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1876–2024
Cordele, GA·Georgia

Cordele, GA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+26 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
LatestR+26in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population19,7902024 ACS

Cordele, GA, Georgia: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+26%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+26MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
19,7902024 5-year
Median household income
$45,1052024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
49.7%2024 5-year
Black
45.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+97 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+68 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cordele, GA
TrumpR+26
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican62.8%5,099
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.9%2,993
OtherAll other candidates0.3%24
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: −25.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−25.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908+35.4%
1912+90.2%
1916+84.1%
1920+74.4%
1924+87.8%
1928+13.1%
1932+96.6%
1936+85.6%
1940+77.8%
1944+69.4%
1948+50.9%
1952+38.1%
1956+50.3%
1960+42.1%
1964−31.0%
1968+1.6%
1972−68.3%
1976+47.7%
1980+28.8%
1984−15.3%
1988−26.5%
1992+6.3%
1996+3.5%
2000−18.1%
2004−24.1%
2008−17.7%
2012−13.7%
2016−22.7%
2020−24.9%
2024−25.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−25.9%
2,9935,0998,116
R
−24.9%
2,9864,9878,039
R
−22.7%
2,8374,5497,549
R
−13.7%
3,1674,1827,400
R
−17.7%
3,0854,4247,550
R
−24.1%
2,3573,8656,254
R
−18.1%
2,2683,2855,609
D
+3.5%
2,5042,3215,296
D
+6.3%
2,6102,2535,709
R
−26.5%
1,6902,9164,633
R
−15.3%
2,1282,8955,023
D
+28.8%
3,4031,8615,347
D
+47.7%
3,7471,3285,075
R
−68.3%
6823,6234,305
O
+1.6%
1,0179355,223
R
−31.0%
1,7563,3375,093
D
+42.1%
2,3659633,328
D
+50.3%
2,5268353,361
D
+38.1%
2,1169493,065
D
+50.9%
1,2252211,973
D
+69.4%
1,1992171,416
D
+77.8%
1,0491291,182
D
+85.6%
1,029791,110
D
+96.6%
72510740
D
+13.1%
523402925
D
+87.8%
43921476
D
+74.4%
56583648
D
+84.1%
5774681
D
+90.2%
64412701
D
+35.4%
452206695
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.0%
English
7.4%
Irish
3.0%
Scottish
3.0%
German
1.8%
Italian
1.1%
French
1.0%
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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.3%
85+
2.2%
2.8%
75–84
2.9%
5.6%
65–74
5.9%
6.6%
55–64
6.8%
5.6%
45–54
5.1%
6.1%
35–44
7.5%
4.3%
25–34
6.3%
4.3%
18–24
4.1%
9.1%
5–17
7.9%
3.3%
<5
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$45,105
Cordele, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cordele, GA$45,105
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
23.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.2%
Working age (18–64)20.5%
Seniors (65+)25.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
36.5%
Methodist
8.5%
Other Christian
8.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cordele, GA sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-seven points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.

A population of 19,790, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,105 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cordele, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cordele, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 25.9 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,116 votes cast, 2,993 went Democratic and 5,099 went Republican.
What is Cordele, GA, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Cordele, GA, Georgia in the "Evangelical Deep South" 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 18 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cordele, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cordele, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Cordele, GA, Georgia?
Cordele, GA, Georgia has a population of 19,790 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cordele, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Cordele, GA, Georgia is $45,105 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Cordele, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cordele, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.