Crawford County, Georgia: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+50%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,2252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,1162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pulaski County, GA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Crawford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Crawford County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 1,582 | 4,742 | 6,340 | ||
| R | 1,615 | 4,428 | 6,102 | ||
| R | 1,421 | 3,635 | 5,176 | ||
| R | 1,706 | 3,368 | 5,144 | ||
| R | 1,832 | 3,358 | 5,240 | ||
| R | 1,552 | 2,830 | 4,408 | ||
| R | 1,513 | 1,987 | 3,567 | ||
| D | 1,534 | 1,290 | 3,103 | ||
| D | 1,648 | 974 | 3,183 | ||
| D | 1,340 | 1,235 | 2,597 | ||
| D | 1,423 | 1,298 | 2,721 | ||
| D | 1,673 | 642 | 2,375 | ||
| D | 1,842 | 378 | 2,220 | ||
| R | 512 | 1,167 | 1,679 | ||
| O | 489 | 246 | 1,621 | ||
| R | 723 | 957 | 1,680 | ||
| D | 797 | 203 | 1,000 | ||
| D | 779 | 109 | 888 | ||
| D | 948 | 145 | 1,093 | ||
| D | 389 | 64 | 710 | ||
| D | 375 | 149 | 524 | ||
| D | 362 | 74 | 437 | ||
| D | 413 | 22 | 437 | ||
| D | 272 | 9 | 281 | ||
| D | 358 | 48 | 406 | ||
| D | 352 | 7 | 374 | ||
| D | 235 | 65 | 300 | ||
| D | 411 | 2 | 417 | ||
| D | 249 | 1 | 255 | ||
| D | 285 | 24 | 341 | ||
| D | 314 | 4 | 369 | ||
| D | 344 | 30 | 398 | ||
| D | 367 | 62 | 445 | ||
| D | 685 | 288 | 1,099 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.3%
American
8.3%
Irish
6.8%
German
5.2%
French
2.6%
Italian
1.7%
African American
16.8%
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. 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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.1 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,116
Crawford County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Crawford County$67,116
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 82.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Crawford County's 2024 presidential margin of nearly 50 points Republican reflects a broader rural Georgia realignment, with a small, stable population spread across the Piedmont's red-clay farmland well south of Atlanta's suburban pull.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Crawford County peaked at ninety-eight points in 1916; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $67,116 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pulaski County and Knox County.
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Crawford County, Georgia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/13079/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Crawford County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Crawford County, Georgia voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,340 votes cast, 1,582 went Democratic and 4,742 went Republican.
What is Crawford County, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Crawford County, Georgia as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Crawford County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Crawford County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Crawford County, Georgia?
Crawford County, Georgia has a population of 12,225 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Crawford County, Georgia?
Median household income in Crawford County, Georgia is $67,116 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Crawford County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Crawford County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.