Heard County, Georgia: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,7732024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,8682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gilchrist County, FL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Heard CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Heard 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 | +41.0% |
| 1896 | +62.5% |
| 1900 | +88.1% |
| 1904 | +75.9% |
| 1908 | +81.8% |
| 1912 | +78.4% |
| 1916 | +83.6% |
| 1920 | +94.1% |
| 1924 | +79.1% |
| 1928 | +11.7% |
| 1932 | +95.0% |
| 1936 | +64.6% |
| 1940 | +49.0% |
| 1944 | +50.1% |
| 1948 | +74.1% |
| 1952 | +73.2% |
| 1956 | +70.2% |
| 1960 | +74.2% |
| 1964 | +13.6% |
| 1968 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | −63.6% |
| 1976 | +57.3% |
| 1980 | +20.7% |
| 1984 | −29.6% |
| 1988 | −27.8% |
| 1992 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | −24.0% |
| 2004 | −41.5% |
| 2008 | −49.5% |
| 2012 | −52.9% |
| 2016 | −61.9% |
| 2020 | −68.5% |
| 2024 | −71.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 859 | 5,335 | 6,225 | ||
| R | 824 | 4,516 | 5,391 | ||
| R | 743 | 3,370 | 4,244 | ||
| R | 948 | 3,160 | 4,178 | ||
| R | 1,042 | 3,133 | 4,225 | ||
| R | 1,148 | 2,788 | 3,956 | ||
| R | 1,178 | 1,947 | 3,198 | ||
| D | 1,248 | 1,170 | 2,844 | ||
| D | 1,456 | 1,190 | 3,273 | ||
| R | 874 | 1,551 | 2,432 | ||
| R | 810 | 1,492 | 2,302 | ||
| D | 1,348 | 875 | 2,283 | ||
| D | 1,593 | 433 | 2,026 | ||
| R | 276 | 1,239 | 1,515 | ||
| O | 356 | 303 | 1,812 | ||
| D | 1,061 | 807 | 1,869 | ||
| D | 1,224 | 181 | 1,405 | ||
| D | 1,106 | 194 | 1,300 | ||
| D | 1,189 | 184 | 1,373 | ||
| D | 670 | 77 | 800 | ||
| D | 557 | 185 | 742 | ||
| D | 647 | 221 | 870 | ||
| D | 725 | 155 | 883 | ||
| D | 989 | 24 | 1,016 | ||
| D | 493 | 390 | 883 | ||
| D | 327 | 35 | 369 | ||
| D | 461 | 14 | 475 | ||
| D | 439 | 11 | 512 | ||
| D | 326 | 11 | 402 | ||
| D | 203 | 5 | 242 | ||
| D | 361 | 9 | 464 | ||
| D | 548 | 32 | 586 | ||
| D | 620 | 138 | 771 | ||
| D | 837 | 322 | 1,257 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.3%
Irish
13.5%
English
11.9%
German
4.6%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.5%
Italian
0.9%
African American
6.2%
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: 41.1 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
$65,868
Heard County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Heard County$65,868
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Heard 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
17.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.4%
Working age (18–64)16.4%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Other languages1.4%
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Heard County, a small Piedmont community west of Atlanta with a population just over 11,000, delivered a 72-point Republican margin in 2024 — among the widest in a state that has become a national bellwether.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A median household income of $65,868, a 18% poverty rate, and a 85% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gilchrist County and Lamar County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Heard County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Heard County, Georgia voted Republican by 71.9 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,225 votes cast, 859 went Democratic and 5,335 went Republican.
What is Heard County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Heard County, Georgia in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Heard County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Heard County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Heard County, Georgia?
Heard County, Georgia has a population of 11,773 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Heard County, Georgia?
Median household income in Heard County, Georgia is $65,868 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Heard County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Heard County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.