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1876–2024
Dooly County, Georgia
Dooly County·Georgia

Dooly County votes the way the country votes.

A rural southwest Georgia county where peanut farming still shapes the economy

18762024·38 elections
Dooly County, Georgia · Michael Rivera · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+8
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
10,984
2024 ACS
Most similar
Twiggs County
GA · similarity 0.98
5 precincts · 4,177 votes cast
Trump · R+8
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−7.7%
1,9212,2434,177
2020R
−6.0%
1,9112,1594,105
2016R
−2.0%
1,8721,9513,859
2012D
+7.0%
2,2851,9854,302
2008D
+3.5%
2,1381,9914,160
2004D
+3.1%
1,9731,8533,846
2000D
+8.9%
1,9011,5883,520
1996D
+30.4%
1,9519903,160
1992D
+28.3%
1,9931,0343,387
1988D
+7.5%
1,6131,3863,021
1984D
+9.2%
1,7261,4353,161
1980D
+36.6%
2,3641,0833,502
1976D
+57.7%
2,4416553,096
1972R
−52.7%
5901,9042,494
1968D
+13.6%
8794543,136
1964R
−6.1%
1,4711,6623,133
1960D
+77.5%
1,7332201,953
1956D
+82.8%
1,8511742,025
1952D
+79.9%
1,7641971,961
1948D
+85.1%
57722652
1944D
+81.3%
84587932
1940D
+81.2%
1,2091241,337
1936D
+94.1%
1,339411,380
1932D
+98.3%
1,13981,151
1928D
+65.3%
744156900
1924D
+85.6%
59045637
1920D
+86.6%
54439583
1916D
+96.0%
7370768
1912D
+93.3%
6085646
1908D
+27.2%
507271867
1904D
+72.4%
9861071,214
1900D
+84.5%
7203849
1896D
+42.5%
9563651,391
1892D
+38.7%
1,3505062,179
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%
African American
37.8%
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. 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
34.2%
Methodist
11.2%
Other Christian
3.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Dooly County's small population and agricultural base have long anchored its political identity, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+7.7 reflects a continued shift from the Democratic dominance it held for much of the twentieth century.

The Democratic margin in Dooly County has rarely exceeded ninety-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-three points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Dooly County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 41% non-Hispanic-white share, a 16% poverty rate, and a median household income of $60,987 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Twiggs County and Baker County.