Floyd County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 99,6932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,5652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lumpkin County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Floyd CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Floyd 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 | +37.0% |
| 1896 | +31.1% |
| 1900 | +38.0% |
| 1904 | +51.6% |
| 1908 | +25.7% |
| 1912 | +78.0% |
| 1916 | +81.1% |
| 1920 | +48.5% |
| 1924 | +55.8% |
| 1928 | −7.3% |
| 1932 | +86.5% |
| 1936 | +79.9% |
| 1940 | +71.4% |
| 1944 | +61.8% |
| 1948 | +46.7% |
| 1952 | +30.3% |
| 1956 | +5.4% |
| 1960 | +9.2% |
| 1964 | −5.9% |
| 1968 | −16.0% |
| 1972 | −64.2% |
| 1976 | +32.5% |
| 1980 | +19.0% |
| 1984 | −27.0% |
| 1988 | −26.3% |
| 1992 | −2.7% |
| 1996 | −7.7% |
| 2000 | −22.0% |
| 2004 | −35.9% |
| 2008 | −36.4% |
| 2012 | −39.8% |
| 2016 | −42.9% |
| 2020 | −41.1% |
| 2024 | −42.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,862 | 31,631 | 44,738 | ||
| R | 12,008 | 29,123 | 41,648 | ||
| R | 9,159 | 24,114 | 34,860 | ||
| R | 9,640 | 22,733 | 32,927 | ||
| R | 10,691 | 23,132 | 34,213 | ||
| R | 10,038 | 21,400 | 31,676 | ||
| R | 10,282 | 16,194 | 26,825 | ||
| R | 10,464 | 12,426 | 25,378 | ||
| R | 11,614 | 12,378 | 27,860 | ||
| R | 8,548 | 14,697 | 23,386 | ||
| R | 8,873 | 15,437 | 24,310 | ||
| D | 13,710 | 9,220 | 23,596 | ||
| D | 15,151 | 7,713 | 22,864 | ||
| R | 3,372 | 15,485 | 18,857 | ||
| O | 4,036 | 7,470 | 21,512 | ||
| R | 8,750 | 9,849 | 18,636 | ||
| D | 7,350 | 6,108 | 13,458 | ||
| D | 6,633 | 5,955 | 12,588 | ||
| D | 8,477 | 4,532 | 13,009 | ||
| D | 5,247 | 1,689 | 7,611 | ||
| D | 4,764 | 1,123 | 5,887 | ||
| D | 5,528 | 912 | 6,461 | ||
| D | 5,499 | 612 | 6,119 | ||
| D | 4,342 | 300 | 4,672 | ||
| R | 1,494 | 1,730 | 3,224 | ||
| D | 1,922 | 470 | 2,604 | ||
| D | 1,923 | 667 | 2,590 | ||
| D | 2,137 | 50 | 2,573 | ||
| D | 1,837 | 63 | 2,275 | ||
| D | 1,204 | 677 | 2,047 | ||
| D | 1,692 | 466 | 2,378 | ||
| D | 1,450 | 638 | 2,135 | ||
| D | 2,150 | 1,117 | 3,324 | ||
| D | 1,742 | 684 | 2,858 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
20.3%
Irish
11.6%
American
10.1%
German
5.7%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.6%
French
0.7%
African American
11.0%
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: 38.2 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
$65,565
Floyd County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Floyd County$65,565
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Floyd 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
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.1%
Working age (18–64)13.8%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Floyd County, home to the small city of Rome, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep-red alignment of Georgia's Ridge and Valley region outside the Atlanta metro.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A median household income of $65,565, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 99,693 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lumpkin County and Loudon County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Floyd County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Floyd County, Georgia voted Republican by 42.0 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,738 votes cast, 12,862 went Democratic and 31,631 went Republican.
What is Floyd County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Floyd 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 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Floyd County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Floyd County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Floyd County, Georgia?
Floyd County, Georgia has a population of 99,693 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Floyd County, Georgia?
Median household income in Floyd County, Georgia is $65,565 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Floyd County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Floyd County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.