Gilmer County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+63%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+63MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 32,4262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,4992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+66 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Loudon County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gilmer CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gilmer 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 | +10.3% |
| 1896 | +16.8% |
| 1900 | +0.9% |
| 1904 | −5.7% |
| 1908 | −17.9% |
| 1912 | +66.4% |
| 1916 | +31.0% |
| 1920 | −9.6% |
| 1924 | −8.1% |
| 1928 | −31.3% |
| 1932 | +32.5% |
| 1936 | +3.7% |
| 1940 | +13.9% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | −18.6% |
| 1960 | −11.4% |
| 1964 | −0.2% |
| 1968 | −34.4% |
| 1972 | −56.1% |
| 1976 | +32.9% |
| 1980 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | −41.3% |
| 1988 | −41.9% |
| 1992 | −5.9% |
| 1996 | −10.3% |
| 2000 | −36.8% |
| 2004 | −48.9% |
| 2008 | −52.0% |
| 2012 | −63.0% |
| 2016 | −66.3% |
| 2020 | −63.5% |
| 2024 | −62.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,413 | 14,976 | 18,500 | ||
| R | 2,932 | 13,429 | 16,525 | ||
| R | 1,965 | 10,477 | 12,848 | ||
| R | 1,958 | 8,926 | 11,053 | ||
| R | 2,614 | 8,408 | 11,149 | ||
| R | 2,510 | 7,414 | 10,023 | ||
| R | 2,230 | 4,941 | 7,370 | ||
| R | 2,464 | 3,121 | 6,361 | ||
| R | 2,311 | 2,661 | 5,888 | ||
| R | 1,363 | 3,353 | 4,746 | ||
| R | 1,234 | 2,972 | 4,206 | ||
| D | 2,246 | 2,170 | 4,537 | ||
| D | 2,499 | 1,261 | 3,760 | ||
| R | 768 | 2,729 | 3,497 | ||
| R | 690 | 2,074 | 4,023 | ||
| R | 2,159 | 2,167 | 4,326 | ||
| R | 1,472 | 1,850 | 3,322 | ||
| R | 1,275 | 1,857 | 3,132 | ||
| D | 1,359 | 1,324 | 2,683 | ||
| D | 1,275 | 1,203 | 2,540 | ||
| D | 884 | 793 | 1,677 | ||
| D | 865 | 653 | 1,521 | ||
| D | 1,128 | 1,047 | 2,175 | ||
| D | 1,210 | 616 | 1,826 | ||
| R | 529 | 1,012 | 1,541 | ||
| R | 776 | 912 | 1,688 | ||
| R | 546 | 662 | 1,208 | ||
| D | 742 | 258 | 1,560 | ||
| D | 488 | 52 | 657 | ||
| R | 360 | 519 | 886 | ||
| R | 550 | 617 | 1,170 | ||
| D | 502 | 493 | 995 | ||
| D | 706 | 503 | 1,209 | ||
| D | 602 | 483 | 1,150 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.7%
German
12.2%
Irish
11.6%
American
8.0%
Scottish
3.4%
Italian
3.2%
French
1.9%
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: 50.0 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
$74,499
Gilmer County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gilmer County$74,499
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Gilmer 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 1821.9%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.1%
speak English only
Spanish8.3%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nestled in the Blue Ridge foothills northwest of Atlanta, Gilmer County has delivered some of Georgia's widest presidential margins, with Republican candidates consistently clearing 80% of the vote across recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-six points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-three points.
A median household income of $74,499, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 32,426 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Loudon County and Gordon County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gilmer County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gilmer County, Georgia voted Republican by 62.5 points (R+63), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,500 votes cast, 3,413 went Democratic and 14,976 went Republican.
What is Gilmer County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Gilmer 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Gilmer County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gilmer County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Gilmer County, Georgia?
Gilmer County, Georgia has a population of 32,426 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gilmer County, Georgia?
Median household income in Gilmer County, Georgia is $74,499 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Gilmer County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gilmer County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.