† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupWaynesboroGeorgiaUnited States
African American†63.3%27.4%9.9%
African2.5%0.8%0.5%
Guyanese0.3%——
American4.1%7.6%5.3%
English4.0%10.3%9.5%
Irish3.0%6.9%9.4%
German2.2%6.3%12.5%
Italian1.1%2.2%4.8%
Scottish0.8%1.7%1.3%
French0.5%1.0%1.6%
Polish0.2%0.8%2.2%
Mexican6.5%5.5%11.3%
Colombian0.7%0.4%0.4%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Dominican0.5%—0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Waynesboro
Georgia
United States
Median age
29.1
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
14.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Waynesboro
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$41,620
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.0%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.9%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Waynesboro
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.3%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
6.1%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.1%
1.6%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Waynesboro
Georgia
United States
Catholic
—
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Waynesboro, Georgia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+26.7%
2008
+34.8%
2012
+23.2%
2016
+22.3%
2020
+18.7%
2024
+12.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
56.0%Harris1,376
43.8%Trump1,075
0.2%
D+12.3
R+6.4
D+13.7
2,457
D
59.0%Biden1,437
40.3%Trump982
0.6%
D+18.7
R+3.6
D+14.2
2,434
D
60.5%Clinton1,346
38.2%Trump850
1.3%
D+22.3
R+0.9
D+20.2
2,225
D
61.2%Obama1,449
37.9%Romney899
0.9%
D+23.2
R+11.6
D+19.4
2,369
D
66.5%Obama1,068
31.7%McCain509
1.9%
D+34.8
D+8.0
D+27.5
1,607
D
63.3%Kerry864
36.6%Bush499
0.1%
D+26.7
—
D+29.2
1,365
Waynesboro's electorate is predominantly African American, producing consistent Democratic margins in a region otherwise dominated by Republican statewide results. Its small size makes it a bellwether for rural Black voter turnout patterns in deep-South Georgia.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.3 points.
A population of 5,644, a 19% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,620 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bolivar and Cairo.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Waynesboro, Georgia voted Democratic by 12.3 points (D+12.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,457 votes cast, 1,376 went Democratic and 1,075 went Republican.
How many people live in Waynesboro, Georgia?
Waynesboro, Georgia has a population of 5,644 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waynesboro, Georgia?
Median household income in Waynesboro, Georgia is $41,620 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Waynesboro, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Waynesboro, Georgia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
