Whitfield County, Georgia: New American county. In 2024, voted R+44%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 103,5982024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,0702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 37.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bay County, FL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Whitfield CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Whitfield 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 | +45.3% |
| 1896 | +25.2% |
| 1900 | +15.6% |
| 1904 | +11.1% |
| 1908 | −12.9% |
| 1912 | +47.8% |
| 1916 | +59.3% |
| 1920 | −16.9% |
| 1924 | +28.5% |
| 1928 | −17.7% |
| 1932 | +65.3% |
| 1936 | +47.6% |
| 1940 | +52.2% |
| 1944 | +46.5% |
| 1948 | +40.3% |
| 1952 | +25.0% |
| 1956 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | −7.0% |
| 1964 | +23.4% |
| 1968 | −18.3% |
| 1972 | −62.9% |
| 1976 | +39.9% |
| 1980 | +20.0% |
| 1984 | −38.7% |
| 1988 | −46.7% |
| 1992 | −21.0% |
| 1996 | −21.3% |
| 2000 | −37.8% |
| 2004 | −46.8% |
| 2008 | −40.0% |
| 2012 | −44.8% |
| 2016 | −44.2% |
| 2020 | −40.7% |
| 2024 | −44.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,953 | 28,655 | 39,938 | ||
| R | 10,670 | 25,636 | 36,746 | ||
| R | 7,937 | 21,537 | 30,776 | ||
| R | 7,210 | 19,305 | 26,968 | ||
| R | 8,167 | 19,230 | 27,677 | ||
| R | 6,933 | 19,297 | 26,399 | ||
| R | 7,034 | 15,852 | 23,302 | ||
| R | 7,720 | 12,368 | 21,817 | ||
| R | 7,335 | 12,003 | 22,239 | ||
| R | 4,618 | 12,761 | 17,451 | ||
| R | 5,284 | 11,957 | 17,241 | ||
| D | 9,691 | 6,404 | 16,439 | ||
| D | 10,475 | 4,498 | 14,973 | ||
| R | 1,955 | 8,591 | 10,546 | ||
| R | 2,723 | 4,828 | 11,508 | ||
| D | 7,330 | 4,546 | 11,880 | ||
| R | 3,604 | 4,148 | 7,752 | ||
| D | 4,264 | 4,205 | 8,469 | ||
| D | 4,661 | 2,795 | 7,456 | ||
| D | 3,419 | 1,249 | 5,391 | ||
| D | 2,827 | 1,032 | 3,859 | ||
| D | 3,162 | 991 | 4,159 | ||
| D | 2,481 | 877 | 3,367 | ||
| D | 2,384 | 483 | 2,912 | ||
| R | 1,154 | 1,650 | 2,804 | ||
| D | 1,236 | 668 | 1,996 | ||
| R | 762 | 1,073 | 1,835 | ||
| D | 1,093 | 16 | 1,816 | ||
| D | 761 | 106 | 1,370 | ||
| R | 586 | 775 | 1,463 | ||
| D | 569 | 427 | 1,275 | ||
| D | 587 | 412 | 1,123 | ||
| D | 857 | 494 | 1,440 | ||
| D | 1,021 | 264 | 1,670 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.2%
American
8.7%
Irish
6.3%
German
3.8%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
French
0.7%
African American
2.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 36.6 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
$67,070
Whitfield County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Whitfield County$67,070
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Whitfield 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
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.8%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)15.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.5%
speak English only
Spanish30.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Whitfield County, home to Dalton's carpet manufacturing hub, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting a predominantly white, working-class electorate with deep ties to industrial employment.
Whitfield County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of sixty-five points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved four points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,070, and a population of 103,598. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bay County and Jessamine 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.
Whitfield County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13313/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More new american counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Whitfield County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Whitfield County, Georgia voted Republican by 44.3 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,938 votes cast, 10,953 went Democratic and 28,655 went Republican.
What is Whitfield County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Whitfield County, Georgia in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Whitfield County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Whitfield County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Whitfield County, Georgia?
Whitfield County, Georgia has a population of 103,598 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Whitfield County, Georgia?
Median household income in Whitfield County, Georgia is $67,070 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Whitfield County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Whitfield County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.