Bartow County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 113,1132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,2432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hood County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bartow CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bartow 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 | +41.2% |
| 1896 | +11.6% |
| 1900 | +3.8% |
| 1904 | +28.8% |
| 1908 | −3.4% |
| 1912 | +55.3% |
| 1916 | +70.7% |
| 1920 | +10.0% |
| 1924 | +26.1% |
| 1928 | −0.5% |
| 1932 | +85.0% |
| 1936 | +66.6% |
| 1940 | +68.7% |
| 1944 | +58.2% |
| 1948 | +63.4% |
| 1952 | +54.1% |
| 1956 | +40.6% |
| 1960 | +46.6% |
| 1964 | +24.5% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −50.5% |
| 1976 | +62.6% |
| 1980 | +40.1% |
| 1984 | −19.6% |
| 1988 | −24.2% |
| 1992 | −6.3% |
| 1996 | −13.3% |
| 2000 | −31.7% |
| 2004 | −48.1% |
| 2008 | −45.2% |
| 2012 | −51.5% |
| 2016 | −54.6% |
| 2020 | −50.7% |
| 2024 | −50.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,942 | 43,271 | 57,680 | ||
| R | 12,092 | 37,674 | 50,467 | ||
| R | 8,212 | 29,911 | 39,733 | ||
| R | 8,396 | 26,876 | 35,897 | ||
| R | 9,662 | 25,976 | 36,093 | ||
| R | 7,741 | 22,311 | 30,291 | ||
| R | 7,508 | 14,720 | 22,781 | ||
| R | 6,853 | 9,250 | 18,025 | ||
| R | 6,675 | 7,742 | 16,990 | ||
| R | 4,884 | 8,039 | 13,044 | ||
| R | 4,780 | 7,104 | 11,884 | ||
| D | 7,490 | 3,135 | 10,853 | ||
| D | 8,166 | 1,876 | 10,042 | ||
| R | 1,590 | 4,836 | 6,426 | ||
| O | 2,149 | 2,045 | 8,251 | ||
| D | 4,635 | 2,813 | 7,448 | ||
| D | 3,545 | 1,292 | 4,837 | ||
| D | 3,640 | 1,536 | 5,176 | ||
| D | 3,973 | 1,183 | 5,156 | ||
| D | 2,384 | 440 | 3,068 | ||
| D | 1,915 | 506 | 2,421 | ||
| D | 1,734 | 318 | 2,060 | ||
| D | 2,228 | 444 | 2,680 | ||
| D | 1,546 | 121 | 1,677 | ||
| R | 830 | 838 | 1,668 | ||
| D | 846 | 482 | 1,393 | ||
| D | 922 | 754 | 1,676 | ||
| D | 1,325 | 92 | 1,743 | ||
| D | 1,017 | 93 | 1,671 | ||
| R | 726 | 780 | 1,592 | ||
| D | 791 | 406 | 1,335 | ||
| D | 891 | 823 | 1,775 | ||
| D | 1,026 | 808 | 1,886 | ||
| D | 1,327 | 445 | 2,140 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.1%
Irish
8.2%
American
8.0%
German
6.9%
Scottish
2.9%
Italian
2.6%
Polish
0.8%
African American
8.6%
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: 38.2 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
$82,243
Bartow County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Bartow County$82,243
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Bartow 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
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.4%
speak English only
Spanish7.4%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bartow County, anchored by the small city of Cartersville northwest of Atlanta, has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with 2024's R+51 reflecting a largely white, working-class exurban electorate that has moved steadily away from competitive territory.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-five points in 2016. The 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A median household income of $82,243, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 113,113 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hood County and Parker County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bartow County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bartow County, Georgia voted Republican by 50.8 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,680 votes cast, 13,942 went Democratic and 43,271 went Republican.
What is Bartow County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Bartow 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 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bartow County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bartow County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Bartow County, Georgia?
Bartow County, Georgia has a population of 113,113 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bartow County, Georgia?
Median household income in Bartow County, Georgia is $82,243 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Bartow County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bartow County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.