Carroll County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+41%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 124,5692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,7142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Tift County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Carroll CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Carroll County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | +47.9% |
| 1896 | +32.9% |
| 1900 | +29.1% |
| 1904 | +35.9% |
| 1908 | +23.1% |
| 1912 | +64.6% |
| 1916 | +69.8% |
| 1920 | +14.2% |
| 1924 | +49.6% |
| 1928 | −4.9% |
| 1932 | +83.1% |
| 1936 | +70.1% |
| 1940 | +72.0% |
| 1944 | +65.1% |
| 1948 | +58.4% |
| 1952 | +62.7% |
| 1956 | +47.9% |
| 1960 | +46.2% |
| 1964 | −1.9% |
| 1968 | −6.8% |
| 1972 | −58.7% |
| 1976 | +46.8% |
| 1980 | +16.5% |
| 1984 | −34.3% |
| 1988 | −38.9% |
| 1992 | −10.4% |
| 1996 | −12.5% |
| 2000 | −29.4% |
| 2004 | −41.3% |
| 2008 | −32.9% |
| 2012 | −37.4% |
| 2016 | −39.5% |
| 2020 | −39.0% |
| 2024 | −41.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17,634 | 42,536 | 60,756 | ||
| R | 16,238 | 37,476 | 54,474 | ||
| R | 12,464 | 30,029 | 44,459 | ||
| R | 12,688 | 28,280 | 41,672 | ||
| R | 14,334 | 28,661 | 43,498 | ||
| R | 10,224 | 24,837 | 35,347 | ||
| R | 8,752 | 16,326 | 25,741 | ||
| R | 8,438 | 11,157 | 21,769 | ||
| R | 8,404 | 10,750 | 22,586 | ||
| R | 4,706 | 10,754 | 15,541 | ||
| R | 5,590 | 11,436 | 17,026 | ||
| D | 8,202 | 5,815 | 14,475 | ||
| D | 10,050 | 3,640 | 13,690 | ||
| R | 2,158 | 8,296 | 10,454 | ||
| O | 2,326 | 3,135 | 11,970 | ||
| R | 4,794 | 4,984 | 9,780 | ||
| D | 4,698 | 1,729 | 6,427 | ||
| D | 4,855 | 1,712 | 6,567 | ||
| D | 5,207 | 1,194 | 6,401 | ||
| D | 2,671 | 526 | 3,671 | ||
| D | 3,331 | 704 | 4,035 | ||
| D | 3,808 | 616 | 4,432 | ||
| D | 3,717 | 653 | 4,374 | ||
| D | 3,232 | 284 | 3,546 | ||
| R | 1,913 | 2,112 | 4,025 | ||
| D | 1,784 | 526 | 2,538 | ||
| D | 1,632 | 1,227 | 2,859 | ||
| D | 1,621 | 118 | 2,152 | ||
| D | 1,192 | 81 | 1,720 | ||
| D | 917 | 505 | 1,787 | ||
| D | 1,187 | 400 | 2,193 | ||
| D | 1,270 | 697 | 1,967 | ||
| D | 1,490 | 733 | 2,299 | ||
| D | 2,137 | 543 | 3,329 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
22.8%
English
11.2%
Irish
7.6%
German
5.2%
Italian
1.6%
Scottish
1.6%
French
0.9%
African American
14.8%
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: 35.4 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
$73,714
Carroll County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Carroll County$73,714
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Carroll County ranks near the middle 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
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Spanish6.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Carroll County sits at Atlanta's southwestern fringe, where suburban growth has done little to erode a deep conservative baseline — the 2024 presidential margin of R+41 points places it among Georgia's most lopsided counties.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.
A median household income of $73,714, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 124,569 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tift County and Dale County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Carroll County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Carroll County, Georgia voted Republican by 41.0 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,756 votes cast, 17,634 went Democratic and 42,536 went Republican.
What is Carroll County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Carroll 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 Carroll County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Carroll County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Carroll County, Georgia?
Carroll County, Georgia has a population of 124,569 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Carroll County, Georgia?
Median household income in Carroll County, Georgia is $73,714 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Carroll County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Carroll 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.