Pike County, Georgia: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+73%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+73MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,9032024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,7192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Appling County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pike CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pike 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 | +26.4% |
| 1896 | +9.7% |
| 1900 | +61.5% |
| 1904 | +58.8% |
| 1908 | +46.1% |
| 1912 | +77.9% |
| 1916 | +74.8% |
| 1920 | +64.0% |
| 1924 | +84.7% |
| 1928 | +50.0% |
| 1932 | +92.9% |
| 1936 | +71.7% |
| 1940 | +59.7% |
| 1944 | +69.6% |
| 1948 | +39.0% |
| 1952 | +62.7% |
| 1956 | +67.1% |
| 1960 | +60.2% |
| 1964 | −5.9% |
| 1968 | +11.9% |
| 1972 | −54.4% |
| 1976 | +42.1% |
| 1980 | +15.6% |
| 1984 | −21.3% |
| 1988 | −27.4% |
| 1992 | −4.2% |
| 1996 | −14.8% |
| 2000 | −39.8% |
| 2004 | −54.6% |
| 2008 | −60.6% |
| 2012 | −65.3% |
| 2016 | −68.9% |
| 2020 | −71.1% |
| 2024 | −73.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,648 | 10,864 | 12,549 | ||
| R | 1,505 | 9,127 | 10,720 | ||
| R | 1,240 | 7,278 | 8,766 | ||
| R | 1,356 | 6,668 | 8,139 | ||
| R | 1,575 | 6,547 | 8,203 | ||
| R | 1,506 | 5,193 | 6,749 | ||
| R | 1,413 | 3,358 | 4,885 | ||
| R | 1,474 | 2,054 | 3,911 | ||
| R | 1,651 | 1,822 | 4,104 | ||
| R | 1,176 | 2,074 | 3,274 | ||
| R | 1,203 | 1,855 | 3,058 | ||
| D | 1,755 | 1,271 | 3,094 | ||
| D | 1,903 | 776 | 2,679 | ||
| R | 423 | 1,432 | 1,855 | ||
| O | 632 | 345 | 2,419 | ||
| R | 946 | 1,064 | 2,010 | ||
| D | 1,028 | 255 | 1,283 | ||
| D | 1,067 | 210 | 1,277 | ||
| D | 1,248 | 286 | 1,534 | ||
| D | 256 | 72 | 472 | ||
| D | 742 | 133 | 875 | ||
| D | 829 | 209 | 1,038 | ||
| D | 910 | 149 | 1,062 | ||
| D | 1,021 | 33 | 1,064 | ||
| D | 714 | 238 | 952 | ||
| D | 895 | 41 | 1,008 | ||
| D | 1,277 | 280 | 1,557 | ||
| D | 766 | 65 | 937 | ||
| D | 751 | 34 | 920 | ||
| D | 727 | 230 | 1,078 | ||
| D | 662 | 92 | 969 | ||
| D | 759 | 168 | 961 | ||
| D | 890 | 724 | 1,710 | ||
| D | 1,195 | 649 | 2,067 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.8%
American
11.8%
Irish
6.8%
German
4.8%
Italian
1.4%
Scottish
1.2%
French
0.8%
African American
6.7%
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: 39.9 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
$86,719
Pike County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Pike County$86,719
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Pike County ranks in the top 10% 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
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.2%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pike County delivered a 73-point Republican margin in 2024, among the widest in Georgia, reflecting a pattern common to small, predominantly white exurban counties south of the Atlanta metro where Democratic vote share has eroded steadily over two decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-three points.
A median household income of $86,719, a 9% poverty rate, and a 88% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Appling County and West Carroll Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pike County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pike County, Georgia voted Republican by 73.4 points (R+73), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,549 votes cast, 1,648 went Democratic and 10,864 went Republican.
What is Pike County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Pike County, Georgia in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 Pike County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pike County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Pike County, Georgia?
Pike County, Georgia has a population of 19,903 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pike County, Georgia?
Median household income in Pike County, Georgia is $86,719 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Pike County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pike County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.