Liberty County, Georgia: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+17MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 67,3972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,4562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 38.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 42.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kemper County, MS · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Liberty CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Liberty 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 | −23.3% |
| 1896 | −45.9% |
| 1900 | −9.4% |
| 1904 | −0.5% |
| 1908 | −24.4% |
| 1912 | +62.2% |
| 1916 | +58.6% |
| 1920 | +26.8% |
| 1924 | +70.9% |
| 1928 | −0.5% |
| 1932 | +88.0% |
| 1936 | +76.0% |
| 1940 | +59.8% |
| 1944 | +59.5% |
| 1948 | +57.7% |
| 1952 | +47.4% |
| 1956 | −4.0% |
| 1960 | +26.2% |
| 1964 | +20.5% |
| 1968 | +27.8% |
| 1972 | −31.5% |
| 1976 | +54.5% |
| 1980 | +34.0% |
| 1984 | −7.1% |
| 1988 | −3.2% |
| 1992 | +12.9% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | +28.4% |
| 2012 | +30.2% |
| 2016 | +21.0% |
| 2020 | +24.0% |
| 2024 | +17.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 13,459 | 9,441 | 23,028 | ||
| D | 13,099 | 7,959 | 21,389 | ||
| D | 9,556 | 6,134 | 16,279 | ||
| D | 10,457 | 5,565 | 16,195 | ||
| D | 10,474 | 5,828 | 16,376 | ||
| D | 6,619 | 6,131 | 12,809 | ||
| D | 5,347 | 4,455 | 9,972 | ||
| D | 4,462 | 3,042 | 8,129 | ||
| D | 3,853 | 2,832 | 7,895 | ||
| R | 2,906 | 3,100 | 6,050 | ||
| R | 2,803 | 3,229 | 6,032 | ||
| D | 3,099 | 1,507 | 4,683 | ||
| D | 3,328 | 979 | 4,307 | ||
| R | 1,217 | 2,337 | 3,554 | ||
| D | 1,572 | 592 | 3,529 | ||
| D | 2,212 | 1,458 | 3,670 | ||
| D | 1,590 | 929 | 2,519 | ||
| R | 892 | 967 | 1,859 | ||
| D | 1,448 | 517 | 1,965 | ||
| D | 820 | 121 | 1,212 | ||
| D | 481 | 122 | 603 | ||
| D | 407 | 102 | 510 | ||
| D | 369 | 49 | 421 | ||
| D | 289 | 18 | 308 | ||
| R | 201 | 203 | 404 | ||
| D | 334 | 39 | 416 | ||
| D | 303 | 175 | 478 | ||
| D | 245 | 26 | 374 | ||
| D | 251 | 29 | 357 | ||
| R | 219 | 412 | 792 | ||
| R | 242 | 245 | 628 | ||
| R | 248 | 304 | 593 | ||
| R | 237 | 646 | 891 | ||
| R | 419 | 736 | 1,359 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.9%
American
5.5%
Irish
5.3%
English
5.2%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
1.4%
French
0.7%
African American
33.8%
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: 29.0 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
$60,456
Liberty County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Liberty County$60,456
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Liberty 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
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.3%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)26.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Liberty County's outsized military presence — home to one of the Army's largest installations — produces an unusually young, racially diverse population that has backed Democratic presidential candidates by double digits in each of the last several cycles.
The Democratic margin here once reached eighty-eight points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventeen points.
A population of 67,397, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,456 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kemper County and Franklin city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Liberty County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Liberty County, Georgia voted Democratic by 17.4 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,028 votes cast, 13,459 went Democratic and 9,441 went Republican.
What is Liberty County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Liberty County, Georgia in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Liberty County, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Liberty County, Georgia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Liberty County, Georgia?
Liberty County, Georgia has a population of 67,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Liberty County, Georgia?
Median household income in Liberty County, Georgia is $60,456 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Liberty County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Liberty County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.