Pulaski County, Georgia: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,9392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,4062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 30.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Crawford County, GA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pulaski CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pulaski 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 | 1,281 | 3,036 | 4,341 | ||
| R | 1,217 | 2,805 | 4,059 | ||
| R | 1,104 | 2,437 | 3,605 | ||
| R | 1,219 | 2,444 | 3,685 | ||
| R | 1,377 | 2,553 | 3,953 | ||
| R | 1,294 | 2,202 | 3,517 | ||
| R | 1,390 | 1,922 | 3,346 | ||
| D | 1,554 | 1,196 | 3,030 | ||
| D | 1,756 | 1,075 | 3,451 | ||
| D | 1,476 | 1,400 | 2,888 | ||
| R | 1,440 | 1,509 | 2,949 | ||
| D | 1,997 | 1,153 | 3,232 | ||
| D | 2,318 | 485 | 2,803 | ||
| R | 444 | 1,966 | 2,410 | ||
| O | 514 | 595 | 2,678 | ||
| R | 953 | 1,768 | 2,726 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 334 | 1,490 | ||
| D | 1,422 | 171 | 1,593 | ||
| D | 1,572 | 165 | 1,737 | ||
| D | 567 | 64 | 794 | ||
| D | 592 | 55 | 647 | ||
| D | 478 | 38 | 520 | ||
| D | 808 | 38 | 854 | ||
| D | 973 | 14 | 987 | ||
| D | 639 | 105 | 744 | ||
| D | 442 | 29 | 492 | ||
| D | 338 | 57 | 395 | ||
| D | 383 | 13 | 419 | ||
| D | 1,080 | 17 | 1,136 | ||
| D | 651 | 107 | 822 | ||
| D | 605 | 29 | 688 | ||
| D | 631 | 26 | 671 | ||
| D | 755 | 132 | 914 | ||
| D | 1,134 | 184 | 1,408 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.4%
English
9.3%
Irish
5.6%
German
3.9%
Scottish
3.2%
Italian
0.7%
African American
24.7%
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: 45.2 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
$50,406
Pulaski County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Pulaski County$50,406
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.1%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With fewer than 10,000 residents and a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 40 points Republican, Pulaski County sits firmly in Georgia's rural Black Belt fringe, where low population density and agricultural roots have anchored lopsided results across recent cycles.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Pulaski County peaked at ninety-seven points in 1932; 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 sixteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $50,406 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crawford County and McCracken County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pulaski County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pulaski County, Georgia voted Republican by 40.4 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,341 votes cast, 1,281 went Democratic and 3,036 went Republican.
What is Pulaski County, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pulaski 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 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pulaski County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pulaski County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Pulaski County, Georgia?
Pulaski County, Georgia has a population of 9,939 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pulaski County, Georgia?
Median household income in Pulaski County, Georgia is $50,406 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Pulaski County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pulaski County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.