† 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
GroupWaycross, GAGeorgiaUnited States
American10.4%7.6%5.3%
English9.6%10.3%9.5%
Irish5.6%6.9%9.4%
German2.5%6.3%12.5%
Scottish1.7%1.7%1.3%
Italian0.9%2.2%4.8%
French0.9%1.0%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.3%——
African American†21.2%27.4%9.9%
African1.0%0.8%0.5%
Haitian0.2%0.4%0.3%
Mexican2.8%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%0.5%0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
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
Waycross, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
38.7
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Waycross, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$52,148
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.7%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.5%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Waycross, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.3%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.4%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Waycross, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
1.1%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.2%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
38.5%
49.3%
51.5%
Black Protestant
7.6%
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.
Waycross, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+45.8%
1896
+21.4%
1900
+36.8%
1904
+57.5%
1908
+47.6%
1912
+73.9%
1916
+72.0%
1920
+59.0%
1924
+63.9%
1928
+8.8%
1932
+87.3%
1936
+85.9%
1940
+80.3%
1944
+68.8%
1948
+44.7%
1952
+42.9%
1956
+49.7%
1960
+40.4%
1964
−5.8%
1968
+1.0%
1972
−62.2%
1976
+52.7%
1980
+26.5%
1984
−11.8%
1988
−7.2%
1992
−0.3%
1996
−10.8%
2000
−32.6%
2004
−45.2%
2008
−44.4%
2012
−45.6%
2016
−53.7%
2020
−53.6%
2024
−57.0%
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
21.4%Harris5,157
78.4%Trump18,934
0.3%
R+57.0
R+3.5
R+55.6
24,153
R
22.9%Biden5,311
76.4%Trump17,764
0.7%
R+53.6
D+0.1
R+58.0
23,240
R
22.3%Clinton4,343
76.0%Trump14,815
1.7%
R+53.7
R+8.1
R+55.8
19,495
R
26.7%Obama5,024
72.4%Romney13,608
0.9%
R+45.6
R+1.3
R+49.5
18,808
R
27.5%Obama5,287
71.9%McCain13,811
0.6%
R+44.4
D+0.9
R+51.7
19,207
R
27.2%Kerry4,683
72.4%Bush12,470
0.4%
R+45.2
R+12.6
R+42.8
17,216
R
33.4%Gore4,780
66.0%Bush9,447
0.6%
R+32.6
R+21.8
R+33.1
14,309
R
40.9%Clinton5,591
51.7%Dole7,065
7.4%
R+10.8
R+10.5
R+19.3
13,667
R
43.1%Clinton6,425
43.4%Bush6,472
13.4%
R+0.3
D+6.9
R+5.9
14,896
R
46.2%Dukakis5,850
53.4%Bush6,766
0.4%
R+7.2
D+4.6
D+0.5
12,672
R
44.1%Mondale5,936
55.9%Reagan7,525
0.0%
R+11.8
R+38.3
D+6.4
13,461
D
62.7%Carter8,225
36.1%Reagan4,742
1.2%
D+26.5
R+26.2
D+36.3
13,122
D
76.4%Carter10,347
23.6%Ford3,205
0.0%
D+52.7
D+114.9
D+50.6
13,552
R
18.9%McGovern1,993
81.1%Nixon8,560
0.0%
R+62.2
R+63.2
R+39.1
10,553
O
20.6%Humphrey2,762
19.6%Nixon2,626
59.9%
Wallace +39.3
D+6.8
D+1.7
13,427
R
47.1%Johnson6,171
52.9%Goldwater6,929
0.0%
R+5.8
R+46.2
R+28.4
13,100
D
70.2%Kennedy6,548
29.8%Nixon2,779
0.0%
D+40.4
R+9.3
D+40.2
9,327
D
74.8%Stevenson7,654
25.2%Eisenhower2,574
0.0%
D+49.7
D+6.8
D+65.1
10,228
D
71.4%Stevenson7,530
28.6%Eisenhower3,010
0.0%
D+42.9
R+1.8
D+53.6
10,540
D
57.1%Truman3,519
12.4%Dewey763
30.5%
D+44.7
R+24.0
D+40.2
6,164
D
84.4%Roosevelt3,375
15.6%Dewey624
0.0%
D+68.8
R+11.5
D+61.3
4,001
D
90.0%Roosevelt3,615
9.8%Willkie392
0.2%
D+80.3
R+5.6
D+70.3
4,016
D
92.8%Roosevelt4,060
6.9%Landon301
0.3%
D+85.9
R+1.4
D+61.6
4,376
D
93.4%Roosevelt3,598
6.1%Hoover234
0.5%
D+87.3
D+78.5
D+69.5
3,852
D
54.4%Smith1,939
45.6%Hoover1,624
0.0%
D+8.8
R+55.0
D+26.3
3,563
D
75.9%Davis1,894
12.0%Coolidge299
12.2%
D+63.9
D+4.8
D+89.1
2,497
D
79.5%Cox1,308
20.5%Harding337
0.0%
D+59.0
R+13.0
D+85.2
1,645
D
83.7%Wilson1,555
11.7%Hughes218
4.5%
D+72.0
R+1.9
D+68.9
1,857
D
82.0%Wilson1,380
8.1%Taft137
9.9%
D+73.9
D+26.2
D+54.3
1,683
D
69.9%Bryan1,066
22.3%Taft340
7.8%
D+47.6
R+9.9
D+57.2
1,525
D
75.0%Parker989
17.5%Roosevelt231
7.5%
D+57.5
D+20.6
D+77.1
1,319
D
67.9%Bryan868
31.0%McKinley397
1.1%
D+36.8
D+15.4
D+44.4
1,279
D
56.9%Bryan874
35.5%McKinley545
7.6%
D+21.4
R+24.3
D+27.5
1,535
D
66.8%Cleveland1,172
21.0%Harrison369
12.2%
D+45.8
—
D+44.1
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
21.5%4,939
76.7%17,583
22,920
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Waycross, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
31,275
2018
31,998
2020
35,069
2022
35,618
2024
37,202
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+549 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,371 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Waycross, GA in Waycross, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−202
2012
−399
2013
−157
2014
−258
2015
−159
2016
+240
2017
+63
2018
+71
2019
+180
2021
−167
2022
+496
2023
+939
2024
+175
2025
+549
Waycross built its identity around the intersection of rail lines serving the Okefenokee Swamp region, and its Ware County core has voted Republican in presidential contests by margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 62.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.0 points.
A population of 56,178, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,148 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jesup, GA and Vidalia, GA.
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In 2024, Waycross, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,153 votes cast, 5,157 went Democratic and 18,934 went Republican.
When did Waycross, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Waycross, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Waycross, GA, Georgia?
Waycross, GA, Georgia has a population of 56,178 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waycross, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Waycross, GA, Georgia is $52,148 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Waycross, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Waycross, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
