† 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
2 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
GroupDalton, GAGeorgiaUnited States
English20.7%10.3%9.5%
American8.9%7.6%5.3%
Irish6.8%6.9%9.4%
German4.4%6.3%12.5%
Scottish1.6%1.7%1.3%
Italian0.9%2.2%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.8%——
French0.5%1.0%1.6%
Mexican23.0%5.5%11.3%
Guatemalan2.6%0.7%0.5%
Salvadoran1.6%0.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.8%1.2%1.8%
Cuban0.8%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.4%0.3%
Colombian0.3%0.4%0.4%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
African American†1.6%27.4%9.9%
African0.6%0.8%0.5%
Asian Indian0.4%1.6%1.4%
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
Dalton, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
37.4
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.5%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.9%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dalton, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$67,684
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.7%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.7%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dalton, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.4%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
25.3%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dalton, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
15.7%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
37.4%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
39.5%
49.3%
51.5%
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.
Dalton, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+43.6%
1896
+25.6%
1900
+9.2%
1904
+8.5%
1908
−17.5%
1912
+44.5%
1916
+56.7%
1920
−12.7%
1924
+20.9%
1928
−12.7%
1932
+66.6%
1936
+41.5%
1940
+49.5%
1944
+42.3%
1948
+41.0%
1952
+29.3%
1956
+6.4%
1960
+3.9%
1964
+27.0%
1968
−16.7%
1972
−62.4%
1976
+44.4%
1980
+22.9%
1984
−38.1%
1988
−45.2%
1992
−17.5%
1996
−17.5%
2000
−36.9%
2004
−46.4%
2008
−41.5%
2012
−47.1%
2016
−51.2%
2020
−49.1%
2024
−52.7%
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
23.4%Harris13,412
76.1%Trump43,620
0.5%
R+52.7
R+3.6
R+51.3
57,296
R
24.9%Biden12,972
74.0%Trump38,579
1.1%
R+49.1
D+2.0
R+53.6
52,135
R
22.5%Clinton9,737
73.6%Trump31,878
3.9%
R+51.2
R+4.1
R+53.2
43,285
R
25.5%Obama9,752
72.6%Romney27,748
1.9%
R+47.1
R+5.6
R+50.9
38,223
R
28.7%Obama11,193
70.2%McCain27,410
1.2%
R+41.5
D+4.9
R+48.8
39,059
R
26.5%Kerry9,832
72.9%Bush27,042
0.6%
R+46.4
R+9.5
R+43.9
37,099
R
30.7%Gore9,718
67.5%Bush21,391
1.8%
R+36.9
R+19.3
R+37.4
31,674
R
36.6%Clinton10,581
54.1%Dole15,657
9.3%
R+17.5
±0.0
R+26.1
28,941
R
34.3%Clinton10,099
51.8%Bush15,259
13.9%
R+17.5
D+27.7
R+23.1
29,453
R
27.2%Dukakis6,297
72.4%Bush16,757
0.4%
R+45.2
R+7.1
R+37.5
23,151
R
30.9%Mondale6,933
69.1%Reagan15,478
0.0%
R+38.1
R+61.0
R+19.9
22,411
D
60.5%Carter12,785
37.6%Reagan7,942
2.0%
D+22.9
R+21.5
D+32.6
21,140
D
72.2%Carter13,986
27.8%Ford5,387
0.0%
D+44.4
D+106.8
D+42.3
19,373
R
18.8%McGovern2,599
81.2%Nixon11,234
0.0%
R+62.4
R+45.7
R+39.3
13,833
R
23.1%Humphrey3,541
39.8%Nixon6,106
37.2%
R+16.7
R+43.7
R+16.0
15,354
D
63.5%Johnson9,756
36.5%Goldwater5,610
0.1%
D+27.0
D+23.1
D+4.4
15,375
D
51.9%Kennedy5,480
48.1%Nixon5,073
0.0%
D+3.9
R+2.6
D+3.7
10,553
D
53.2%Stevenson6,083
46.8%Eisenhower5,349
0.0%
D+6.4
R+22.9
D+21.8
11,432
D
64.7%Stevenson6,501
35.3%Eisenhower3,551
0.0%
D+29.3
R+11.7
D+40.1
10,052
D
64.9%Truman5,072
23.9%Dewey1,865
11.2%
D+41.0
R+1.3
D+36.6
7,815
D
71.2%Roosevelt4,202
28.8%Dewey1,703
0.0%
D+42.3
R+7.2
D+34.8
5,905
D
74.7%Roosevelt4,561
25.2%Willkie1,536
0.1%
D+49.5
D+8.0
D+39.6
6,105
D
70.7%Roosevelt4,078
29.2%Landon1,683
0.2%
D+41.5
R+25.1
D+17.2
5,771
D
82.8%Roosevelt4,258
16.2%Hoover833
1.0%
D+66.6
D+79.2
D+48.8
5,145
R
43.7%Smith2,136
56.3%Hoover2,756
0.0%
R+12.7
R+33.6
D+4.8
4,892
D
58.2%Davis2,054
37.3%Coolidge1,316
4.5%
D+20.9
D+33.6
D+46.1
3,527
R
43.6%Cox1,490
56.4%Harding1,924
0.0%
R+12.7
R+69.5
D+13.5
3,414
D
66.0%Wilson2,255
9.3%Hughes317
24.7%
D+56.7
D+12.2
D+53.6
3,415
D
52.6%Wilson1,127
8.1%Taft174
39.2%
D+44.5
D+62.0
D+25.0
2,141
R
37.9%Bryan898
55.4%Taft1,314
6.7%
R+17.5
R+26.0
R+8.0
2,372
D
44.4%Parker839
35.9%Roosevelt679
19.7%
D+8.5
R+0.7
D+28.1
1,890
D
49.3%Bryan948
40.2%McKinley772
10.5%
D+9.2
R+16.4
D+16.7
1,922
D
60.6%Bryan1,414
35.0%McKinley817
4.3%
D+25.6
R+18.0
D+31.7
2,332
D
59.8%Cleveland1,574
16.2%Harrison427
24.0%
D+43.6
—
D+41.9
2,633
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
24.2%12,473
73.2%37,651
51,448
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Dalton, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
70,390
2018
70,466
2020
79,438
2022
83,016
2024
90,942
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+262 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,548 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Dalton, GA in Dalton, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−802
2012
−826
2013
−1,078
2014
−278
2015
−150
2016
−309
2017
−468
2018
−504
2019
−54
2021
−198
2022
+710
2023
+830
2024
+317
2025
+262
Dalton anchors the U.S. carpet and flooring industry, and its heavily Latino workforce—unusual for northwest Georgia—has made it a closely watched test case for Hispanic voter mobilization in a region that otherwise trends sharply red.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 62.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.7 points.
A population of 144,160, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,684 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Andrews, TX and Snyder, TX.
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In 2024, Dalton, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 52.7 points (R+52.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,296 votes cast, 13,412 went Democratic and 43,620 went Republican.
When did Dalton, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dalton, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Dalton, GA, Georgia?
Dalton, GA, Georgia has a population of 144,160 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dalton, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Dalton, GA, Georgia is $67,684 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Dalton, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Dalton, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
