† 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
GroupThomaston, GAGeorgiaUnited States
English9.4%10.3%9.5%
American7.6%7.6%5.3%
Irish5.9%6.9%9.4%
German2.4%6.3%12.5%
Scottish1.9%1.7%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.0%——
Italian0.8%2.2%4.8%
Polish0.4%0.8%2.2%
African American†25.7%27.4%9.9%
Mexican2.2%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.2%1.8%
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
Thomaston, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
41.1
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Thomaston, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$55,429
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.3%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.5%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Thomaston, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Thomaston, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
1.3%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
46.8%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
40.5%
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.
Thomaston, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+29.8%
1896
+8.3%
1900
+42.8%
1904
+47.3%
1908
+29.4%
1912
+74.2%
1916
+70.8%
1920
+69.8%
1924
+76.9%
1928
+53.1%
1932
+97.4%
1936
+82.8%
1940
+86.7%
1944
+81.3%
1948
+72.5%
1952
+71.1%
1956
+65.6%
1960
+53.0%
1964
+2.7%
1968
−0.2%
1972
−69.0%
1976
+18.6%
1980
+25.2%
1984
−24.0%
1988
−26.6%
1992
−3.5%
1996
−3.6%
2000
−22.5%
2004
−31.8%
2008
−28.3%
2012
−29.0%
2016
−34.9%
2020
−34.1%
2024
−39.7%
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
30.0%Harris4,098
69.7%Trump9,528
0.3%
R+39.7
R+5.6
R+38.3
13,662
R
32.6%Biden4,201
66.7%Trump8,608
0.7%
R+34.1
D+0.8
R+38.6
12,905
R
31.8%Clinton3,475
66.7%Trump7,292
1.5%
R+34.9
R+5.9
R+37.0
10,934
R
35.1%Obama3,959
64.1%Romney7,230
0.8%
R+29.0
R+0.7
R+32.9
11,279
R
35.6%Obama4,061
63.8%McCain7,291
0.6%
R+28.3
D+3.5
R+35.6
11,421
R
33.9%Kerry3,424
65.7%Bush6,634
0.4%
R+31.8
R+9.3
R+29.3
10,094
R
38.1%Gore3,158
60.6%Bush5,019
1.3%
R+22.5
R+18.8
R+23.0
8,282
R
43.4%Clinton3,491
47.1%Dole3,783
9.5%
R+3.6
R+0.2
R+12.2
8,035
R
41.6%Clinton3,740
45.0%Bush4,053
13.4%
R+3.5
D+23.1
R+9.0
9,001
R
36.4%Dukakis2,666
63.1%Bush4,614
0.5%
R+26.6
R+2.6
R+18.9
7,318
R
38.0%Mondale2,943
62.0%Reagan4,803
0.0%
R+24.0
R+49.2
R+5.8
7,746
D
61.7%Carter4,713
36.5%Reagan2,788
1.8%
D+25.2
D+6.6
D+35.0
7,635
D
59.3%Carter4,219
40.7%Ford2,897
0.0%
D+18.6
D+87.6
D+16.5
7,116
R
15.5%McGovern896
84.5%Nixon4,892
0.0%
R+69.0
R+68.8
R+45.9
5,788
O
22.5%Humphrey1,480
22.7%Nixon1,494
54.8%
Wallace +32.0
R+2.9
D+0.5
6,573
D
51.3%Johnson3,275
48.6%Goldwater3,103
0.1%
D+2.7
R+50.3
R+19.9
6,384
D
76.5%Kennedy3,262
23.5%Nixon1,001
0.0%
D+53.0
R+12.5
D+52.9
4,263
D
82.8%Stevenson3,422
17.2%Eisenhower712
0.0%
D+65.6
R+5.5
D+81.0
4,134
D
85.6%Stevenson3,837
14.4%Eisenhower648
0.0%
D+71.1
R+1.4
D+81.9
4,485
D
81.3%Truman2,432
8.8%Dewey262
10.0%
D+72.5
R+8.8
D+68.0
2,993
D
90.7%Roosevelt2,362
9.3%Dewey243
0.0%
D+81.3
R+5.4
D+73.9
2,605
D
93.4%Roosevelt2,235
6.6%Willkie159
0.0%
D+86.7
D+3.9
D+76.8
2,394
D
91.4%Roosevelt1,471
8.6%Landon138
0.1%
D+82.8
R+14.6
D+58.5
1,610
D
98.6%Roosevelt1,660
1.2%Hoover20
0.2%
D+97.4
D+44.3
D+79.6
1,684
D
76.5%Smith721
23.5%Hoover221
0.0%
D+53.1
R+23.9
D+70.5
942
D
83.3%Davis484
6.4%Coolidge37
10.3%
D+76.9
D+7.1
D+102.1
581
D
84.9%Cox957
15.1%Harding170
0.0%
D+69.8
R+1.0
D+96.0
1,127
D
72.6%Wilson734
1.8%Hughes18
25.6%
D+70.8
R+3.4
D+67.7
1,011
D
75.4%Wilson445
1.2%Taft7
23.4%
D+74.2
D+44.9
D+54.7
590
D
48.4%Bryan369
19.0%Taft145
32.6%
D+29.4
R+18.0
D+38.9
763
D
56.7%Parker468
9.3%Roosevelt77
34.0%
D+47.3
D+4.5
D+67.0
826
D
59.8%Bryan468
17.0%McKinley133
23.1%
D+42.8
D+34.6
D+50.4
782
D
52.5%Bryan591
44.3%McKinley498
3.2%
D+8.3
R+21.5
D+14.3
1,125
D
49.1%Cleveland862
19.3%Harrison339
31.6%
D+29.8
—
D+28.1
1,755
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
31.3%4,000
67.0%8,568
12,784
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Thomaston, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
16,809
2018
16,825
2020
18,696
2022
19,273
2024
20,394
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+188 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,030 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Thomaston, GA in Thomaston, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−122
2012
−354
2013
−91
2014
−208
2015
+75
2016
+44
2017
+3
2018
+82
2019
+238
2021
+111
2022
+550
2023
+278
2024
+236
2025
+188
Thomaston, GA sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 97.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 69.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.7 points.
A population of 28,029, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,429 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brookhaven, MS and Dublin, GA.
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In 2024, Thomaston, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 39.7 points (R+39.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,662 votes cast, 4,098 went Democratic and 9,528 went Republican.
When did Thomaston, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Thomaston, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Thomaston, GA, Georgia?
Thomaston, GA, Georgia has a population of 28,029 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Thomaston, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Thomaston, GA, Georgia is $55,429 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Thomaston, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Thomaston, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
