Oconee County, Georgia: Realigning Affluent Suburb county. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,5512024 5-year
- Median household income
- $121,2172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lee County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Oconee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Oconee 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 | +11.3% |
| 1896 | −4.1% |
| 1900 | +20.4% |
| 1904 | +18.0% |
| 1908 | +19.9% |
| 1912 | +53.2% |
| 1916 | +75.0% |
| 1920 | +51.9% |
| 1924 | +60.2% |
| 1928 | +6.8% |
| 1932 | +87.0% |
| 1936 | +47.0% |
| 1940 | +56.1% |
| 1944 | +49.0% |
| 1948 | +51.9% |
| 1952 | +55.6% |
| 1956 | +57.3% |
| 1960 | +60.8% |
| 1964 | −7.3% |
| 1968 | −11.8% |
| 1972 | −62.8% |
| 1976 | +30.6% |
| 1980 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | −40.6% |
| 1988 | −36.2% |
| 1992 | −17.1% |
| 1996 | −24.1% |
| 2000 | −39.6% |
| 2004 | −45.7% |
| 2008 | −42.6% |
| 2012 | −48.6% |
| 2016 | −38.5% |
| 2020 | −33.5% |
| 2024 | −35.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,620 | 18,424 | 27,370 | ||
| R | 8,162 | 16,595 | 25,168 | ||
| R | 5,581 | 13,425 | 20,353 | ||
| R | 4,421 | 13,098 | 17,859 | ||
| R | 4,825 | 12,120 | 17,132 | ||
| R | 3,789 | 10,276 | 14,199 | ||
| R | 3,184 | 7,611 | 11,168 | ||
| R | 2,992 | 5,116 | 8,813 | ||
| R | 2,745 | 4,125 | 8,076 | ||
| R | 1,990 | 4,265 | 6,282 | ||
| R | 1,467 | 3,471 | 4,938 | ||
| D | 2,141 | 2,065 | 4,367 | ||
| D | 2,228 | 1,184 | 3,412 | ||
| R | 464 | 2,029 | 2,493 | ||
| O | 414 | 713 | 2,532 | ||
| R | 1,073 | 1,241 | 2,314 | ||
| D | 1,218 | 297 | 1,515 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 314 | 1,470 | ||
| D | 1,182 | 337 | 1,519 | ||
| D | 579 | 94 | 935 | ||
| D | 570 | 195 | 765 | ||
| D | 635 | 177 | 817 | ||
| D | 483 | 173 | 659 | ||
| D | 664 | 39 | 718 | ||
| D | 344 | 300 | 644 | ||
| D | 279 | 46 | 387 | ||
| D | 341 | 108 | 449 | ||
| D | 497 | 0 | 663 | ||
| D | 208 | 1 | 389 | ||
| O | 136 | 51 | 427 | ||
| O | 198 | 99 | 549 | ||
| D | 251 | 148 | 505 | ||
| R | 330 | 358 | 689 | ||
| O | 282 | 178 | 920 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.3%
Irish
10.5%
German
10.1%
American
9.0%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.2%
Italian
1.9%
African American
2.9%
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: 41.1 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
$121,217
Oconee County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Oconee County$121,217
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Oconee County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
6.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.3%
Working age (18–64)6.3%
Seniors (65+)5.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.1%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander3.9%
Spanish3.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
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 68.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oconee County sits just east of Athens-Clarke County yet votes in near-mirror-image fashion, posting Republican presidential margins above 35 points while its population has roughly doubled since 2000 on the strength of exurban growth.
Once reliably Republican — a margin of sixty-three points in 1972 at its widest — Oconee County has trended Democratic. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
A median household income of $121,217 — among the higher at this geographic scale — and a population of 43,551 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lee County and Hall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Oconee County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oconee County, Georgia voted Republican by 35.8 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,370 votes cast, 8,620 went Democratic and 18,424 went Republican.
What is Oconee County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Oconee County, Georgia in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology — College-educated, affluent suburbs — the one bloc moving toward the Democratic Party. 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 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 4 times.
When did Oconee County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oconee County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Oconee County, Georgia?
Oconee County, Georgia has a population of 43,551 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oconee County, Georgia?
Median household income in Oconee County, Georgia is $121,217 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Oconee County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oconee County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.