Oglethorpe County, Georgia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,5092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,0342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Madison County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Oglethorpe CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Oglethorpe County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +72.8% |
| 1896 | +80.7% |
| 1900 | +91.5% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +63.5% |
| 1912 | +76.4% |
| 1916 | +89.1% |
| 1920 | +90.5% |
| 1924 | +82.4% |
| 1928 | +59.7% |
| 1932 | +94.4% |
| 1936 | +75.7% |
| 1940 | +72.3% |
| 1944 | +68.4% |
| 1948 | +67.7% |
| 1952 | +75.1% |
| 1956 | +78.7% |
| 1960 | +81.7% |
| 1964 | −13.2% |
| 1968 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | −68.0% |
| 1976 | +39.1% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −26.3% |
| 1988 | −25.6% |
| 1992 | −2.7% |
| 1996 | −6.7% |
| 2000 | −27.1% |
| 2004 | −31.7% |
| 2008 | −29.7% |
| 2012 | −37.2% |
| 2016 | −41.9% |
| 2020 | −38.8% |
| 2024 | −42.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,515 | 6,255 | 8,822 | ||
| R | 2,436 | 5,593 | 8,131 | ||
| R | 1,831 | 4,625 | 6,674 | ||
| R | 1,914 | 4,251 | 6,285 | ||
| R | 2,232 | 4,144 | 6,447 | ||
| R | 1,899 | 3,688 | 5,638 | ||
| R | 1,519 | 2,706 | 4,385 | ||
| R | 1,570 | 1,826 | 3,802 | ||
| R | 1,491 | 1,590 | 3,703 | ||
| R | 1,154 | 1,951 | 3,116 | ||
| R | 1,238 | 2,122 | 3,360 | ||
| D | 1,611 | 1,187 | 2,856 | ||
| D | 1,854 | 811 | 2,665 | ||
| R | 326 | 1,712 | 2,038 | ||
| O | 483 | 383 | 2,603 | ||
| R | 864 | 1,126 | 1,990 | ||
| D | 1,406 | 142 | 1,548 | ||
| D | 1,404 | 167 | 1,571 | ||
| D | 1,461 | 208 | 1,669 | ||
| D | 819 | 62 | 1,118 | ||
| D | 922 | 173 | 1,095 | ||
| D | 818 | 131 | 950 | ||
| D | 845 | 115 | 964 | ||
| D | 1,240 | 34 | 1,278 | ||
| D | 813 | 205 | 1,018 | ||
| D | 1,748 | 129 | 1,965 | ||
| D | 844 | 42 | 886 | ||
| D | 657 | 18 | 717 | ||
| D | 503 | 33 | 615 | ||
| D | 495 | 67 | 674 | ||
| D | 719 | 5 | 835 | ||
| D | 625 | 20 | 661 | ||
| D | 1,242 | 106 | 1,408 | ||
| D | 896 | 63 | 1,144 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.4%
American
12.4%
Irish
9.3%
German
5.6%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.9%
French
1.4%
African American
12.3%
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: 43.2 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
$75,034
Oglethorpe County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Oglethorpe County$75,034
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Oglethorpe 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
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.6%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oglethorpe County sits in Georgia's northeastern Piedmont, where a sparse population of roughly 12,600 and an agricultural economy have produced some of the state's most consistent Republican presidential margins over the past decade.
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 forty-two points.
A population of 15,509, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,034 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison County and Gilmer County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Oglethorpe County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oglethorpe County, Georgia voted Republican by 42.4 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,822 votes cast, 2,515 went Democratic and 6,255 went Republican.
What is Oglethorpe County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oglethorpe County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Oglethorpe County, Georgia?
Oglethorpe County, Georgia has a population of 15,509 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oglethorpe County, Georgia?
Median household income in Oglethorpe County, Georgia is $75,034 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Oglethorpe County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oglethorpe 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.