Murray County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Republican peak: R+72 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 40,5622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,2532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+68 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Dade County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Murray CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Murray County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +40.5% |
| 1896 | +26.2% |
| 1900 | +0.1% |
| 1904 | +2.9% |
| 1908 | −25.0% |
| 1912 | +38.7% |
| 1916 | +53.8% |
| 1920 | −7.8% |
| 1924 | +11.1% |
| 1928 | −5.9% |
| 1932 | +68.2% |
| 1936 | +32.9% |
| 1940 | +43.9% |
| 1944 | +34.4% |
| 1948 | +42.8% |
| 1952 | +41.8% |
| 1956 | +22.8% |
| 1960 | +34.0% |
| 1964 | +39.0% |
| 1968 | −12.0% |
| 1972 | −60.8% |
| 1976 | +59.6% |
| 1980 | +33.1% |
| 1984 | −36.2% |
| 1988 | −40.6% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −6.0% |
| 2000 | −34.1% |
| 2004 | −45.3% |
| 2008 | −45.3% |
| 2012 | −52.4% |
| 2016 | −68.3% |
| 2020 | −69.1% |
| 2024 | −71.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,459 | 14,965 | 17,468 | ||
| R | 2,302 | 12,943 | 15,389 | ||
| R | 1,800 | 10,341 | 12,509 | ||
| R | 2,542 | 8,443 | 11,255 | ||
| R | 3,026 | 8,180 | 11,382 | ||
| R | 2,899 | 7,745 | 10,700 | ||
| R | 2,684 | 5,539 | 8,372 | ||
| R | 2,861 | 3,289 | 7,124 | ||
| R | 2,764 | 3,256 | 7,214 | ||
| R | 1,679 | 3,996 | 5,700 | ||
| R | 1,649 | 3,521 | 5,170 | ||
| D | 3,094 | 1,538 | 4,701 | ||
| D | 3,511 | 889 | 4,400 | ||
| R | 644 | 2,643 | 3,287 | ||
| O | 818 | 1,278 | 3,846 | ||
| D | 2,426 | 1,064 | 3,495 | ||
| D | 1,876 | 925 | 2,801 | ||
| D | 1,819 | 1,144 | 2,963 | ||
| D | 1,840 | 756 | 2,596 | ||
| D | 1,653 | 616 | 2,424 | ||
| D | 1,375 | 671 | 2,046 | ||
| D | 1,399 | 545 | 1,946 | ||
| D | 1,597 | 806 | 2,404 | ||
| D | 1,874 | 350 | 2,233 | ||
| R | 982 | 1,106 | 2,088 | ||
| D | 818 | 648 | 1,531 | ||
| R | 728 | 851 | 1,579 | ||
| D | 1,162 | 301 | 1,599 | ||
| D | 366 | 68 | 771 | ||
| R | 312 | 539 | 909 | ||
| D | 270 | 252 | 615 | ||
| D | 361 | 360 | 799 | ||
| D | 557 | 323 | 892 | ||
| D | 553 | 163 | 963 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
24.4%
American
9.4%
Irish
8.1%
German
5.8%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
0.7%
Italian
0.5%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 39.4 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
$69,253
Murray County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Murray County$69,253
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Murray 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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.6%
speak English only
Spanish12.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nestled in the Blue Ridge foothills, Murray County recorded a 71.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions — a pattern consistent with rural Appalachian Georgia's long shift toward the GOP.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A median household income of $69,253, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 40,562 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dade County and Columbia County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Murray County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Murray County, Georgia voted Republican by 71.6 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,468 votes cast, 2,459 went Democratic and 14,965 went Republican.
What is Murray County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Murray 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Murray County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Murray County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Murray County, Georgia?
Murray County, Georgia has a population of 40,562 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Murray County, Georgia?
Median household income in Murray County, Georgia is $69,253 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Murray County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Murray County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.