† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupVidalia, GAGeorgiaUnited States
English11.4%10.3%9.5%
American10.3%7.6%5.3%
Irish8.9%6.9%9.4%
German4.4%6.3%12.5%
Italian1.6%2.2%4.8%
Scottish1.5%1.7%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.0%——
Polish0.5%0.8%2.2%
African American†23.0%27.4%9.9%
Jamaican0.3%0.7%0.4%
Mexican8.7%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.1%1.2%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%——
Spanish0.3%——
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
Vidalia, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
38.1
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.2%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Vidalia, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$52,457
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.0%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.8%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Vidalia, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.7%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
8.1%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Vidalia, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
1.1%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
39.7%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.7%
49.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.1%
6.6%
5.2%
Black Protestant
5.6%
5.1%
2.2%
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.
Vidalia, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+38.9%
1896
+6.3%
1900
+44.5%
1904
+54.9%
1908
+16.5%
1912
+78.0%
1916
+84.1%
1920
+17.9%
1924
+65.9%
1928
+18.9%
1932
+94.2%
1936
+84.4%
1940
+78.4%
1944
+75.7%
1948
+51.2%
1952
+62.6%
1956
+61.0%
1960
+44.1%
1964
−31.8%
1968
−4.4%
1972
−68.7%
1976
+34.5%
1980
+12.8%
1984
−27.3%
1988
−46.5%
1992
−7.8%
1996
−8.4%
2000
−23.6%
2004
−39.8%
2008
−38.9%
2012
−40.2%
2016
−48.0%
2020
−46.5%
2024
−51.3%
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
24.2%Harris3,601
75.5%Trump11,241
0.3%
R+51.3
R+4.9
R+49.9
14,885
R
26.3%Biden3,918
72.8%Trump10,832
0.9%
R+46.5
D+1.5
R+50.9
14,880
R
25.1%Clinton3,185
73.0%Trump9,285
1.9%
R+48.0
R+7.8
R+50.1
12,714
R
29.4%Obama3,881
69.6%Romney9,186
0.9%
R+40.2
R+1.3
R+44.1
13,192
R
30.2%Obama4,009
69.1%McCain9,179
0.7%
R+38.9
D+0.9
R+46.2
13,278
R
29.8%Kerry3,574
69.6%Bush8,346
0.6%
R+39.8
R+16.2
R+37.3
11,990
R
37.6%Gore3,656
61.2%Bush5,952
1.1%
R+23.6
R+15.3
R+24.1
9,719
R
41.1%Clinton3,996
49.5%Dole4,809
9.4%
R+8.4
R+0.6
R+16.9
9,722
R
37.9%Clinton3,833
45.7%Bush4,618
16.4%
R+7.8
D+38.7
R+13.3
10,107
R
26.5%Dukakis2,055
73.0%Bush5,661
0.5%
R+46.5
R+19.2
R+38.8
7,755
R
36.4%Mondale3,335
63.6%Reagan5,835
0.0%
R+27.3
R+40.1
R+9.0
9,170
D
55.7%Carter4,918
42.8%Reagan3,783
1.5%
D+12.8
R+21.7
D+22.6
8,837
D
67.3%Carter5,657
32.7%Ford2,752
0.0%
D+34.5
D+103.2
D+32.5
8,409
R
15.7%McGovern1,012
84.3%Nixon5,450
0.0%
R+68.7
R+64.3
R+45.5
6,462
O
17.5%Humphrey1,399
21.9%Nixon1,749
60.6%
Wallace +38.7
D+27.4
R+3.7
7,986
R
34.1%Johnson2,563
65.9%Goldwater4,952
0.0%
R+31.8
R+75.9
R+54.4
7,515
D
72.1%Kennedy3,660
27.9%Nixon1,419
0.0%
D+44.1
R+16.9
D+44.0
5,079
D
80.5%Stevenson3,449
19.5%Eisenhower836
0.0%
D+61.0
R+1.6
D+76.4
4,285
D
81.3%Stevenson4,399
18.7%Eisenhower1,013
0.0%
D+62.6
D+11.4
D+73.3
5,412
D
59.6%Truman2,209
8.4%Dewey310
32.1%
D+51.2
R+24.5
D+46.7
3,709
D
87.8%Roosevelt2,400
12.1%Dewey331
0.0%
D+75.7
R+2.7
D+68.2
2,732
D
89.0%Roosevelt1,747
10.7%Willkie209
0.3%
D+78.4
R+6.0
D+68.4
1,962
D
91.9%Roosevelt1,946
7.5%Landon159
0.6%
D+84.4
R+9.8
D+60.1
2,117
D
96.7%Roosevelt2,736
2.5%Hoover71
0.8%
D+94.2
D+75.3
D+76.4
2,829
D
59.5%Smith952
40.5%Hoover649
0.0%
D+18.9
R+47.0
D+36.4
1,601
D
80.3%Davis667
14.3%Coolidge119
5.4%
D+65.9
D+48.0
D+91.1
831
D
59.0%Cox566
41.0%Harding394
0.0%
D+17.9
R+66.2
D+44.1
960
D
87.4%Wilson1,427
3.3%Hughes54
9.3%
D+84.1
D+6.1
D+80.9
1,633
D
83.1%Wilson1,181
5.1%Taft72
11.9%
D+78.0
D+61.5
D+58.4
1,422
D
47.5%Bryan696
31.0%Taft454
21.4%
D+16.5
R+38.4
D+26.1
1,464
D
69.0%Parker593
14.1%Roosevelt121
16.9%
D+54.9
D+10.5
D+74.6
859
D
72.0%Bryan608
27.5%McKinley232
0.6%
D+44.5
D+38.2
D+52.0
845
D
51.2%Bryan503
44.9%McKinley441
3.9%
D+6.3
R+32.6
D+12.4
982
D
63.0%Cleveland724
24.1%Harrison277
13.0%
D+38.9
—
D+37.2
1,150
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
25.6%3,763
72.8%10,720
14,718
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Vidalia, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
20,433
2018
21,100
2020
22,965
2022
23,179
2024
23,777
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−72 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,145 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Vidalia, GA in Vidalia, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−314
2012
−292
2013
−46
2014
−131
2015
−76
2016
−80
2017
−230
2018
+69
2019
−132
2021
−57
2022
+20
2023
+272
2024
−76
2025
−72
Vidalia, GA sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 68.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.3 points.
A population of 35,742, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,457 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waycross, GA and Jesup, GA.
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In 2024, Vidalia, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 51.3 points (R+51.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,885 votes cast, 3,601 went Democratic and 11,241 went Republican.
When did Vidalia, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vidalia, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Vidalia, GA, Georgia?
Vidalia, GA, Georgia has a population of 35,742 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vidalia, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Vidalia, GA, Georgia is $52,457 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Vidalia, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Vidalia, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
