Pickens County, Georgia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 20,915 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0101 | 700 | 2,490 | 31 | 3,221 | 21.7% | 77.3% | R+55.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0808 | 523 | 1,978 | 9 | 2,510 | 20.8% | 78.8% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -1010 | 524 | 1,743 | 10 | 2,277 | 23.0% | 76.5% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -0909 | 288 | 1,872 | 13 | 2,173 | 13.3% | 86.1% | R+72.9 |
| Precinct -1212 | 279 | 1,656 | 6 | 1,941 | 14.4% | 85.3% | R+70.9 |
| Precinct -0202 | 289 | 1,607 | 9 | 1,905 | 15.2% | 84.4% | R+69.2 |
| Precinct -0707 | 191 | 1,395 | 15 | 1,601 | 11.9% | 87.1% | R+75.2 |
| Precinct -1111 | 289 | 1,308 | 4 | 1,601 | 18.1% | 81.7% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -0606 | 196 | 987 | 7 | 1,190 | 16.5% | 82.9% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -0404 | 103 | 964 | 3 | 1,070 | 9.6% | 90.1% | R+80.5 |
| Precinct -0303 | 87 | 711 | 1 | 799 | 10.9% | 89.0% | R+78.1 |
| Precinct -0505 | 53 | 570 | 4 | 627 | 8.5% | 90.9% | R+82.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −3.7% |
| 1896 | −20.4% |
| 1900 | −33.6% |
| 1904 | −37.1% |
| 1908 | −58.8% |
| 1912 | +14.4% |
| 1916 | +6.1% |
| 1920 | −31.0% |
| 1924 | −20.7% |
| 1928 | −41.7% |
| 1932 | +32.9% |
| 1936 | +7.5% |
| 1940 | +11.9% |
| 1944 | −1.0% |
| 1948 | −0.6% |
| 1952 | −0.6% |
| 1956 | −30.9% |
| 1960 | −13.8% |
| 1964 | −0.6% |
| 1968 | −26.3% |
| 1972 | −60.3% |
| 1976 | +45.1% |
| 1980 | +18.3% |
| 1984 | −35.6% |
| 1988 | −35.6% |
| 1992 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | −5.3% |
| 2000 | −36.6% |
| 2004 | −53.3% |
| 2008 | −57.9% |
| 2012 | −67.5% |
| 2016 | −68.5% |
| 2020 | −65.8% |
| 2024 | −65.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 17.3%2,589 | 80.3%12,050 | 15,003 |
| 2020 | R | 15.9%5,376 | 81.9%27,684 | 33,805 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 20,783 |
| 2018 | 22,577 |
| 2020 | 24,376 |
| 2022 | 26,292 |
| 2024 | 29,196 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+669 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +7,574 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $89,049 in average income, against $89,916 for residents who stayed — 1% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+29.4 on average — 36 points more Democratic-leaning than Pickens County, GA itself (R+65.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cherokee County, GA455R+39.0
- Gilmer County, GA118R+62.6
- Cobb County, GA94D+14.9
- Fulton County, GA86D+44.9
- Forsyth County, GA68R+33.1
- Gwinnett County, GA34D+16.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cherokee County, GA273
- Gilmer County, GA77
- Cobb County, GA53
- Fulton County, GA40
- Forsyth County, GA32
- Bartow County, GA31
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −73 |
| 2012 | −141 |
| 2013 | +122 |
| 2014 | +449 |
| 2015 | +294 |
| 2016 | +538 |
| 2017 | +930 |
| 2018 | +509 |
| 2019 | +625 |
| 2021 | +863 |
| 2022 | +914 |
| 2023 | +1,224 |
| 2024 | +651 |
| 2025 | +669 |
Pickens County, anchored by Jasper in the southern Appalachian foothills, recorded an R+65.8 margin in 2024—among the widest gaps in a state whose statewide results have grown consistently closer over the same period.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.1 points in 1976 and a Republican high of 68.5 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 65.8 points.
A population of 34,951, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,930 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gilmer County and White County.
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Pickens County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13227/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.