akashic
1876–2024
Savannah·Georgia

Savannah has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+14 in 2024.

Coastal Georgia's swing corridor anchors a closely watched media market

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
LatestR+14in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population1,015,1152024 ACS

Savannah, Georgia: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+14%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
1,015,1152024 5-year
Median household income
$70,6172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.1%2024 5-year
Black
27.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+83 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Savannah
TrumpR+14
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2024 presidential margin by county for Savannah, GAA map of the constituent counties of Savannah, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Bryan County, GA · R+36Liberty County, GA · D+17Wayne County, GA · R+60Screven County, GA · R+25Candler County, GA · R+48Appling County, GA · R+62Effingham County, GA · R+49Long County, GA · R+29Evans County, GA · R+42Hampton County, SC · D+6Bacon County, GA · R+73Jeff Davis County, GA · R+68Toombs County, GA · R+51Montgomery County, GA · R+53Tattnall County, GA · R+53Beaufort County, SC · R+14McIntosh County, GA · R+29Chatham County, GA · D+18Jasper County, SC · R+10Bulloch County, GA · R+29
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.5%268,722
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.6%202,628
OtherAll other candidates0.9%4,400
D+60
R+60
20 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: −13.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−13.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+36.7%
1896+15.1%
1900+37.3%
1904+54.4%
1908+33.0%
1912+78.3%
1916+77.7%
1920+54.0%
1924+64.2%
1928+8.9%
1932+82.7%
1936+81.2%
1940+72.4%
1944+61.2%
1948+34.7%
1952+19.3%
1956+15.9%
1960+11.8%
1964−20.3%
1968+2.4%
1972−47.4%
1976+27.3%
1980+11.3%
1984−17.9%
1988−20.2%
1992−0.7%
1996−0.3%
2000−11.5%
2004−17.7%
2008−8.0%
2012−10.9%
2016−12.6%
2020−10.4%
2024−13.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−13.9%
202,628268,722475,750
R
−10.4%
194,979240,954441,616
R
−12.6%
151,207196,901361,950
R
−10.9%
152,092189,652345,904
R
−8.0%
155,606182,921341,066
R
−17.7%
115,967166,342284,023
R
−11.5%
100,239126,772230,634
R
−0.3%
94,50495,177203,753
R
−0.7%
86,57687,948204,380
R
−20.2%
65,32898,733165,171
R
−17.9%
71,644102,999174,798
D
+11.3%
82,76665,607152,141
D
+27.3%
88,92350,718139,728
R
−47.4%
31,09387,181118,432
O
+2.4%
38,76335,602129,984
R
−20.3%
50,28175,841126,123
D
+11.8%
43,68734,48178,168
D
+15.9%
34,87424,89462,575
D
+19.3%
43,18329,20272,385
D
+34.7%
27,0528,70152,857
D
+61.2%
24,0865,57230,236
D
+72.4%
27,8974,43632,419
D
+81.2%
25,7372,60028,490
D
+82.7%
24,5602,21727,003
D
+8.9%
13,43111,23124,665
D
+64.2%
15,1472,75719,307
D
+54.0%
11,8153,52715,342
D
+77.7%
12,64387915,143
D
+78.3%
9,70955211,690
D
+33.0%
8,7893,95414,670
D
+54.4%
8,3651,98611,721
D
+37.3%
9,2474,10313,797
D
+15.1%
9,0896,57816,655
D
+36.7%
12,7884,98721,278
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.7%
Irish
9.3%
German
8.7%
American
6.9%
Italian
3.4%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.4%
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
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.5%
75–84
3.0%
5.0%
65–74
5.8%
5.7%
55–64
6.5%
5.5%
45–54
5.7%
6.3%
35–44
6.3%
6.8%
25–34
6.6%
5.8%
18–24
5.0%
8.2%
5–17
7.8%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,617
Savannah ranks near the middle of US counties.
Savannah$70,617
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
14.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.8%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.7%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
15.2%
Other Christian
9.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.2%
Methodist
4.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Savannah DMA stretches from Georgia's barrier islands into rural Lowcountry South Carolina, blending a majority-minority port city with fast-growing exurban counties that have trended competitive in statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-three points in 1932 and a Republican high of forty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.

A population of 1,015,115, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,617 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Savannah, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Savannah, Georgia voted Republican by 13.9 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 475,750 votes cast, 202,628 went Democratic and 268,722 went Republican.
What is Savannah, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Savannah, Georgia in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 market has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Savannah, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Savannah, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Savannah, Georgia?
Savannah, Georgia has a population of 1,015,115 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Savannah, Georgia?
Median household income in Savannah, Georgia is $70,617 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Savannah, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Savannah, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.