Pierce County, Georgia: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+77%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+77MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,2022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,5172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Archer County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pierce CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pierce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,089 | 8,655 | 9,790 | ||
| R | 1,100 | 7,899 | 9,048 | ||
| R | 903 | 6,302 | 7,311 | ||
| R | 1,124 | 5,667 | 6,855 | ||
| R | 1,253 | 5,500 | 6,791 | ||
| R | 1,234 | 4,680 | 5,925 | ||
| R | 1,300 | 3,348 | 4,681 | ||
| R | 1,420 | 2,319 | 4,088 | ||
| R | 1,852 | 1,899 | 4,472 | ||
| R | 1,558 | 1,947 | 3,509 | ||
| R | 1,501 | 1,978 | 3,479 | ||
| D | 1,918 | 1,027 | 2,985 | ||
| D | 2,628 | 544 | 3,172 | ||
| R | 269 | 1,982 | 2,251 | ||
| O | 507 | 579 | 3,230 | ||
| R | 982 | 1,981 | 2,963 | ||
| D | 1,449 | 544 | 1,993 | ||
| D | 1,766 | 298 | 2,064 | ||
| D | 1,903 | 592 | 2,495 | ||
| D | 908 | 108 | 1,514 | ||
| D | 1,069 | 165 | 1,234 | ||
| D | 943 | 84 | 1,030 | ||
| D | 1,494 | 45 | 1,549 | ||
| D | 1,094 | 29 | 1,129 | ||
| D | 523 | 285 | 808 | ||
| D | 397 | 83 | 501 | ||
| D | 407 | 122 | 529 | ||
| D | 489 | 85 | 599 | ||
| D | 408 | 83 | 588 | ||
| D | 295 | 150 | 517 | ||
| D | 354 | 73 | 507 | ||
| R | 267 | 290 | 571 | ||
| D | 329 | 215 | 621 | ||
| D | 397 | 107 | 619 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.9%
English
12.3%
Irish
5.9%
Scottish
2.7%
German
2.6%
Italian
1.2%
French
1.0%
African American
7.9%
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: 40.2 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
$60,517
Pierce County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pierce County$60,517
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)15.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pierce County, a rural timber-belt community in southeast Georgia, recorded a 77.5-point Republican margin in 2024—placing it among the state's most one-sided presidential results and reflecting the deep partisan lean common to small, majority-white rural counties in the region.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Pierce County peaked at ninety-four points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fourteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $60,517 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Archer County and Young County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pierce County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pierce County, Georgia voted Republican by 77.3 points (R+77), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,790 votes cast, 1,089 went Democratic and 8,655 went Republican.
What is Pierce County, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pierce 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 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pierce County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pierce County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Pierce County, Georgia?
Pierce County, Georgia has a population of 20,202 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pierce County, Georgia?
Median household income in Pierce County, Georgia is $60,517 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Pierce County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pierce County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.