Lumpkin County, Georgia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,5052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,4482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Floyd County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lumpkin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lumpkin 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 | +11.4% |
| 1896 | −2.2% |
| 1900 | +14.1% |
| 1904 | +32.7% |
| 1908 | +9.0% |
| 1912 | +58.5% |
| 1916 | +58.7% |
| 1920 | −13.9% |
| 1924 | +51.5% |
| 1928 | +19.0% |
| 1932 | +83.9% |
| 1936 | +58.8% |
| 1940 | +68.8% |
| 1944 | +61.7% |
| 1948 | +54.8% |
| 1952 | +45.9% |
| 1956 | +17.6% |
| 1960 | +27.7% |
| 1964 | +16.3% |
| 1968 | −13.7% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +61.6% |
| 1980 | +30.0% |
| 1984 | −28.4% |
| 1988 | −35.0% |
| 1992 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | −12.1% |
| 2000 | −34.2% |
| 2004 | −51.8% |
| 2008 | −51.8% |
| 2012 | −60.2% |
| 2016 | −59.1% |
| 2020 | −58.2% |
| 2024 | −61.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,356 | 14,339 | 17,874 | ||
| R | 3,126 | 12,163 | 15,531 | ||
| R | 2,220 | 9,619 | 12,517 | ||
| R | 2,055 | 8,647 | 10,948 | ||
| R | 2,586 | 8,326 | 11,075 | ||
| R | 2,091 | 6,690 | 8,878 | ||
| R | 2,121 | 4,427 | 6,750 | ||
| R | 1,949 | 2,576 | 5,166 | ||
| D | 2,010 | 1,972 | 5,036 | ||
| R | 1,286 | 2,688 | 4,000 | ||
| R | 1,110 | 1,991 | 3,101 | ||
| D | 1,951 | 1,024 | 3,085 | ||
| D | 2,301 | 547 | 2,848 | ||
| R | 385 | 1,477 | 1,862 | ||
| O | 396 | 687 | 2,131 | ||
| D | 1,189 | 855 | 2,045 | ||
| D | 875 | 495 | 1,370 | ||
| D | 693 | 486 | 1,179 | ||
| D | 997 | 370 | 1,367 | ||
| D | 547 | 142 | 739 | ||
| D | 896 | 212 | 1,108 | ||
| D | 899 | 165 | 1,067 | ||
| D | 617 | 160 | 777 | ||
| D | 924 | 81 | 1,005 | ||
| D | 560 | 381 | 941 | ||
| D | 357 | 111 | 478 | ||
| R | 155 | 205 | 360 | ||
| D | 455 | 55 | 681 | ||
| D | 279 | 29 | 427 | ||
| D | 261 | 218 | 479 | ||
| D | 525 | 253 | 831 | ||
| D | 410 | 308 | 721 | ||
| R | 436 | 456 | 901 | ||
| D | 361 | 269 | 810 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.3%
American
10.4%
Irish
9.5%
German
9.0%
Scottish
3.3%
Italian
2.8%
French
1.8%
African American
1.7%
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: 36.5 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
$77,448
Lumpkin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Lumpkin County$77,448
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Lumpkin County ranks in the top 25% 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
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)5.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
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 74.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lumpkin County, home to Dahlonega and the southern Appalachian foothills, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep-red alignment typical of rural North Georgia mountain communities.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A population of 34,505, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,448 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Floyd County and Pickens County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lumpkin County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lumpkin County, Georgia voted Republican by 61.4 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,874 votes cast, 3,356 went Democratic and 14,339 went Republican.
What is Lumpkin County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Lumpkin County, Georgia in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lumpkin County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lumpkin County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Lumpkin County, Georgia?
Lumpkin County, Georgia has a population of 34,505 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lumpkin County, Georgia?
Median household income in Lumpkin County, Georgia is $77,448 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Lumpkin County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lumpkin County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.