A small northwest Georgia metro anchored by Gordon County's manufacturing base
Calhoun anchors one of the most carpet-and-flooring-intensive economies in the country, drawing a growing Latino workforce that has gradually shifted the area's demographic profile while the broader region remains heavily Republican in federal contests.
| Group | Calhoun, GA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 80.2% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 13.4% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 3.7% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.9% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.9% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.8% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -46.5pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.3% | 62.0% | — | — | |
| 11.1% | 20.0% | — | — | |
| 4.5% | 8.2% | — | — | |
| 4.3% | 7.8% | — | — | |
| 1.1% | 2.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.9% | 1.6% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 44.7% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Calhoun, GA metro area? 211,043 residents across 4 counties.
14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 19pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+28 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+61.7 | R+70.1 | 8.4pp |