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1876–2024
Dalton, GA·Georgia

Dalton, GA has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+53 in 2024.

Carpet capital where manufacturing wages shape the ballot margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
LatestR+53in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population144,1602024 ACS

Dalton, GA, Georgia: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+53%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+53MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
144,1602024 5-year
Median household income
$67,6842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.0%2024 5-year
Black
2.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
31.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+67 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Dalton, GA
TrumpR+53
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2024 presidential margin by county for Dalton, GA, GAA map of the constituent counties of Dalton, GA, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Murray County, GA · R+72Whitfield County, GA · R+44
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican76.0%43,620
Kamala HarrisDemocratic23.4%13,412
OtherAll other candidates0.7%374
D+60
R+60
2 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: −52.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−52.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+43.6%
1896+25.6%
1900+9.2%
1904+8.5%
1908−17.5%
1912+44.5%
1916+56.7%
1920−12.7%
1924+20.9%
1928−12.7%
1932+66.6%
1936+41.5%
1940+49.5%
1944+42.3%
1948+41.0%
1952+29.3%
1956+6.4%
1960+3.9%
1964+27.0%
1968−16.7%
1972−62.4%
1976+44.4%
1980+22.9%
1984−38.1%
1988−45.2%
1992−17.5%
1996−17.5%
2000−36.9%
2004−46.4%
2008−41.5%
2012−47.1%
2016−51.2%
2020−49.1%
2024−52.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−52.6%
13,41243,62057,406
R
−49.1%
12,97238,57952,135
R
−51.2%
9,73731,87843,285
R
−47.1%
9,75227,74838,223
R
−41.5%
11,19327,41039,059
R
−46.4%
9,83227,04237,099
R
−36.9%
9,71821,39131,674
R
−17.5%
10,58115,65728,941
R
−17.5%
10,09915,25929,453
R
−45.2%
6,29716,75723,151
R
−38.1%
6,93315,47822,411
D
+22.9%
12,7857,94221,140
D
+44.4%
13,9865,38719,373
R
−62.4%
2,59911,23413,833
R
−16.7%
3,5416,10615,354
D
+27.0%
9,7565,61015,375
D
+3.9%
5,4805,07310,553
D
+6.4%
6,0835,34911,432
D
+29.3%
6,5013,55110,052
D
+41.0%
5,0721,8657,815
D
+42.3%
4,2021,7035,905
D
+49.5%
4,5611,5366,105
D
+41.5%
4,0781,6835,771
D
+66.6%
4,2588335,145
R
−12.7%
2,1362,7564,892
D
+20.9%
2,0541,3163,527
R
−12.7%
1,4901,9243,414
D
+56.7%
2,2553173,415
D
+44.5%
1,1271742,141
R
−17.5%
8981,3142,372
D
+8.5%
8396791,890
D
+9.2%
9487721,922
D
+25.6%
1,4148172,332
D
+43.6%
1,5744272,633
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
20.7%
American
8.9%
Irish
6.8%
German
4.4%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.1%
French
0.5%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.9%
2.2%
75–84
2.6%
3.9%
65–74
4.6%
6.1%
55–64
6.2%
6.4%
45–54
6.5%
6.4%
35–44
6.3%
6.9%
25–34
6.3%
4.9%
18–24
4.6%
9.4%
5–17
9.1%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,684
Dalton, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dalton, GA$67,684
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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.5%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)14.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.6%
speak English only
Spanish25.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
25.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
15.7%
Other Christian
11.4%
Methodist
4.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Dalton anchors the U.S. carpet and flooring industry, and its heavily Latino workforce—unusual for northwest Georgia—has made it a closely watched test case for Hispanic voter mobilization in a region that otherwise trends sharply red.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-seven points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points.

A population of 144,160, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,684 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Dalton, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dalton, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 52.6 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,406 votes cast, 13,412 went Democratic and 43,620 went Republican.
What is Dalton, GA, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Dalton, GA, Georgia in the "New American" 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 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dalton, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dalton, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Dalton, GA, Georgia?
Dalton, GA, Georgia has a population of 144,160 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dalton, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Dalton, GA, Georgia is $67,684 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Dalton, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dalton, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.