Fannin County, Georgia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 25,7422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,0732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Towns County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fannin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fannin 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 | −19.6% |
| 1896 | −28.9% |
| 1900 | +18.4% |
| 1904 | −4.7% |
| 1908 | −23.7% |
| 1912 | +30.6% |
| 1916 | +30.5% |
| 1920 | −32.7% |
| 1924 | −20.9% |
| 1928 | −36.2% |
| 1932 | −17.7% |
| 1936 | −10.2% |
| 1940 | −12.0% |
| 1944 | −20.8% |
| 1948 | −16.2% |
| 1952 | −20.6% |
| 1956 | −28.8% |
| 1960 | −31.4% |
| 1964 | −9.6% |
| 1968 | −38.1% |
| 1972 | −59.9% |
| 1976 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | −11.5% |
| 1984 | −35.8% |
| 1988 | −33.4% |
| 1992 | −4.9% |
| 1996 | −9.1% |
| 2000 | −32.5% |
| 2004 | −42.8% |
| 2008 | −49.1% |
| 2012 | −57.9% |
| 2016 | −64.9% |
| 2020 | −64.6% |
| 2024 | −64.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,807 | 13,232 | 16,158 | ||
| R | 2,571 | 12,169 | 14,850 | ||
| R | 1,923 | 9,632 | 11,876 | ||
| R | 2,028 | 7,857 | 10,060 | ||
| R | 2,611 | 7,807 | 10,584 | ||
| R | 2,727 | 6,862 | 9,664 | ||
| R | 2,736 | 5,463 | 8,390 | ||
| R | 2,741 | 3,373 | 6,930 | ||
| R | 2,902 | 3,255 | 7,195 | ||
| R | 2,123 | 4,271 | 6,427 | ||
| R | 1,965 | 4,159 | 6,124 | ||
| R | 2,526 | 3,196 | 5,829 | ||
| D | 3,402 | 2,646 | 6,048 | ||
| R | 949 | 3,783 | 4,732 | ||
| R | 1,229 | 3,475 | 5,892 | ||
| R | 2,834 | 3,433 | 6,268 | ||
| R | 1,579 | 3,022 | 4,601 | ||
| R | 1,945 | 3,521 | 5,466 | ||
| R | 1,913 | 2,904 | 4,817 | ||
| R | 1,998 | 2,789 | 4,870 | ||
| R | 1,298 | 1,980 | 3,278 | ||
| R | 1,771 | 2,256 | 4,027 | ||
| R | 1,540 | 1,890 | 3,430 | ||
| R | 1,375 | 1,967 | 3,342 | ||
| R | 811 | 1,730 | 2,541 | ||
| R | 1,079 | 1,650 | 2,732 | ||
| R | 549 | 1,083 | 1,632 | ||
| O | 720 | 166 | 1,819 | ||
| D | 451 | 168 | 924 | ||
| R | 420 | 681 | 1,101 | ||
| R | 456 | 504 | 1,020 | ||
| D | 533 | 367 | 900 | ||
| R | 507 | 920 | 1,431 | ||
| R | 431 | 646 | 1,097 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.2%
German
13.8%
Irish
12.4%
American
8.5%
Scottish
3.3%
Italian
2.1%
Polish
1.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 54.0 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
$57,073
Fannin County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fannin County$57,073
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Fannin 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
13.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.6%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 21.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fannin County, anchored by the mountain town of Blue Ridge, has returned Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles, making it one of the most consistently one-sided counties in a statewide battleground.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 2016. The 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A population of 25,742, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,073 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Towns County and Union County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fannin County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fannin County, Georgia voted Republican by 64.5 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,158 votes cast, 2,807 went Democratic and 13,232 went Republican.
What is Fannin County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Fannin 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Fannin County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fannin County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Fannin County, Georgia?
Fannin County, Georgia has a population of 25,742 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fannin County, Georgia?
Median household income in Fannin County, Georgia is $57,073 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Fannin County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fannin County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.