Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+7MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 771,4742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,6672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 30.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Tallahassee-Thomasville
TrumpR+7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 53.2% | 197,709 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 46.0% | 170,959 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 3,222 |
D+60R+60
19 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | −8.6% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +26.4% |
| 1896 | +34.6% |
| 1900 | +50.4% |
| 1904 | +53.5% |
| 1908 | +36.7% |
| 1912 | +73.2% |
| 1916 | +79.4% |
| 1920 | +65.8% |
| 1924 | +76.4% |
| 1928 | +40.5% |
| 1932 | +88.6% |
| 1936 | +86.9% |
| 1940 | +78.5% |
| 1944 | +71.3% |
| 1948 | +46.6% |
| 1952 | +33.2% |
| 1956 | +35.6% |
| 1960 | +25.5% |
| 1964 | −21.1% |
| 1968 | +6.6% |
| 1972 | −43.5% |
| 1976 | +24.6% |
| 1980 | +11.0% |
| 1984 | −15.9% |
| 1988 | −13.9% |
| 1992 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | +10.6% |
| 2000 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | −0.1% |
| 2024 | −7.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 170,959 | 197,709 | 371,890 | ||
| R | 185,872 | 186,195 | 375,840 | ||
| R | 162,372 | 164,902 | 338,097 | ||
| D | 171,117 | 161,004 | 335,585 | ||
| D | 172,402 | 160,326 | 335,299 | ||
| D | 153,560 | 143,544 | 298,957 | ||
| D | 118,020 | 107,436 | 230,170 | ||
| D | 105,509 | 83,509 | 208,512 | ||
| D | 98,043 | 78,261 | 214,859 | ||
| R | 71,298 | 94,529 | 167,137 | ||
| R | 69,750 | 96,101 | 165,892 | ||
| D | 80,576 | 63,990 | 150,424 | ||
| D | 86,677 | 52,121 | 140,605 | ||
| R | 32,632 | 83,064 | 115,882 | ||
| O | 29,889 | 22,379 | 113,503 | ||
| R | 40,606 | 62,289 | 102,898 | ||
| D | 42,507 | 25,231 | 67,738 | ||
| D | 42,969 | 20,413 | 63,382 | ||
| D | 41,454 | 20,779 | 62,233 | ||
| D | 24,895 | 5,541 | 41,517 | ||
| D | 29,506 | 4,943 | 34,450 | ||
| D | 34,646 | 4,156 | 38,840 | ||
| D | 32,603 | 2,250 | 34,935 | ||
| D | 26,011 | 1,535 | 27,623 | ||
| D | 15,787 | 6,634 | 22,615 | ||
| D | 12,534 | 1,339 | 14,661 | ||
| D | 14,264 | 2,711 | 17,545 | ||
| D | 13,754 | 1,107 | 15,936 | ||
| D | 8,921 | 679 | 11,254 | ||
| D | 8,028 | 3,194 | 13,181 | ||
| D | 7,683 | 1,988 | 10,652 | ||
| D | 5,272 | 1,637 | 7,206 | ||
| D | 6,639 | 3,087 | 10,253 | ||
| D | 7,075 | 3,833 | 12,295 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| R | 5,790 | 6,882 | 12,672 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.5%
Irish
7.8%
American
6.8%
German
6.7%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.2%
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: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,667
Tallahassee-Thomasville ranks near the middle of US counties.
Tallahassee-Thomasville$60,667
Georgia$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.8%
Working age (18–64)18.3%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Tallahassee-Thomasville market pairs a university-and-government hub with sparsely populated agricultural counties across the state line, producing a split electorate where turnout patterns differ sharply between urban Leon County and the surrounding rural terrain.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-nine points in 1932 and a Republican high of forty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seven points.
A population of 771,474, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,667 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia voted Republican by 7.2 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 371,890 votes cast, 170,959 went Democratic and 197,709 went Republican.
What is Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Tallahassee-Thomasville, 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 26 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.
When did Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia?
Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia has a population of 771,474 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia?
Median household income in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia is $60,667 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.