Dooly County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,9842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,9872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 41.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 47.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Twiggs County, GA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dooly CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dooly 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 | +38.7% |
| 1896 | +42.5% |
| 1900 | +84.5% |
| 1904 | +72.4% |
| 1908 | +27.2% |
| 1912 | +93.3% |
| 1916 | +96.0% |
| 1920 | +86.6% |
| 1924 | +85.6% |
| 1928 | +65.3% |
| 1932 | +98.3% |
| 1936 | +94.1% |
| 1940 | +81.2% |
| 1944 | +81.3% |
| 1948 | +85.1% |
| 1952 | +79.9% |
| 1956 | +82.8% |
| 1960 | +77.5% |
| 1964 | −6.1% |
| 1968 | +13.6% |
| 1972 | −52.7% |
| 1976 | +57.7% |
| 1980 | +36.6% |
| 1984 | +9.2% |
| 1988 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | +28.3% |
| 1996 | +30.4% |
| 2000 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | −2.0% |
| 2020 | −6.0% |
| 2024 | −7.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,921 | 2,243 | 4,177 | ||
| R | 1,911 | 2,159 | 4,105 | ||
| R | 1,872 | 1,951 | 3,859 | ||
| D | 2,285 | 1,985 | 4,302 | ||
| D | 2,138 | 1,991 | 4,160 | ||
| D | 1,973 | 1,853 | 3,846 | ||
| D | 1,901 | 1,588 | 3,520 | ||
| D | 1,951 | 990 | 3,160 | ||
| D | 1,993 | 1,034 | 3,387 | ||
| D | 1,613 | 1,386 | 3,021 | ||
| D | 1,726 | 1,435 | 3,161 | ||
| D | 2,364 | 1,083 | 3,502 | ||
| D | 2,441 | 655 | 3,096 | ||
| R | 590 | 1,904 | 2,494 | ||
| O | 879 | 454 | 3,136 | ||
| R | 1,471 | 1,662 | 3,133 | ||
| D | 1,733 | 220 | 1,953 | ||
| D | 1,851 | 174 | 2,025 | ||
| D | 1,764 | 197 | 1,961 | ||
| D | 577 | 22 | 652 | ||
| D | 845 | 87 | 932 | ||
| D | 1,209 | 124 | 1,337 | ||
| D | 1,339 | 41 | 1,380 | ||
| D | 1,139 | 8 | 1,151 | ||
| D | 744 | 156 | 900 | ||
| D | 590 | 45 | 637 | ||
| D | 544 | 39 | 583 | ||
| D | 737 | 0 | 768 | ||
| D | 608 | 5 | 646 | ||
| D | 507 | 271 | 867 | ||
| D | 986 | 107 | 1,214 | ||
| D | 720 | 3 | 849 | ||
| D | 956 | 365 | 1,391 | ||
| D | 1,350 | 506 | 2,179 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
6.1%
American
5.9%
Irish
3.6%
German
1.9%
Italian
0.9%
Scottish
0.8%
French
0.5%
African American
37.8%
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: 46.3 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
$60,987
Dooly County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dooly County$60,987
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Dooly 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
15.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.1%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.3%
speak English only
Spanish9.8%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
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 48.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dooly County's small population and agricultural base have long anchored its political identity, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+7.7 reflects a continued shift from the Democratic dominance it held for much of the twentieth century.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.
A median household income of $60,987, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 10,984 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Twiggs County and Baker County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dooly County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dooly County, Georgia voted Republican by 7.7 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,177 votes cast, 1,921 went Democratic and 2,243 went Republican.
What is Dooly County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Dooly 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 28 times, Republican 5 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dooly County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dooly County, Georgia voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Dooly County, Georgia?
Dooly County, Georgia has a population of 10,984 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dooly County, Georgia?
Median household income in Dooly County, Georgia is $60,987 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Dooly County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dooly County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.