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1876–2024
Fitzgerald, GA·Georgia

Fitzgerald, GA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+32 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
LatestR+32in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population17,0892024 ACS

Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+32MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
17,0892024 5-year
Median household income
$41,7582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.1%2024 5-year
Black
38.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Fitzgerald, GA
TrumpR+32
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.9%4,281
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.8%2,199
OtherAll other candidates0.3%21
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: −32.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−32.0%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
1908−0.5%
1912+60.2%
1916+80.5%
1920+40.1%
1924+42.1%
1928+37.2%
1932+84.3%
1936+77.4%
1940+73.6%
1944+69.2%
1948+64.1%
1952+49.2%
1956+59.0%
1960+54.2%
1964−15.7%
1968+6.4%
1972−49.9%
1976+50.1%
1980+26.7%
1984−10.9%
1988−3.5%
1992+19.5%
1996+16.7%
2000−3.2%
2004−20.8%
2008−13.7%
2012−14.8%
2016−27.6%
2020−26.2%
2024−32.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−32.0%
2,1994,2816,501
R
−26.2%
2,3924,1106,560
R
−27.6%
2,1013,7395,936
R
−14.8%
2,5123,3965,970
R
−13.7%
2,5903,4176,036
R
−20.8%
2,1803,3315,545
R
−3.2%
2,2342,3814,661
D
+16.7%
2,1981,5164,088
D
+19.5%
2,3481,4764,464
R
−3.5%
1,8672,0053,918
R
−10.9%
1,8592,3134,172
D
+26.7%
2,5441,4594,067
D
+50.1%
2,4498143,263
R
−49.9%
7032,1042,807
O
+6.4%
8766613,371
R
−15.7%
1,5232,0893,613
D
+54.2%
1,8815582,439
D
+59.0%
2,1505542,704
D
+49.2%
2,0486972,745
D
+64.1%
1,4382231,896
D
+69.2%
1,0461901,237
D
+73.6%
1,2061811,392
D
+77.4%
1,1471461,294
D
+84.3%
1,026851,116
D
+37.2%
1,0064601,466
D
+42.1%
507150847
D
+40.1%
543232775
D
+80.5%
6278769
D
+60.2%
53534832
R
−0.5%
407412972
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.9%
American
5.6%
Irish
3.3%
German
3.2%
Scottish
1.2%
French
0.7%
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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.3%
85+
1.3%
2.1%
75–84
3.2%
5.0%
65–74
6.2%
6.0%
55–64
6.9%
6.3%
45–54
6.2%
5.9%
35–44
6.5%
5.6%
25–34
6.8%
3.4%
18–24
4.0%
9.4%
5–17
9.0%
2.4%
<5
3.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$41,758
Fitzgerald, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fitzgerald, GA$41,758
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
25.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.3%
Working age (18–64)24.0%
Seniors (65+)17.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.7%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
40.5%
Other Christian
8.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.3%
Methodist
6.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.6%
Mainline Protestant
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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

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

A population of 17,089, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,758 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 32.0 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,501 votes cast, 2,199 went Democratic and 4,281 went Republican.
What is Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia in the "Black Belt" 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 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia?
Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia has a population of 17,089 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia is $41,758 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fitzgerald, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.