Monroe County, Georgia

2024 results by precinct

14 precincts · 17,704 votes cast

Trump · R+47

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−46.7%	4,689	12,954	17,704
2020	R	−42.8%	4,384	11,060	15,592
2016	R	−41.5%	3,571	8,832	12,687
2012	R	−37.2%	3,785	8,361	12,295
2008	R	−31.5%	4,106	7,933	12,131
2004	R	−33.8%	3,216	6,522	9,794
2000	R	−22.8%	2,839	4,561	7,541
1996	R	−4.5%	2,768	3,054	6,338
1992	D	+5.7%	2,774	2,423	6,168
1988	R	−13.2%	1,970	2,570	4,558
1984	R	−5.0%	2,189	2,420	4,609
1980	D	+33.7%	2,542	1,242	3,860
1976	D	+46.6%	2,962	1,078	4,040
1972	R	−46.9%	789	2,181	2,970
1968	D	+8.0%	1,028	770	3,220
1964	R	−2.7%	1,578	1,665	3,244
1960	D	+47.7%	1,642	581	2,223
1956	D	+50.7%	1,545	506	2,051
1952	D	+65.5%	2,406	501	2,907
1948	D	+50.1%	881	169	1,420
1944	D	+46.8%	1,132	410	1,542
1940	D	+90.3%	1,014	49	1,069
1936	D	+79.0%	1,277	147	1,431
1932	D	+92.7%	1,200	45	1,246
1928	D	+41.8%	801	329	1,130
1924	D	+79.3%	672	64	767
1920	D	+82.0%	837	83	920
1916	D	+79.8%	721	52	838
1912	D	+87.5%	786	9	888
1908	D	+35.2%	456	162	836
1904	D	+64.1%	462	36	665
1900	D	+78.9%	810	92	910
1896	D	+24.0%	729	419	1,291
1892	D	+18.8%	1,323	839	2,571
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

0.6%

African American

17.7%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.8%

2.9%

75–84

3.6%

5.6%

65–74

5.9%

6.7%

55–64

7.1%

6.5%

45–54

6.9%

6.6%

35–44

6.0%

5.5%

25–34

5.1%

5.5%

18–24

3.9%

8.5%

5–17

7.8%

2.4%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$83,183

Monroe County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Monroe County$83,183

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.3%

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

14.7%

Methodist

10.3%

Other Christian

1.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

0.4%

Mainline Protestant

0.3%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Monroe County sits in Georgia's Piedmont belt with a small, stable population and has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in each of the last several elections, making it among the state's most reliably one-sided jurisdictions.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Monroe County peaked at ninety-three points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1996 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Monroe County's median household income of $83,183 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morgan County and Jeff Davis County.

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