humphrey1,017
17.9%Nixon935
62.6%
Wallace +43.2
D+32.6
D+2.3
5,223
R
34.5%Johnson1,756
65.5%Goldwater3,337
0.0%
R+31.0
R+73.2
R+53.6
5,093
D
71.1%Kennedy2,365
28.9%Nixon963
0.0%
D+42.1
R+8.2
D+42.0
3,328
D
75.2%Stevenson2,526
24.8%Eisenhower835
0.0%
D+50.3
D+12.2
D+65.7
3,361
D
69.0%Stevenson2,116
31.0%Eisenhower949
0.0%
D+38.1
R+12.8
D+48.8
3,065
D
62.1%Truman1,225
11.2%Dewey221
26.7%
D+50.9
R+18.5
D+46.4
1,973
D
84.7%Roosevelt1,199
15.3%Dewey217
0.0%
D+69.4
R+8.5
D+61.9
1,416
D
88.7%Roosevelt1,049
10.9%Willkie129
0.3%
D+77.8
R+7.8
D+67.9
1,182
D
92.7%Roosevelt1,029
7.1%Landon79
0.2%
D+85.6
R+11.0
D+61.3
1,110
D
98.0%Roosevelt725
1.4%Hoover10
0.7%
D+96.6
D+83.5
D+78.8
740
D
56.5%Smith523
43.5%Hoover402
0.0%
D+13.1
R+74.7
D+30.5
925
D
92.2%Davis439
4.4%Coolidge21
3.4%
D+87.8
D+13.4
D+113.0
476
D
87.2%Cox565
12.8%Harding83
0.0%
D+74.4
R+9.8
D+100.6
648
D
84.7%Wilson577
0.6%Hughes4
14.7%
D+84.1
R+6.0
D+81.0
681
D
91.9%Wilson644
1.7%Taft12
6.4%
D+90.2
D+54.8
D+70.6
701
D
65.0%Bryan452
29.6%Taft206
5.3%
D+35.4
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D+44.9
695
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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
35.3%2,809
63.4%5,054
7,968
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Cordele, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
12,720
2018
12,452
2020
13,150
2022
13,482
2024
14,029
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−162 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,073 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Cordele, GA in Cordele, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+225
2012
−243
2013
−344
2014
−278
2015
−204
2016
−134
2017
−251
2018
−122
2019
−224
2021
+101
2022
−206
2023
−44
2024
−187
2025
−162
Cordele, GA sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 68.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.9 points.
A population of 19,790, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,105 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bainbridge, GA and Thomasville, GA.
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In 2024, Cordele, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 25.9 points (R+25.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,116 votes cast, 2,993 went Democratic and 5,099 went Republican.
When did Cordele, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cordele, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Cordele, GA, Georgia?
Cordele, GA, Georgia has a population of 19,790 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cordele, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Cordele, GA, Georgia is $45,105 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Cordele, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Cordele, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.
