Candler County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,0432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,5812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- La Paz County, AZ · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Candler CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Candler 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | +94.0% |
| 1920 | +81.6% |
| 1924 | +84.4% |
| 1928 | +51.1% |
| 1932 | +94.5% |
| 1936 | +84.8% |
| 1940 | +84.3% |
| 1944 | +65.1% |
| 1948 | +46.1% |
| 1952 | +54.9% |
| 1956 | +52.8% |
| 1960 | +37.1% |
| 1964 | −36.5% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −71.4% |
| 1976 | +36.5% |
| 1980 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | −19.2% |
| 1988 | −17.9% |
| 1992 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −21.7% |
| 2004 | −30.2% |
| 2008 | −30.6% |
| 2012 | −33.6% |
| 2016 | −43.5% |
| 2020 | −42.1% |
| 2024 | −47.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,196 | 3,366 | 4,568 | ||
| R | 1,269 | 3,133 | 4,431 | ||
| R | 1,026 | 2,664 | 3,763 | ||
| R | 1,157 | 2,344 | 3,531 | ||
| R | 1,209 | 2,286 | 3,518 | ||
| R | 1,096 | 2,048 | 3,155 | ||
| R | 1,053 | 1,643 | 2,722 | ||
| R | 1,097 | 1,131 | 2,501 | ||
| D | 1,192 | 1,014 | 2,755 | ||
| R | 877 | 1,261 | 2,144 | ||
| R | 1,014 | 1,497 | 2,511 | ||
| D | 1,358 | 1,030 | 2,421 | ||
| D | 1,388 | 646 | 2,034 | ||
| R | 238 | 1,427 | 1,665 | ||
| O | 587 | 552 | 2,763 | ||
| R | 795 | 1,710 | 2,505 | ||
| D | 943 | 433 | 1,376 | ||
| D | 996 | 308 | 1,304 | ||
| D | 1,448 | 422 | 1,870 | ||
| D | 589 | 125 | 1,007 | ||
| D | 653 | 138 | 791 | ||
| D | 748 | 63 | 813 | ||
| D | 992 | 80 | 1,075 | ||
| D | 476 | 13 | 490 | ||
| D | 411 | 133 | 544 | ||
| D | 241 | 14 | 269 | ||
| D | 673 | 68 | 741 | ||
| D | 442 | 0 | 470 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.3%
Irish
7.6%
German
7.4%
English
6.8%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.3%
Scottish
1.0%
African American
18.4%
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: 40.4 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
$49,581
Candler County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Candler County$49,581
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Candler County ranks in the bottom 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
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.9%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)6.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.8%
speak English only
Spanish11.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Candler, a rural southeast Georgia county of under 10,000 residents, has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with 2024's R+47.5 result consistent with its pattern of low-density, agriculture-rooted voting behavior.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A median household income of $49,581, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 11,043 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of La Paz County and Todd County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Candler County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Candler County, Georgia voted Republican by 47.5 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,568 votes cast, 1,196 went Democratic and 3,366 went Republican.
What is Candler County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Candler 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 15 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Candler County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Candler County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Candler County, Georgia?
Candler County, Georgia has a population of 11,043 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Candler County, Georgia?
Median household income in Candler County, Georgia is $49,581 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Candler County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Candler County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.