Marion County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+30%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,5092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,6672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+90 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- West Feliciana Parish, LA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Marion CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Marion 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 | +4.2% |
| 1896 | −27.8% |
| 1900 | +38.2% |
| 1904 | +43.3% |
| 1908 | +13.4% |
| 1912 | +71.8% |
| 1916 | +61.5% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +75.1% |
| 1928 | +52.4% |
| 1932 | +90.0% |
| 1936 | +74.1% |
| 1940 | +77.3% |
| 1944 | +75.5% |
| 1948 | +44.0% |
| 1952 | +56.3% |
| 1956 | +59.3% |
| 1960 | +61.5% |
| 1964 | −32.6% |
| 1968 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | −67.7% |
| 1976 | +63.7% |
| 1980 | +34.2% |
| 1984 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | +21.1% |
| 1996 | +16.4% |
| 2000 | −9.4% |
| 2004 | −13.4% |
| 2008 | −12.3% |
| 2012 | −10.1% |
| 2016 | −22.2% |
| 2020 | −26.6% |
| 2024 | −30.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,253 | 2,348 | 3,621 | ||
| R | 1,311 | 2,275 | 3,624 | ||
| R | 1,213 | 1,921 | 3,190 | ||
| R | 1,412 | 1,733 | 3,179 | ||
| R | 1,381 | 1,772 | 3,184 | ||
| R | 1,275 | 1,670 | 2,957 | ||
| R | 982 | 1,187 | 2,184 | ||
| D | 977 | 678 | 1,821 | ||
| D | 1,145 | 711 | 2,056 | ||
| D | 844 | 804 | 1,652 | ||
| D | 951 | 846 | 1,797 | ||
| D | 1,174 | 567 | 1,773 | ||
| D | 1,314 | 291 | 1,605 | ||
| R | 164 | 850 | 1,014 | ||
| O | 247 | 186 | 1,282 | ||
| R | 365 | 719 | 1,085 | ||
| D | 645 | 154 | 799 | ||
| D | 618 | 158 | 776 | ||
| D | 651 | 182 | 833 | ||
| D | 283 | 45 | 541 | ||
| D | 501 | 70 | 571 | ||
| D | 605 | 77 | 683 | ||
| D | 420 | 62 | 483 | ||
| D | 455 | 24 | 479 | ||
| D | 365 | 114 | 479 | ||
| D | 272 | 31 | 321 | ||
| D | 236 | 180 | 416 | ||
| D | 330 | 42 | 468 | ||
| D | 233 | 17 | 301 | ||
| D | 217 | 155 | 461 | ||
| D | 247 | 51 | 453 | ||
| D | 280 | 116 | 429 | ||
| R | 223 | 409 | 670 | ||
| D | 436 | 387 | 1,155 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.9%
American
7.8%
Irish
5.5%
German
3.2%
Polish
1.1%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.9%
African American
21.8%
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: 41.9 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
$51,667
Marion County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Marion County$51,667
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Marion County ranks in the bottom 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
20.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.1%
Working age (18–64)17.7%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Marion's roughly 7,100 residents have delivered lopsided presidential margins for decades, making it one of the more predictable counties in a state that has grown increasingly competitive at the statewide level.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.
A median household income of $51,667, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,509 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of West Feliciana Parish and Taylor County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Marion County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marion County, Georgia voted Republican by 30.2 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,621 votes cast, 1,253 went Democratic and 2,348 went Republican.
What is Marion County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Marion 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 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Marion County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marion County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Marion County, Georgia?
Marion County, Georgia has a population of 7,509 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marion County, Georgia?
Median household income in Marion County, Georgia is $51,667 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Marion County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marion County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.