Banks County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+78%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+78MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,2642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,0632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+90 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grayson County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Banks CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Banks County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +30.9% |
| 1896 | +18.3% |
| 1900 | +16.7% |
| 1904 | +25.7% |
| 1908 | −1.7% |
| 1912 | +50.8% |
| 1916 | +70.0% |
| 1920 | +16.7% |
| 1924 | +52.2% |
| 1928 | +7.5% |
| 1932 | +90.0% |
| 1936 | +56.0% |
| 1940 | +60.1% |
| 1944 | +59.0% |
| 1948 | +82.8% |
| 1952 | +72.0% |
| 1956 | +68.2% |
| 1960 | +68.2% |
| 1964 | +39.3% |
| 1968 | −4.8% |
| 1972 | −57.9% |
| 1976 | +75.7% |
| 1980 | +46.9% |
| 1984 | −18.6% |
| 1988 | −23.5% |
| 1992 | −0.6% |
| 1996 | −9.5% |
| 2000 | −43.7% |
| 2004 | −58.3% |
| 2008 | −65.6% |
| 2012 | −73.7% |
| 2016 | −78.1% |
| 2020 | −78.0% |
| 2024 | −77.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,136 | 9,358 | 10,555 | ||
| R | 932 | 7,795 | 8,801 | ||
| R | 684 | 6,134 | 6,975 | ||
| R | 780 | 5,354 | 6,204 | ||
| R | 1,027 | 5,120 | 6,241 | ||
| R | 1,149 | 4,410 | 5,592 | ||
| R | 1,220 | 3,202 | 4,533 | ||
| R | 1,536 | 1,925 | 4,076 | ||
| R | 1,530 | 1,551 | 3,671 | ||
| R | 984 | 1,590 | 2,582 | ||
| R | 1,063 | 1,549 | 2,612 | ||
| D | 2,091 | 746 | 2,868 | ||
| D | 2,387 | 330 | 2,717 | ||
| R | 356 | 1,336 | 1,692 | ||
| O | 296 | 398 | 2,128 | ||
| D | 1,258 | 548 | 1,806 | ||
| D | 1,170 | 221 | 1,391 | ||
| D | 989 | 187 | 1,176 | ||
| D | 1,255 | 204 | 1,459 | ||
| D | 533 | 38 | 598 | ||
| D | 490 | 125 | 619 | ||
| D | 668 | 164 | 838 | ||
| D | 641 | 181 | 822 | ||
| D | 1,283 | 58 | 1,361 | ||
| D | 422 | 363 | 785 | ||
| D | 291 | 86 | 393 | ||
| D | 479 | 342 | 821 | ||
| D | 989 | 126 | 1,233 | ||
| D | 274 | 17 | 506 | ||
| R | 211 | 221 | 580 | ||
| D | 474 | 199 | 1,070 | ||
| D | 402 | 269 | 796 | ||
| D | 579 | 389 | 1,039 | ||
| D | 622 | 209 | 1,335 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.4%
American
11.3%
Irish
8.7%
German
5.5%
Scottish
3.0%
French
0.8%
Italian
0.6%
African American
2.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 42.1 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
$77,063
Banks County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Banks County$77,063
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Banks County ranks in the top 25% 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
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.7%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 21.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Banks County, a rural Piedmont county northeast of Atlanta, recorded an R+78.2 margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state where statewide races have been decided by under two points.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-eight points in 2016. The 2024 margin was seventy-eight points.
A median household income of $77,063, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 19,264 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grayson County and Pike County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Banks County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Banks County, Georgia voted Republican by 77.9 points (R+78), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,555 votes cast, 1,136 went Democratic and 9,358 went Republican.
What is Banks County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Banks County, Georgia in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Banks County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Banks County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Banks County, Georgia?
Banks County, Georgia has a population of 19,264 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Banks County, Georgia?
Median household income in Banks County, Georgia is $77,063 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Banks County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Banks County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.