† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupSwainsboroGeorgiaUnited States
African American†52.2%27.4%9.9%
African2.1%0.8%0.5%
American6.9%7.6%5.3%
Irish5.2%6.9%9.4%
English4.0%10.3%9.5%
German2.1%6.3%12.5%
Italian1.2%2.2%4.8%
Scottish0.6%1.7%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.4%——
Dutch0.3%——
Mexican4.3%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.2%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.3%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
Swainsboro
Georgia
United States
Median age
32.5
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.1%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Swainsboro
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$49,750
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
29.1%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.3%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Swainsboro
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.4%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.0%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.5%
1.6%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Swainsboro
Georgia
United States
Catholic
—
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Swainsboro, Georgia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−0.6%
2008
+0.9%
2012
−14.7%
2016
−22.3%
2020
−21.9%
2024
−26.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
36.5%Harris1,014
63.1%Trump1,755
0.4%
R+26.7
R+4.7
R+25.2
2,780
R
38.7%Biden1,099
60.7%Trump1,721
0.6%
R+21.9
D+0.4
R+26.4
2,837
R
38.3%Clinton916
60.6%Trump1,449
1.0%
R+22.3
R+7.6
R+24.4
2,390
R
42.3%Obama1,053
57.0%Romney1,419
0.8%
R+14.7
R+15.6
R+18.5
2,491
D
48.4%Obama878
47.5%McCain862
4.1%
D+0.9
D+1.5
R+6.4
1,815
R
49.6%Kerry781
50.2%Bush790
0.3%
R+0.6
—
D+1.9
1,575
Swainsboro's electorate reflects the Deep South's ongoing realignment, with a majority-Black population that has historically supported Democratic candidates in a county-level environment trending Republican over recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.9 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 26.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.7 points.
A population of 7,571, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,750 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marianna and Barnesville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Swainsboro, Georgia voted Republican by 26.7 points (R+26.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,780 votes cast, 1,014 went Democratic and 1,755 went Republican.
When did Swainsboro, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Swainsboro, Georgia voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Swainsboro, Georgia?
Swainsboro, Georgia has a population of 7,571 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Swainsboro, Georgia?
Median household income in Swainsboro, Georgia is $49,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Swainsboro, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Swainsboro, Georgia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
