Atkinson County, Georgia: New American county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,3372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $42,3472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 27.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Irwin County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Atkinson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Atkinson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | +58.4% |
| 1924 | +84.6% |
| 1928 | +48.6% |
| 1932 | +89.0% |
| 1936 | +94.1% |
| 1940 | +82.7% |
| 1944 | +79.0% |
| 1948 | +77.9% |
| 1952 | +77.9% |
| 1956 | +86.7% |
| 1960 | +68.9% |
| 1964 | −17.6% |
| 1968 | +15.7% |
| 1972 | −49.9% |
| 1976 | +63.6% |
| 1980 | +31.6% |
| 1984 | −2.3% |
| 1988 | −11.8% |
| 1992 | +12.7% |
| 1996 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | −19.7% |
| 2004 | −35.1% |
| 2008 | −34.5% |
| 2012 | −34.7% |
| 2016 | −45.2% |
| 2020 | −46.8% |
| 2024 | −54.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 700 | 2,350 | 3,057 | ||
| R | 825 | 2,300 | 3,155 | ||
| R | 697 | 1,878 | 2,610 | ||
| R | 930 | 1,938 | 2,907 | ||
| R | 938 | 1,941 | 2,904 | ||
| R | 799 | 1,666 | 2,473 | ||
| R | 821 | 1,228 | 2,071 | ||
| D | 823 | 784 | 1,826 | ||
| D | 1,056 | 779 | 2,185 | ||
| R | 887 | 1,126 | 2,025 | ||
| R | 901 | 944 | 1,845 | ||
| D | 1,449 | 747 | 2,222 | ||
| D | 1,560 | 347 | 1,907 | ||
| R | 309 | 924 | 1,233 | ||
| O | 686 | 288 | 2,528 | ||
| R | 811 | 1,157 | 1,969 | ||
| D | 1,298 | 239 | 1,537 | ||
| D | 1,719 | 122 | 1,841 | ||
| D | 1,560 | 194 | 1,754 | ||
| D | 938 | 66 | 1,120 | ||
| D | 766 | 90 | 856 | ||
| D | 703 | 66 | 770 | ||
| D | 958 | 29 | 987 | ||
| D | 747 | 41 | 793 | ||
| D | 350 | 121 | 471 | ||
| D | 394 | 25 | 436 | ||
| D | 453 | 119 | 572 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
8.5%
Irish
5.8%
English
5.5%
German
2.0%
Italian
1.1%
African American
10.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$42,347
Atkinson County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Atkinson County$42,347
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Atkinson County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
25.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.3%
Working age (18–64)20.6%
Seniors (65+)32.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.3%
speak English only
Spanish25.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Atkinson County's sparse population and deep-red presidential margins place it among Georgia's most lopsided rural counties, where Republican candidates have routinely exceeded 70% of the vote across recent election cycles.
Atkinson County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of ninety-four points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved seven points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $42,347, and a population of 8,337. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Irwin County and Dodge County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Atkinson County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Atkinson County, Georgia voted Republican by 54.0 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,057 votes cast, 700 went Democratic and 2,350 went Republican.
What is Atkinson County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Atkinson County, Georgia in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Atkinson County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Atkinson County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Atkinson County, Georgia?
Atkinson County, Georgia has a population of 8,337 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Atkinson County, Georgia?
Median household income in Atkinson County, Georgia is $42,347 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Atkinson County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Atkinson County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.