Echols County, Georgia: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+82%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+82MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,7092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,4892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+82 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grant Parish, LA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Echols CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Echols 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 | +64.3% |
| 1896 | +53.7% |
| 1900 | +54.8% |
| 1904 | +86.0% |
| 1908 | +80.6% |
| 1912 | +97.3% |
| 1916 | +100.0% |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | +95.2% |
| 1928 | +83.1% |
| 1932 | +97.6% |
| 1936 | +81.6% |
| 1940 | +92.0% |
| 1944 | +83.5% |
| 1948 | +48.2% |
| 1952 | +70.0% |
| 1956 | +59.5% |
| 1960 | +40.8% |
| 1964 | −36.9% |
| 1968 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | −71.2% |
| 1976 | +68.1% |
| 1980 | +32.7% |
| 1984 | −33.2% |
| 1988 | −26.4% |
| 1992 | −5.4% |
| 1996 | −3.6% |
| 2000 | −38.1% |
| 2004 | −53.1% |
| 2008 | −65.7% |
| 2012 | −67.3% |
| 2016 | −72.0% |
| 2020 | −75.6% |
| 2024 | −82.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 127 | 1,307 | 1,438 | ||
| R | 167 | 1,256 | 1,441 | ||
| R | 156 | 1,007 | 1,182 | ||
| R | 173 | 917 | 1,105 | ||
| R | 201 | 981 | 1,187 | ||
| R | 231 | 757 | 991 | ||
| R | 272 | 614 | 898 | ||
| R | 308 | 335 | 743 | ||
| R | 312 | 361 | 911 | ||
| R | 245 | 422 | 670 | ||
| R | 227 | 453 | 680 | ||
| D | 515 | 259 | 783 | ||
| D | 585 | 111 | 696 | ||
| R | 68 | 404 | 472 | ||
| O | 56 | 53 | 642 | ||
| R | 184 | 399 | 583 | ||
| D | 257 | 108 | 365 | ||
| D | 528 | 134 | 662 | ||
| D | 532 | 94 | 626 | ||
| D | 332 | 32 | 623 | ||
| D | 466 | 42 | 508 | ||
| D | 441 | 18 | 460 | ||
| D | 300 | 30 | 331 | ||
| D | 414 | 5 | 419 | ||
| D | 314 | 29 | 343 | ||
| D | 482 | 11 | 495 | ||
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| D | 173 | 0 | 173 | ||
| D | 144 | 0 | 148 | ||
| D | 140 | 15 | 155 | ||
| D | 159 | 12 | 171 | ||
| D | 130 | 38 | 168 | ||
| D | 174 | 52 | 227 | ||
| D | 270 | 54 | 336 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.8%
American
8.4%
Irish
6.9%
German
2.9%
French
1.2%
Scottish
0.8%
African American
5.0%
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: 30.5 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
$59,489
Echols County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Echols County$59,489
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Echols 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
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.6%
speak English only
Spanish15.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander6.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 84.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Echols County, a rural south Georgia county of fewer than 4,000 residents, recorded an R+82.1 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided counties in the entire country.
The Republican margin here reached eighty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty-two points.
A population of 3,709, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,489 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grant Parish and Pottawatomie County. A non-English-speaking share of 22% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Echols County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Echols County, Georgia voted Republican by 82.1 points (R+82), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,438 votes cast, 127 went Democratic and 1,307 went Republican.
What is Echols County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Echols County, Georgia in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Echols County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Echols County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Echols County, Georgia?
Echols County, Georgia has a population of 3,709 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Echols County, Georgia?
Median household income in Echols County, Georgia is $59,489 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Echols County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Echols County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.