Dougherty County, Georgia

2024 results by precinct

24 precincts · 33,850 votes cast

Harris · D+41

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+41.1%	23,831	9,904	33,850
2020	D	+40.0%	24,577	10,454	35,311
2016	D	+38.1%	23,311	10,232	34,303
2012	D	+39.1%	26,295	11,449	37,975
2008	D	+35.0%	26,135	12,547	38,846
2004	D	+18.1%	19,805	13,711	33,687
2000	D	+15.1%	16,650	12,248	29,064
1996	D	+16.0%	15,600	11,144	27,872
1992	D	+9.0%	15,236	12,455	30,931
1988	R	−9.6%	12,579	15,520	30,517
1984	R	−13.5%	12,904	16,920	29,824
1980	D	+2.6%	13,430	12,726	26,615
1976	D	+10.2%	11,461	9,337	20,798
1972	R	−56.1%	3,625	12,878	16,503
1968	R	−9.5%	3,831	5,611	18,762
1964	R	−41.8%	5,248	12,776	18,024
1960	D	+2.2%	4,522	4,323	8,845
1956	D	+11.9%	4,126	3,248	7,374
1952	D	+27.3%	4,435	2,535	6,970
1948	D	+48.5%	2,517	614	3,921
1944	D	+80.9%	3,199	338	3,537
1940	D	+84.7%	2,175	180	2,356
1936	D	+90.9%	2,591	122	2,716
1932	D	+90.6%	2,012	95	2,117
1928	D	+44.3%	982	379	1,361
1924	D	+68.3%	1,065	167	1,314
1920	D	+71.1%	621	105	726
1916	D	+89.8%	836	37	890
1912	D	+92.1%	731	21	771
1908	D	+56.9%	583	158	747
1904	D	+82.7%	475	45	520
1900	D	+84.4%	360	29	392
1896	D	+53.6%	404	120	530
1892	D	+47.4%	1,254	446	1,706
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

0.8%

African American

56.4%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 36.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

1.9%

75–84

3.0%

4.7%

65–74

5.9%

5.3%

55–64

6.9%

4.9%

45–54

6.1%

5.1%

35–44

6.4%

6.0%

25–34

7.5%

4.8%

18–24

5.6%

8.9%

5–17

8.7%

3.4%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$49,044

Dougherty County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.

Dougherty County$49,044

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

25.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

23.8%

Other Christian

12.2%

Methodist

7.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.5%

Non-Christian

2.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

2.5%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Albany, Dougherty County posts some of the widest Democratic presidential margins in Georgia, driven by a majority-Black population and an urban core that has shaped its political identity for decades.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Dougherty County peaked at ninety-two points in 1912; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1992 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Dougherty County's median household income of $49,044 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richland County and Hampton city.

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