Greene County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,1092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,2722024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Stonewall County, TX · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Greene CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Greene 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 | −4.6% |
| 1896 | −21.6% |
| 1900 | +23.3% |
| 1904 | +27.5% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +75.2% |
| 1916 | +70.6% |
| 1920 | +58.6% |
| 1924 | +61.6% |
| 1928 | +43.8% |
| 1932 | +89.1% |
| 1936 | +87.4% |
| 1940 | +81.4% |
| 1944 | +79.1% |
| 1948 | +70.5% |
| 1952 | +70.8% |
| 1956 | +57.6% |
| 1960 | +71.6% |
| 1964 | +42.3% |
| 1968 | +28.0% |
| 1972 | −29.3% |
| 1976 | +59.1% |
| 1980 | +45.1% |
| 1984 | +10.9% |
| 1988 | +11.8% |
| 1992 | +23.5% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | −16.2% |
| 2004 | −18.8% |
| 2008 | −15.1% |
| 2012 | −22.5% |
| 2016 | −25.7% |
| 2020 | −26.5% |
| 2024 | −28.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,514 | 8,215 | 12,786 | ||
| R | 4,088 | 7,068 | 11,247 | ||
| R | 3,199 | 5,490 | 8,919 | ||
| R | 3,201 | 5,071 | 8,327 | ||
| R | 3,339 | 4,532 | 7,919 | ||
| R | 2,774 | 4,069 | 6,877 | ||
| R | 2,137 | 2,980 | 5,197 | ||
| D | 2,115 | 1,702 | 4,015 | ||
| D | 2,259 | 1,307 | 4,058 | ||
| D | 1,818 | 1,432 | 3,260 | ||
| D | 1,992 | 1,599 | 3,591 | ||
| D | 2,571 | 961 | 3,573 | ||
| D | 2,534 | 652 | 3,186 | ||
| R | 919 | 1,679 | 2,598 | ||
| D | 1,635 | 652 | 3,510 | ||
| D | 2,698 | 1,093 | 3,791 | ||
| D | 1,979 | 328 | 2,307 | ||
| D | 2,012 | 541 | 2,553 | ||
| D | 2,323 | 397 | 2,720 | ||
| D | 1,213 | 92 | 1,590 | ||
| D | 1,246 | 144 | 1,394 | ||
| D | 1,497 | 148 | 1,658 | ||
| D | 1,348 | 86 | 1,444 | ||
| D | 918 | 52 | 972 | ||
| D | 627 | 245 | 872 | ||
| D | 558 | 77 | 781 | ||
| D | 681 | 178 | 859 | ||
| D | 676 | 53 | 882 | ||
| D | 525 | 10 | 685 | ||
| R | 412 | 428 | 1,068 | ||
| D | 451 | 201 | 910 | ||
| D | 493 | 303 | 815 | ||
| R | 575 | 910 | 1,553 | ||
| R | 684 | 777 | 2,043 | ||
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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%
American
8.5%
Irish
8.1%
German
7.2%
Scottish
2.0%
Polish
1.6%
Italian
1.4%
African American
23.8%
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: 53.1 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
$86,272
Greene County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Greene County$86,272
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Greene County ranks in the top 10% 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
9.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.1%
Working age (18–64)8.1%
Seniors (65+)5.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Greene County sits along Lake Oconee in Georgia's Piedmont, where a growing retiree and resort population has accompanied a steady rightward shift in federal elections over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached twenty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A median household income of $86,272, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 20,109 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stonewall County and Cottle County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greene County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greene County, Georgia voted Republican by 28.9 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,786 votes cast, 4,514 went Democratic and 8,215 went Republican.
What is Greene County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Greene 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 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Greene County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greene County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Greene County, Georgia?
Greene County, Georgia has a population of 20,109 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greene County, Georgia?
Median household income in Greene County, Georgia is $86,272 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Greene County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greene County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 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.