Long County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,3742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,8082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 24.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1960MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Irwin County, GA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Long CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Long 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | +85.1% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +92.7% |
| 1936 | +70.8% |
| 1940 | +61.2% |
| 1944 | +42.3% |
| 1948 | +60.8% |
| 1952 | +24.4% |
| 1956 | +61.9% |
| 1960 | −52.7% |
| 1964 | +68.9% |
| 1968 | +23.7% |
| 1972 | −52.8% |
| 1976 | +69.7% |
| 1980 | +39.5% |
| 1984 | −14.8% |
| 1988 | −11.4% |
| 1992 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −31.6% |
| 2008 | −24.1% |
| 2012 | −22.6% |
| 2016 | −30.8% |
| 2020 | −26.4% |
| 2024 | −29.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,476 | 4,557 | 7,056 | ||
| R | 2,033 | 3,528 | 5,656 | ||
| R | 1,360 | 2,626 | 4,117 | ||
| R | 1,442 | 2,306 | 3,815 | ||
| R | 1,288 | 2,119 | 3,450 | ||
| R | 1,033 | 1,994 | 3,041 | ||
| R | 975 | 1,320 | 2,314 | ||
| D | 936 | 791 | 1,972 | ||
| D | 874 | 719 | 1,957 | ||
| R | 681 | 858 | 1,551 | ||
| R | 816 | 1,099 | 1,915 | ||
| D | 1,202 | 514 | 1,743 | ||
| D | 1,243 | 222 | 1,465 | ||
| R | 236 | 764 | 1,000 | ||
| O | 574 | 156 | 1,767 | ||
| D | 1,336 | 246 | 1,582 | ||
| R | 278 | 898 | 1,176 | ||
| D | 1,195 | 281 | 1,476 | ||
| D | 691 | 420 | 1,111 | ||
| D | 337 | 25 | 513 | ||
| D | 318 | 129 | 447 | ||
| D | 319 | 76 | 397 | ||
| D | 305 | 51 | 359 | ||
| D | 430 | 14 | 449 | ||
| R | 166 | 401 | 567 | ||
| D | 499 | 19 | 564 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
10.1%
American
7.9%
German
7.3%
English
6.3%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.1%
French
0.5%
African American
19.2%
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: 34.0 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
$68,808
Long County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Long County$68,808
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Long 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
17.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.5%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Long County's small population and deep-rural character have produced consistent double-digit Republican margins for over a decade, with 2024's R+29.5 result continuing a pattern driven by a sparse, predominantly white non-college electorate.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A median household income of $68,808, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 18,374 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Irwin County and Butts County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Long County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Long County, Georgia voted Republican by 29.5 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,056 votes cast, 2,476 went Democratic and 4,557 went Republican.
What is Long County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Long 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 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Long County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Long County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Long County, Georgia?
Long County, Georgia has a population of 18,374 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Long County, Georgia?
Median household income in Long County, Georgia is $68,808 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Long County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Long County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.