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1876–2024
Gainesville, GA·Georgia

Gainesville, GA has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+44 in 2024.

Fast-growing exurb where Latino population growth is reshaping Hall County's electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
LatestR+44in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population212,7052024 ACS

Gainesville, GA, Georgia: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+44%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+44MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
212,7052024 5-year
Median household income
$80,9012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.3%2024 5-year
Black
6.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
29.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+63 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Gainesville, GA
TrumpR+44
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.2%72,991
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.7%28,347
OtherAll other candidates1.1%1,172
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: −43.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−43.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+51.7%
1896+29.9%
1900+51.2%
1904+47.8%
1908+4.9%
1912+66.5%
1916+70.1%
1920+26.8%
1924+59.5%
1928−1.6%
1932+91.0%
1936+71.9%
1940+69.8%
1944+58.8%
1948+59.8%
1952+53.7%
1956+37.0%
1960+36.9%
1964+30.1%
1968−12.8%
1972−62.8%
1976+43.1%
1980+21.3%
1984−34.0%
1988−38.0%
1992−15.1%
1996−27.7%
2000−43.5%
2004−57.0%
2008−50.9%
2012−56.1%
2016−50.0%
2020−43.2%
2024−43.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−43.6%
28,34772,991102,510
R
−43.2%
25,03164,17090,523
R
−50.0%
16,18051,73371,142
R
−56.1%
12,99947,48161,512
R
−50.9%
14,45744,96259,928
R
−57.0%
10,51438,88349,792
R
−43.5%
10,25926,84138,150
R
−27.7%
10,36219,28032,219
R
−15.1%
11,21416,10832,433
R
−38.0%
7,78217,41525,344
R
−34.0%
7,42115,07622,497
D
+21.3%
12,1247,76020,521
D
+43.1%
12,8045,09317,897
R
−62.8%
2,44010,68613,126
O
−12.8%
3,1744,92313,643
D
+30.1%
8,0034,29612,310
D
+36.9%
6,3032,9039,206
D
+37.0%
5,9892,7528,741
D
+53.7%
6,1211,8457,966
D
+59.8%
3,0936064,159
D
+58.8%
3,0667963,863
D
+69.8%
2,9435133,482
D
+71.9%
2,7314443,181
D
+91.0%
2,6491202,780
R
−1.6%
1,5231,5733,096
D
+59.5%
1,3982901,863
D
+26.8%
1,4758522,327
D
+70.1%
1,6621412,170
D
+66.5%
1,1451161,547
D
+4.9%
7076341,481
D
+47.8%
1,1351901,977
D
+51.2%
8802621,206
D
+29.9%
1,1345821,848
D
+51.7%
1,5262372,491
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
Irish
7.9%
American
7.8%
German
6.8%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
4.5%
65–74
5.1%
6.2%
55–64
6.2%
6.5%
45–54
6.4%
6.2%
35–44
6.2%
6.7%
25–34
6.4%
4.7%
18–24
4.5%
9.3%
5–17
8.4%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,901
Gainesville, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gainesville, GA$80,901
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
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.9%
speak English only
Spanish25.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
32.0%
Baptist
24.6%
Other Christian
16.6%
Methodist
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 19.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Gainesville anchors one of Georgia's most concentrated poultry-industry labor markets, and its rapidly expanding Hispanic community — now roughly 40% of Hall County — has made voter registration trends here a closely watched indicator for Georgia's shifting suburban and exurban coalitions.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-one points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-three points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-four points.

A population of 212,705, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,901 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Gainesville, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gainesville, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 43.6 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 102,510 votes cast, 28,347 went Democratic and 72,991 went Republican.
What is Gainesville, GA, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Gainesville, 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Gainesville, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gainesville, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Gainesville, GA, Georgia?
Gainesville, GA, Georgia has a population of 212,705 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gainesville, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Gainesville, GA, Georgia is $80,901 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Gainesville, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gainesville, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.