White County, Georgia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,8102024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,6662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Walton County, FL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of White CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for White 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 | +37.3% |
| 1896 | +24.8% |
| 1900 | +27.6% |
| 1904 | +17.0% |
| 1908 | −18.2% |
| 1912 | +51.6% |
| 1916 | +74.9% |
| 1920 | −11.6% |
| 1924 | +48.9% |
| 1928 | −34.9% |
| 1932 | +89.1% |
| 1936 | +57.6% |
| 1940 | +74.3% |
| 1944 | +62.7% |
| 1948 | +69.5% |
| 1952 | +60.3% |
| 1956 | +40.2% |
| 1960 | +45.9% |
| 1964 | +28.8% |
| 1968 | −13.9% |
| 1972 | −63.5% |
| 1976 | +54.5% |
| 1980 | +25.6% |
| 1984 | −37.0% |
| 1988 | −43.8% |
| 1992 | −13.8% |
| 1996 | −20.2% |
| 2000 | −40.4% |
| 2004 | −56.7% |
| 2008 | −58.5% |
| 2012 | −66.3% |
| 2016 | −67.9% |
| 2020 | −66.2% |
| 2024 | −68.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,609 | 14,136 | 16,883 | ||
| R | 2,411 | 12,222 | 14,816 | ||
| R | 1,674 | 9,761 | 11,912 | ||
| R | 1,671 | 8,651 | 10,523 | ||
| R | 2,174 | 8,467 | 10,761 | ||
| R | 2,016 | 7,403 | 9,504 | ||
| R | 2,014 | 4,857 | 7,043 | ||
| R | 1,864 | 2,959 | 5,420 | ||
| R | 1,756 | 2,477 | 5,229 | ||
| R | 1,028 | 2,648 | 3,696 | ||
| R | 1,090 | 2,369 | 3,459 | ||
| D | 2,017 | 1,175 | 3,287 | ||
| D | 2,125 | 625 | 2,750 | ||
| R | 343 | 1,537 | 1,880 | ||
| O | 435 | 762 | 2,355 | ||
| D | 1,520 | 840 | 2,363 | ||
| D | 1,784 | 662 | 2,446 | ||
| D | 1,099 | 469 | 1,568 | ||
| D | 1,139 | 282 | 1,421 | ||
| D | 497 | 59 | 630 | ||
| D | 706 | 161 | 869 | ||
| D | 754 | 111 | 865 | ||
| D | 599 | 161 | 760 | ||
| D | 936 | 53 | 991 | ||
| R | 274 | 568 | 842 | ||
| D | 476 | 158 | 650 | ||
| R | 209 | 264 | 473 | ||
| D | 639 | 6 | 845 | ||
| D | 152 | 11 | 273 | ||
| R | 121 | 183 | 340 | ||
| D | 297 | 179 | 694 | ||
| D | 191 | 100 | 330 | ||
| D | 274 | 159 | 464 | ||
| D | 390 | 92 | 800 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.3%
American
14.3%
Irish
13.8%
German
10.3%
Scottish
3.9%
Italian
2.2%
Polish
2.1%
African American
1.5%
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: 45.6 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
$70,666
White County ranks near the middle of US counties.
White County$70,666
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
White 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
12.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.2%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nestled in the Blue Ridge foothills northeast of Atlanta, White County has recorded some of the widest Republican presidential margins in a state that has become a closely watched battleground, reflecting its overwhelmingly rural, white, non-college demographic profile.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A population of 28,810, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,666 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Walton County and Coffee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did White County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, White County, Georgia voted Republican by 68.3 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,883 votes cast, 2,609 went Democratic and 14,136 went Republican.
What is White County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places White 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did White County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which White County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in White County, Georgia?
White County, Georgia has a population of 28,810 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in White County, Georgia?
Median household income in White County, Georgia is $70,666 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of White County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in White County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.