Walker County, Georgia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 68,7622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,4692024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Holmes County, FL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Walker CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Walker County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
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 | +50.5% |
| 1896 | +28.7% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | +24.0% |
| 1908 | −9.9% |
| 1912 | +39.4% |
| 1916 | +55.1% |
| 1920 | +11.5% |
| 1924 | +32.3% |
| 1928 | −25.8% |
| 1932 | +68.7% |
| 1936 | +66.8% |
| 1940 | +67.2% |
| 1944 | +56.5% |
| 1948 | +49.8% |
| 1952 | +20.7% |
| 1956 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | −4.3% |
| 1968 | −12.1% |
| 1972 | −69.4% |
| 1976 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | −2.0% |
| 1984 | −36.4% |
| 1988 | −37.5% |
| 1992 | −13.0% |
| 1996 | −11.8% |
| 2000 | −31.7% |
| 2004 | −43.5% |
| 2008 | −46.8% |
| 2012 | −49.9% |
| 2016 | −60.4% |
| 2020 | −59.3% |
| 2024 | −59.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,436 | 25,462 | 32,160 | ||
| R | 5,769 | 23,174 | 29,354 | ||
| R | 4,215 | 18,950 | 24,379 | ||
| R | 5,274 | 16,247 | 21,996 | ||
| R | 6,095 | 17,110 | 23,542 | ||
| R | 5,986 | 15,340 | 21,502 | ||
| R | 6,341 | 12,326 | 18,895 | ||
| R | 6,743 | 8,817 | 17,598 | ||
| R | 6,217 | 8,489 | 17,488 | ||
| R | 4,753 | 10,487 | 15,280 | ||
| R | 5,000 | 10,734 | 15,734 | ||
| R | 6,809 | 7,088 | 14,132 | ||
| D | 8,007 | 4,807 | 12,814 | ||
| R | 1,574 | 8,728 | 10,302 | ||
| O | 1,930 | 3,664 | 14,321 | ||
| R | 5,454 | 5,939 | 11,401 | ||
| D | 4,566 | 4,027 | 8,593 | ||
| D | 3,693 | 3,552 | 7,245 | ||
| D | 4,366 | 2,866 | 7,232 | ||
| D | 3,418 | 980 | 4,895 | ||
| D | 2,753 | 765 | 3,519 | ||
| D | 2,859 | 558 | 3,424 | ||
| D | 2,313 | 458 | 2,776 | ||
| D | 2,255 | 405 | 2,691 | ||
| R | 1,053 | 1,786 | 2,839 | ||
| D | 1,740 | 878 | 2,672 | ||
| D | 1,347 | 1,069 | 2,416 | ||
| D | 1,883 | 439 | 2,622 | ||
| D | 771 | 215 | 1,411 | ||
| R | 754 | 925 | 1,729 | ||
| D | 858 | 512 | 1,444 | ||
| D | 752 | 566 | 1,372 | ||
| D | 1,045 | 569 | 1,659 | ||
| D | 1,138 | 300 | 1,658 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
20.8%
American
14.1%
Irish
13.1%
German
7.0%
Scottish
2.9%
Italian
2.0%
French
0.9%
African American
2.5%
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: 42.1 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
$59,469
Walker County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Walker County$59,469
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Walker 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
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other languages0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tucked into Georgia's northwest corner against Lookout Mountain, Walker County recorded an R+59.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions and reflecting the deep-red voting patterns typical of rural Appalachian Georgia.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A population of 68,762, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,469 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Holmes County and Stephens County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Walker County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13295/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More stable rural right counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Walker County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Walker County, Georgia voted Republican by 59.2 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,160 votes cast, 6,436 went Democratic and 25,462 went Republican.
What is Walker County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Walker 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 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Walker County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Walker County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Walker County, Georgia?
Walker County, Georgia has a population of 68,762 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Walker County, Georgia?
Median household income in Walker County, Georgia is $59,469 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Walker County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Walker County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.