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1876–2024
Calhoun County, Georgia
Calhoun County·Georgia

Calhoun County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

A small Black Belt county where Democratic margins run deep

18762024·38 elections
Calhoun County, Georgia · Calvin Beale · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
5,498
2024 ACS
Most similar
Macon County
GA · similarity 0.98
5 precincts · 2,056 votes cast
Harris · D+12
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+12.3%
1,1539002,056
2020D
+15.4%
1,2609232,194
2016D
+17.2%
1,1798302,025
2012D
+19.0%
1,2988832,189
2008D
+21.7%
1,3428622,211
2004D
+11.3%
1,1198902,019
2000D
+18.0%
1,1077681,887
1996D
+36.2%
1,2175411,868
1992D
+41.5%
1,3014642,018
1988D
+16.6%
9016441,551
1984D
+16.2%
1,0777761,853
1980D
+36.5%
1,4146522,087
1976D
+52.3%
1,3944361,830
1972R
−28.6%
4958921,387
1968D
+24.2%
6972341,910
1964R
−57.3%
2891,0661,355
1960D
+71.9%
803131934
1956D
+82.2%
1,0941071,201
1952D
+69.3%
810147957
1948D
+70.6%
39936514
1944D
+90.4%
73637773
1940D
+89.7%
61033643
1936D
+96.2%
77714793
1932D
+95.2%
48310497
1928D
+72.5%
57191662
1924D
+67.2%
34366412
1920D
+97.8%
4495454
1916D
+92.8%
2659276
1912D
+95.3%
3285339
1908D
+40.1%
272106414
1904D
+82.7%
34519394
1900D
+47.6%
28997403
1896D
+95.9%
4065418
1892D
+9.9%
5274271,014
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
1.3%
African American
46.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
35.8%
Methodist
6.1%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Other Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Calhoun County sits in Georgia's historically Black Belt, where a majority-Black population has consistently produced double-digit Democratic margins even as rural southwest Georgia trends the other direction.

The Democratic margin in Calhoun County reached its widest at ninety-eight points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.

Calhoun County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $46,940, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,498 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Macon County and Randolph County.