Pickens County, Georgia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+66%. Republican peak: R+68 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+66MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,9512024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,9302024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 1976MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Rabun County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pickens CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pickens 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 | −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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,522 | 17,281 | 20,915 | ||
| R | 2,808 | 14,075 | 17,116 | ||
| R | 1,979 | 11,651 | 14,120 | ||
| R | 1,975 | 10,547 | 12,702 | ||
| R | 2,595 | 10,004 | 12,786 | ||
| R | 2,444 | 8,115 | 10,639 | ||
| R | 2,489 | 5,488 | 8,201 | ||
| R | 2,693 | 3,041 | 6,566 | ||
| D | 2,359 | 2,332 | 5,748 | ||
| R | 1,430 | 3,021 | 4,474 | ||
| R | 1,329 | 2,801 | 4,130 | ||
| D | 2,358 | 1,612 | 4,077 | ||
| D | 2,571 | 973 | 3,544 | ||
| R | 520 | 2,101 | 2,621 | ||
| R | 677 | 1,659 | 3,728 | ||
| R | 1,930 | 1,955 | 3,885 | ||
| R | 1,473 | 1,943 | 3,416 | ||
| R | 1,236 | 2,341 | 3,577 | ||
| R | 1,312 | 1,328 | 2,640 | ||
| R | 1,239 | 1,255 | 2,722 | ||
| R | 780 | 795 | 1,575 | ||
| D | 1,124 | 884 | 2,020 | ||
| D | 1,223 | 1,053 | 2,276 | ||
| D | 1,472 | 743 | 2,215 | ||
| R | 543 | 1,319 | 1,862 | ||
| R | 754 | 1,149 | 1,907 | ||
| R | 437 | 830 | 1,267 | ||
| D | 497 | 420 | 1,261 | ||
| O | 324 | 190 | 931 | ||
| R | 187 | 731 | 925 | ||
| R | 347 | 810 | 1,248 | ||
| R | 295 | 599 | 904 | ||
| R | 458 | 693 | 1,151 | ||
| R | 580 | 627 | 1,283 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.5%
Irish
12.2%
American
9.9%
German
9.7%
Scottish
4.6%
Italian
3.9%
French
1.9%
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: 46.7 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
$78,930
Pickens County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Pickens County$78,930
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Pickens 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
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 2016. The 2024 margin was sixty-six 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 Rabun County and Union County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pickens County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pickens County, Georgia voted Republican by 65.8 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,915 votes cast, 3,522 went Democratic and 17,281 went Republican.
What is Pickens County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Pickens 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pickens County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pickens County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Pickens County, Georgia?
Pickens County, Georgia has a population of 34,951 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pickens County, Georgia?
Median household income in Pickens County, Georgia is $78,930 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Pickens County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pickens County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.