Catoosa County, Georgia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 68,6342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,6392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bradley County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Catoosa CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Catoosa 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 | +71.8% |
| 1896 | +52.7% |
| 1900 | +45.1% |
| 1904 | +35.1% |
| 1908 | +19.4% |
| 1912 | +47.0% |
| 1916 | +68.4% |
| 1920 | +25.0% |
| 1924 | +45.0% |
| 1928 | −3.7% |
| 1932 | +77.2% |
| 1936 | +64.6% |
| 1940 | +70.5% |
| 1944 | +57.3% |
| 1948 | +50.9% |
| 1952 | +23.8% |
| 1956 | +23.6% |
| 1960 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | −17.3% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −74.1% |
| 1976 | +22.6% |
| 1980 | −9.4% |
| 1984 | −43.8% |
| 1988 | −44.3% |
| 1992 | −18.9% |
| 1996 | −20.7% |
| 2000 | −37.0% |
| 2004 | −47.4% |
| 2008 | −49.8% |
| 2012 | −52.5% |
| 2016 | −59.8% |
| 2020 | −55.9% |
| 2024 | −55.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,704 | 27,150 | 35,097 | ||
| R | 6,932 | 25,167 | 32,593 | ||
| R | 4,771 | 20,876 | 26,940 | ||
| R | 5,365 | 17,858 | 23,791 | ||
| R | 6,025 | 18,218 | 24,496 | ||
| R | 5,807 | 16,406 | 22,341 | ||
| R | 5,470 | 12,033 | 17,721 | ||
| R | 5,185 | 8,237 | 14,739 | ||
| R | 4,817 | 7,599 | 14,731 | ||
| R | 3,588 | 9,319 | 12,940 | ||
| R | 3,089 | 7,908 | 10,997 | ||
| R | 4,921 | 5,962 | 11,059 | ||
| D | 6,020 | 3,799 | 9,819 | ||
| R | 894 | 6,008 | 6,902 | ||
| O | 901 | 2,043 | 9,393 | ||
| R | 2,922 | 4,143 | 7,071 | ||
| D | 2,114 | 2,074 | 4,188 | ||
| D | 2,163 | 1,336 | 3,499 | ||
| D | 2,227 | 1,371 | 3,598 | ||
| D | 1,051 | 268 | 1,538 | ||
| D | 1,453 | 395 | 1,848 | ||
| D | 1,440 | 249 | 1,689 | ||
| D | 1,018 | 218 | 1,239 | ||
| D | 985 | 123 | 1,117 | ||
| R | 562 | 605 | 1,167 | ||
| D | 661 | 242 | 932 | ||
| D | 55 | 33 | 88 | ||
| D | 624 | 32 | 866 | ||
| D | 286 | 63 | 474 | ||
| D | 317 | 213 | 537 | ||
| D | 281 | 120 | 459 | ||
| D | 399 | 144 | 566 | ||
| D | 557 | 161 | 751 | ||
| D | 576 | 69 | 706 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.4%
American
16.1%
Irish
10.2%
German
9.4%
Scottish
3.0%
Italian
1.9%
French
0.6%
African American
1.1%
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: 40.8 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
$74,639
Catoosa County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Catoosa County$74,639
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Catoosa 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
9.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tucked into Georgia's northwest tip and functionally tied to Chattanooga, Tennessee, Catoosa County has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep-red pattern common across Appalachian Georgia.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.
A population of 68,634, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,639 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bradley County and Pearl River County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Catoosa County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Catoosa County, Georgia voted Republican by 55.4 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,097 votes cast, 7,704 went Democratic and 27,150 went Republican.
What is Catoosa County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Catoosa County, Georgia in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Catoosa County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Catoosa County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Catoosa County, Georgia?
Catoosa County, Georgia has a population of 68,634 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Catoosa County, Georgia?
Median household income in Catoosa County, Georgia is $74,639 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Catoosa County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Catoosa County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.