Wilkes County, Georgia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
7 precincts · 5,098 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -11 | 656 | 441 | 4 | 1,101 | 59.6% | 40.1% | D+19.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2A2A | 232 | 705 | 2 | 939 | 24.7% | 75.1% | R+50.4 |
| Precinct -4A4A | 274 | 510 | 3 | 787 | 34.8% | 64.8% | R+30.0 |
| Precinct -4B4B | 231 | 451 | 1 | 683 | 33.8% | 66.0% | R+32.2 |
| Precinct -3A3A | 467 | 194 | 2 | 663 | 70.4% | 29.3% | D+41.2 |
| Precinct -2B2B | 126 | 370 | 0 | 496 | 25.4% | 74.6% | R+49.2 |
| Precinct -3B3B | 126 | 300 | 3 | 429 | 29.4% | 69.9% | R+40.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +90.3% |
| 1896 | +73.7% |
| 1900 | +89.2% |
| 1904 | +74.2% |
| 1908 | +57.9% |
| 1912 | +89.0% |
| 1916 | +89.9% |
| 1920 | +97.3% |
| 1924 | +73.7% |
| 1928 | −3.3% |
| 1932 | +92.3% |
| 1936 | +84.9% |
| 1940 | +78.0% |
| 1944 | +71.2% |
| 1948 | +55.8% |
| 1952 | +68.0% |
| 1956 | +69.9% |
| 1960 | +63.8% |
| 1964 | −7.0% |
| 1968 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | −54.5% |
| 1976 | +39.5% |
| 1980 | +31.4% |
| 1984 | −7.3% |
| 1988 | −7.7% |
| 1992 | +10.6% |
| 1996 | +15.4% |
| 2000 | −2.6% |
| 2004 | −10.2% |
| 2008 | −7.7% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −16.1% |
| 2020 | −13.2% |
| 2024 | −16.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 40.7%1,680 | 58.2%2,402 | 4,128 |
| 2020 | R | 41.7%4,108 | 56.8%5,596 | 9,850 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,677 |
| 2018 | 6,701 |
| 2020 | 7,143 |
| 2022 | 7,126 |
| 2024 | 7,304 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+48 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −116 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,643 in average income, against $59,388 for residents who stayed — 8% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+38.3 on average — 55 points more Democratic-leaning than Wilkes County, GA itself (R+16.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Clarke County, GA22D+38.3
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −142 |
| 2012 | −128 |
| 2013 | −115 |
| 2014 | +32 |
| 2015 | −32 |
| 2016 | −99 |
| 2017 | +87 |
| 2018 | +33 |
| 2019 | −39 |
| 2021 | +32 |
| 2022 | +143 |
| 2023 | +21 |
| 2024 | +43 |
| 2025 | +48 |
Wilkes County, anchored by Washington, Georgia, sits in the northeastern Piedmont and has trended sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades despite a historically competitive past rooted in its majority-Black rural population.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 97.3 points in 1920 and a Republican high of 54.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.8 points.
A population of 9,549, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,043 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clarke County and Winston County.
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Wilkes County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13317/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.