Grady County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,1082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,9802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 28.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Miller County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Grady CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Grady 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | +23.7% |
| 1912 | +75.4% |
| 1916 | +79.7% |
| 1920 | +58.5% |
| 1924 | +85.7% |
| 1928 | +45.5% |
| 1932 | +94.2% |
| 1936 | +81.8% |
| 1940 | +72.9% |
| 1944 | +76.3% |
| 1948 | +58.3% |
| 1952 | +62.5% |
| 1956 | +68.9% |
| 1960 | +62.2% |
| 1964 | −22.5% |
| 1968 | +14.9% |
| 1972 | −62.0% |
| 1976 | +51.3% |
| 1980 | +19.6% |
| 1984 | −26.4% |
| 1988 | −22.6% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | −17.5% |
| 2004 | −24.1% |
| 2008 | −23.9% |
| 2012 | −26.6% |
| 2016 | −32.8% |
| 2020 | −31.9% |
| 2024 | −38.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,290 | 7,385 | 10,718 | ||
| R | 3,619 | 7,034 | 10,707 | ||
| R | 3,013 | 6,053 | 9,265 | ||
| R | 3,419 | 5,924 | 9,413 | ||
| R | 3,539 | 5,775 | 9,365 | ||
| R | 3,092 | 5,068 | 8,201 | ||
| R | 2,721 | 3,894 | 6,703 | ||
| D | 2,862 | 2,674 | 6,185 | ||
| D | 2,520 | 2,370 | 6,033 | ||
| R | 1,883 | 2,989 | 4,892 | ||
| R | 2,261 | 3,886 | 6,147 | ||
| D | 3,023 | 2,018 | 5,117 | ||
| D | 3,758 | 1,209 | 4,967 | ||
| R | 874 | 3,732 | 4,606 | ||
| O | 1,425 | 561 | 5,803 | ||
| R | 1,887 | 2,983 | 4,870 | ||
| D | 2,541 | 592 | 3,133 | ||
| D | 2,697 | 496 | 3,193 | ||
| D | 2,782 | 643 | 3,425 | ||
| D | 1,516 | 244 | 2,180 | ||
| D | 1,661 | 223 | 1,884 | ||
| D | 1,461 | 224 | 1,697 | ||
| D | 1,659 | 163 | 1,829 | ||
| D | 2,184 | 60 | 2,254 | ||
| D | 1,172 | 439 | 1,611 | ||
| D | 1,449 | 100 | 1,574 | ||
| D | 887 | 232 | 1,119 | ||
| D | 675 | 39 | 798 | ||
| D | 453 | 21 | 573 | ||
| D | 463 | 238 | 949 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.7%
English
10.0%
Irish
7.6%
German
3.1%
Scottish
1.5%
French
0.8%
Italian
0.6%
African American
23.1%
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: 39.4 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
$58,980
Grady County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grady County$58,980
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Grady 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
20.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.0%
Working age (18–64)17.4%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.2%
speak English only
Spanish11.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grady County sits along the Florida border with an economy rooted in agriculture, and its roughly 24,000 residents have moved sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, producing margins above 35 points in recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A median household income of $58,980, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 26,108 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Miller County and Richland Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grady County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grady County, Georgia voted Republican by 38.2 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,718 votes cast, 3,290 went Democratic and 7,385 went Republican.
What is Grady County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Grady 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 18 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Grady County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grady County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Grady County, Georgia?
Grady County, Georgia has a population of 26,108 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grady County, Georgia?
Median household income in Grady County, Georgia is $58,980 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Grady County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grady County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.