† 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
GroupDouglas, GAGeorgiaUnited States
American10.1%7.6%5.3%
English8.8%10.3%9.5%
Irish5.4%6.9%9.4%
German3.5%6.3%12.5%
Scottish1.4%1.7%1.3%
Italian0.8%2.2%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.4%——
French0.3%1.0%1.6%
African American†25.0%27.4%9.9%
African0.3%0.8%0.5%
Haitian0.3%0.4%0.3%
Mexican12.3%5.5%11.3%
Guatemalan1.1%0.7%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.4%0.4%0.3%
Venezuelan0.4%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.3%0.5%0.7%
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
Douglas, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
36
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.4%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Douglas, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$49,338
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
23.4%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.1%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Douglas, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.9%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
13.8%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Douglas, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
1.3%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.7%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.8%
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.
Douglas, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+45.7%
1896
−33.2%
1900
−20.9%
1904
+33.6%
1908
+15.5%
1912
+84.6%
1916
+88.0%
1920
+43.2%
1924
+75.2%
1928
+36.4%
1932
+93.3%
1936
+89.6%
1940
+84.0%
1944
+68.0%
1948
+70.9%
1952
+58.5%
1956
+75.2%
1960
+58.4%
1964
−22.2%
1968
+5.5%
1972
−68.3%
1976
+55.5%
1980
+25.3%
1984
−18.6%
1988
−16.7%
1992
−2.1%
1996
−4.9%
2000
−22.3%
2004
−35.1%
2008
−30.4%
2012
−29.9%
2016
−40.2%
2020
−41.1%
2024
−46.6%
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
26.6%Harris4,995
73.2%Trump13,738
0.2%
R+46.6
R+5.5
R+45.1
18,772
R
29.0%Biden5,336
70.1%Trump12,878
0.8%
R+41.1
R+0.9
R+45.5
18,369
R
28.8%Clinton4,791
69.0%Trump11,466
2.1%
R+40.2
R+10.3
R+42.3
16,608
R
34.4%Obama5,987
64.4%Romney11,186
1.2%
R+29.9
D+0.5
R+33.8
17,381
R
34.5%Obama5,749
64.9%McCain10,813
0.5%
R+30.4
D+4.7
R+37.7
16,651
R
32.3%Kerry4,778
67.4%Bush9,972
0.4%
R+35.1
R+12.7
R+32.6
14,806
R
38.4%Gore4,414
60.7%Bush6,984
0.9%
R+22.3
R+17.4
R+22.9
11,501
R
42.7%Clinton4,230
47.7%Dole4,718
9.6%
R+4.9
R+2.8
R+13.4
9,901
R
41.2%Clinton4,331
43.3%Bush4,557
15.5%
R+2.1
D+14.6
R+7.7
10,524
R
41.4%Dukakis3,664
58.2%Bush5,145
0.4%
R+16.7
D+1.8
R+9.0
8,847
R
40.7%Mondale3,534
59.3%Reagan5,144
0.0%
R+18.6
R+43.9
R+0.3
8,678
D
62.0%Carter5,487
36.7%Reagan3,246
1.2%
D+25.3
R+30.1
D+35.1
8,843
D
77.7%Carter6,161
22.3%Ford1,764
0.0%
D+55.5
D+123.8
D+53.4
7,925
R
15.9%McGovern916
84.1%Nixon4,858
0.0%
R+68.3
R+73.8
R+45.1
5,774
O
22.7%Humphrey2,017
17.2%Nixon1,529
60.1%
Wallace +37.4
D+27.7
D+6.2
8,885
R
38.9%Johnson3,530
61.1%Goldwater5,549
0.0%
R+22.2
R+80.7
R+44.8
9,080
D
79.2%Kennedy4,674
20.8%Nixon1,226
0.0%
D+58.4
R+16.8
D+58.3
5,900
D
87.6%Stevenson4,918
12.4%Eisenhower696
0.0%
D+75.2
D+16.7
D+90.6
5,614
D
79.2%Stevenson4,852
20.8%Eisenhower1,272
0.0%
D+58.5
R+12.4
D+69.2
6,124
D
78.0%Truman4,106
7.1%Dewey375
14.9%
D+70.9
D+2.9
D+66.4
5,264
D
84.0%Roosevelt2,391
16.0%Dewey456
0.0%
D+68.0
R+16.0
D+60.5
2,847
D
91.9%Roosevelt2,264
7.9%Willkie194
0.2%
D+84.0
R+5.6
D+74.1
2,464
D
94.8%Roosevelt2,660
5.2%Landon145
0.0%
D+89.6
R+3.7
D+65.4
2,806
D
96.2%Roosevelt2,399
2.8%Hoover70
1.0%
D+93.3
D+57.0
D+75.6
2,495
D
68.2%Smith1,526
31.8%Hoover712
0.0%
D+36.4
R+38.9
D+53.8
2,238
D
83.2%Davis904
8.0%Coolidge87
8.7%
D+75.2
D+32.1
D+100.4
1,086
D
71.6%Cox879
28.4%Harding349
0.0%
D+43.2
R+44.8
D+69.3
1,228
D
93.3%Wilson2,091
5.4%Hughes120
1.3%
D+88.0
D+3.4
D+84.8
2,240
D
87.3%Wilson895
2.7%Taft28
10.0%
D+84.6
D+69.0
D+65.0
1,025
D
54.6%Bryan534
39.1%Taft382
6.3%
D+15.5
R+18.1
D+25.1
978
D
63.2%Parker571
29.5%Roosevelt267
7.3%
D+33.6
D+54.5
D+53.3
904
R
39.6%Bryan402
60.4%McKinley614
0.0%
R+20.9
D+12.4
R+13.3
1,016
R
32.0%Bryan428
65.2%McKinley873
2.8%
R+33.2
R+78.9
R+27.2
1,339
D
51.7%Cleveland599
6.0%Harrison70
42.2%
D+45.7
—
D+44.0
1,158
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
27.9%5,054
70.2%12,696
18,088
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Douglas, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
27,768
2018
27,970
2020
30,573
2022
30,616
2024
32,449
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−3 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,943 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Douglas, GA in Douglas, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−27
2012
−292
2013
−310
2014
−596
2015
−26
2016
−401
2017
−296
2018
+39
2019
−119
2021
−40
2022
−101
2023
−71
2024
+300
2025
−3
Douglas anchors the Coffee County economy around agriculture and light manufacturing, and its electorate has trended competitive enough that the 2024 presidential margin compressed to single digits — a notable shift for a historically lopsided region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 93.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 68.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.6 points.
A population of 51,684, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,338 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Vidalia, GA and Moultrie, GA.
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In 2024, Douglas, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 46.6 points (R+46.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,772 votes cast, 4,995 went Democratic and 13,738 went Republican.
When did Douglas, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Douglas, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Douglas, GA, Georgia?
Douglas, GA, Georgia has a population of 51,684 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Douglas, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Douglas, GA, Georgia is $49,338 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Douglas, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Douglas, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
