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Brunswick-St. Simons, GA·Georgia

Brunswick-St. Simons, GA has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+34 in 2024.

Coastal Golden Isles corridor where retiree growth reshapes Glynn County margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
LatestR+34in 2024
TypologyStable Rural Rightcluster typology
Population115,0742024 ACS

Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia: Stable Rural Right metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+34MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population
115,0742024 5-year
Median household income
$66,0402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.4%2024 5-year
Black
21.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+86 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
TrumpR+34
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2024 presidential margin by county for Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, GAA map of the constituent counties of Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Glynn County, GA · R+26Brantley County, GA · R+82McIntosh County, GA · R+29
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican66.8%40,049
Kamala HarrisDemocratic32.6%19,508
OtherAll other candidates0.6%356
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −34.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−34.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−0.1%
1896−3.7%
1900+32.5%
1904+11.7%
1908+14.3%
1912+86.5%
1916+75.6%
1920+52.0%
1924+45.1%
1928−14.7%
1932+81.3%
1936+77.1%
1940+76.8%
1944+63.4%
1948+31.0%
1952+21.2%
1956+7.6%
1960+21.1%
1964−9.0%
1968+1.4%
1972−49.6%
1976+37.1%
1980+12.9%
1984−20.3%
1988−19.7%
1992−4.6%
1996−13.2%
2000−26.1%
2004−33.6%
2008−26.5%
2012−29.7%
2016−34.0%
2020−30.9%
2024−34.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−34.3%
19,50840,04959,913
R
−30.9%
19,19036,62356,426
R
−34.0%
14,69730,56646,675
R
−29.7%
15,75329,26645,565
R
−26.5%
16,70028,84145,847
R
−33.6%
12,74325,77838,747
R
−26.1%
11,19719,23030,787
R
−13.2%
11,47915,26228,684
R
−4.6%
12,38913,81030,723
R
−19.7%
9,31613,93823,442
R
−20.3%
9,88714,91524,802
D
+12.9%
11,7108,97221,199
D
+37.1%
13,7316,29620,027
R
−49.6%
4,17312,39716,570
O
+1.4%
4,5074,27716,679
R
−9.0%
7,8149,36717,185
D
+21.1%
5,7113,7219,432
D
+7.6%
4,9034,2129,115
D
+21.2%
5,1543,3548,508
D
+31.0%
3,3321,4026,216
D
+63.4%
2,9416583,602
D
+76.8%
3,4424473,899
D
+77.1%
2,7603533,121
D
+81.3%
2,2262272,459
R
−14.7%
8561,1512,007
D
+45.1%
9773361,422
D
+52.0%
541171712
D
+75.6%
59165696
D
+86.5%
58818659
D
+14.3%
6144591,087
D
+11.7%
6455061,190
D
+32.5%
9334651,438
R
−3.7%
8268911,775
R
−0.1%
1,3301,3322,682
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.8%
Irish
9.3%
American
7.2%
German
7.1%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
0.9%
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: 43.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
3.0%
75–84
4.1%
6.1%
65–74
7.0%
6.5%
55–64
7.5%
5.6%
45–54
6.4%
5.8%
35–44
6.2%
5.7%
25–34
6.1%
3.9%
18–24
3.6%
7.8%
5–17
7.5%
2.5%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,040
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$66,040
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.8%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.1%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
15.7%
Other Christian
8.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.3%
Methodist
6.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Brunswick anchors a small metro that has drawn steady in-migration of affluent retirees to St. Simons and Sea Island, gradually shifting a historically stable conservative coastal county into a more closely watched battleground for local and statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-six points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.

A population of 115,074, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,040 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,913 votes cast, 19,508 went Democratic and 40,049 went Republican.
What is Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia in the "Stable Rural Right" typology. 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 metro has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia?
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia has a population of 115,074 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia is $66,040 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.