Rabun County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 17,3122024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,4932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Union County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rabun CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rabun 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 | +68.6% |
| 1896 | +58.6% |
| 1900 | +55.2% |
| 1904 | +49.7% |
| 1908 | +14.9% |
| 1912 | +68.6% |
| 1916 | +60.6% |
| 1920 | +35.9% |
| 1924 | +56.8% |
| 1928 | +31.7% |
| 1932 | +83.2% |
| 1936 | +70.7% |
| 1940 | +84.0% |
| 1944 | +74.2% |
| 1948 | +60.1% |
| 1952 | +49.2% |
| 1956 | +54.2% |
| 1960 | +54.0% |
| 1964 | +53.0% |
| 1968 | −3.4% |
| 1972 | −60.3% |
| 1976 | +60.5% |
| 1980 | +36.0% |
| 1984 | −26.7% |
| 1988 | −27.1% |
| 1992 | −0.5% |
| 1996 | −5.7% |
| 2000 | −31.4% |
| 2004 | −41.1% |
| 2008 | −45.9% |
| 2012 | −56.2% |
| 2016 | −60.2% |
| 2020 | −57.4% |
| 2024 | −56.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,222 | 8,151 | 10,492 | ||
| R | 1,984 | 7,474 | 9,568 | ||
| R | 1,444 | 6,287 | 8,048 | ||
| R | 1,559 | 5,754 | 7,465 | ||
| R | 2,001 | 5,487 | 7,599 | ||
| R | 1,918 | 4,650 | 6,643 | ||
| R | 1,776 | 3,451 | 5,341 | ||
| R | 1,943 | 2,213 | 4,767 | ||
| R | 1,878 | 1,902 | 4,622 | ||
| R | 1,301 | 2,278 | 3,608 | ||
| R | 1,267 | 2,191 | 3,458 | ||
| D | 2,327 | 1,070 | 3,495 | ||
| D | 2,398 | 591 | 2,989 | ||
| R | 366 | 1,477 | 1,843 | ||
| O | 590 | 680 | 2,679 | ||
| D | 1,796 | 551 | 2,347 | ||
| D | 1,552 | 464 | 2,016 | ||
| D | 1,391 | 413 | 1,804 | ||
| D | 1,320 | 449 | 1,769 | ||
| D | 747 | 165 | 969 | ||
| D | 1,247 | 185 | 1,432 | ||
| D | 958 | 82 | 1,043 | ||
| D | 948 | 162 | 1,111 | ||
| D | 893 | 78 | 979 | ||
| D | 590 | 306 | 896 | ||
| D | 454 | 117 | 593 | ||
| D | 312 | 147 | 459 | ||
| D | 633 | 87 | 901 | ||
| D | 327 | 12 | 459 | ||
| D | 233 | 171 | 417 | ||
| D | 364 | 121 | 489 | ||
| D | 244 | 70 | 315 | ||
| D | 404 | 101 | 517 | ||
| D | 448 | 81 | 535 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.4%
American
12.3%
Irish
9.7%
German
6.8%
Scottish
2.8%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.5%
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: 50.1 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
$67,493
Rabun County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rabun County$67,493
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Rabun County ranks near the middle 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
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.9%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tucked into Georgia's northeastern corner where the Blue Ridge Mountains meet the Carolinas, Rabun County's rural, overwhelmingly white population has produced some of the state's widest Republican presidential margins for over a decade.
The Republican margin here reached sixty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.
A median household income of $67,493, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 17,312 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union County and Pickens County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rabun County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rabun County, Georgia voted Republican by 56.5 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,492 votes cast, 2,222 went Democratic and 8,151 went Republican.
What is Rabun County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Rabun County, Georgia in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rabun County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rabun County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Rabun County, Georgia?
Rabun County, Georgia has a population of 17,312 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rabun County, Georgia?
Median household income in Rabun County, Georgia is $67,493 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Rabun County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rabun County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.