Dawson County, Georgia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+74 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 30,2422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,9912024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+68 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Harris County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dawson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dawson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +27.4% |
| 1896 | +5.4% |
| 1900 | +7.1% |
| 1904 | −9.7% |
| 1908 | −26.6% |
| 1912 | +41.1% |
| 1916 | +22.5% |
| 1920 | −16.4% |
| 1924 | +2.7% |
| 1928 | +6.8% |
| 1932 | +68.3% |
| 1936 | +7.9% |
| 1940 | +27.3% |
| 1944 | +15.7% |
| 1948 | −8.5% |
| 1952 | +24.2% |
| 1956 | +8.1% |
| 1960 | +39.1% |
| 1964 | +18.7% |
| 1968 | −16.4% |
| 1972 | −56.5% |
| 1976 | +57.8% |
| 1980 | +18.7% |
| 1984 | −34.6% |
| 1988 | −42.7% |
| 1992 | −7.6% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −46.7% |
| 2004 | −64.5% |
| 2008 | −66.3% |
| 2012 | −74.1% |
| 2016 | −71.5% |
| 2020 | −67.9% |
| 2024 | −65.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,350 | 16,115 | 19,623 | ||
| R | 2,486 | 13,398 | 16,081 | ||
| R | 1,448 | 9,900 | 11,820 | ||
| R | 1,241 | 8,847 | 10,264 | ||
| R | 1,632 | 8,242 | 9,974 | ||
| R | 1,407 | 6,649 | 8,121 | ||
| R | 1,458 | 4,210 | 5,898 | ||
| R | 1,434 | 2,343 | 4,306 | ||
| R | 1,399 | 1,696 | 3,892 | ||
| R | 761 | 1,908 | 2,686 | ||
| R | 643 | 1,322 | 1,965 | ||
| D | 1,072 | 729 | 1,837 | ||
| D | 1,384 | 370 | 1,754 | ||
| R | 230 | 828 | 1,058 | ||
| O | 246 | 509 | 1,600 | ||
| D | 932 | 639 | 1,571 | ||
| D | 916 | 401 | 1,317 | ||
| D | 721 | 613 | 1,334 | ||
| D | 770 | 470 | 1,240 | ||
| R | 660 | 786 | 1,488 | ||
| D | 469 | 342 | 811 | ||
| D | 484 | 276 | 763 | ||
| D | 377 | 322 | 699 | ||
| D | 567 | 105 | 676 | ||
| D | 332 | 290 | 622 | ||
| D | 279 | 264 | 546 | ||
| R | 254 | 354 | 608 | ||
| D | 440 | 273 | 742 | ||
| D | 170 | 23 | 358 | ||
| R | 125 | 219 | 354 | ||
| R | 207 | 260 | 545 | ||
| D | 224 | 194 | 423 | ||
| D | 324 | 290 | 627 | ||
| D | 356 | 157 | 726 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.0%
Irish
11.5%
German
10.2%
American
9.6%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
2.6%
Polish
1.4%
African American
1.5%
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: 42.7 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
$92,991
Dawson County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Dawson County$92,991
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Dawson County ranks in the top 10% 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
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)7.2%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dawson County, tucked in the Blue Ridge foothills northeast of Atlanta, recorded an R+65.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided rural counties in a state whose metro fringe has trended sharply competitive.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A population of 30,242, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,991 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harris County and Habersham County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dawson County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dawson County, Georgia voted Republican by 65.1 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,623 votes cast, 3,350 went Democratic and 16,115 went Republican.
What is Dawson County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Dawson 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 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dawson County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dawson County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Dawson County, Georgia?
Dawson County, Georgia has a population of 30,242 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dawson County, Georgia?
Median household income in Dawson County, Georgia is $92,991 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Dawson County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dawson County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.