- Lead
- 7,635
- Total
- 31,304
- vs nation
- R+22.9
- Turnout
- 61.5%
Troup County, GA
President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 61.5% of 51,190 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 6,565
- Total
- 30,049
- vs nation
- R+26.3
- Turnout
- 58.7%
- Lead
- 6,037
- Total
- 26,111
- vs nation
- R+25.2
- Turnout
- 52.7%
- Lead
- 4,632
- Total
- 26,035
- vs nation
- R+21.6
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 4,936
- Total
- 26,028
- vs nation
- R+26.2
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 6,553
- Total
- 21,939
- vs nation
- R+27.4
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 4,819
- Total
- 17,804
- vs nation
- R+27.6
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,776
- Total
- 15,831
- vs nation
- R+26.1
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 70,3302024 5-year
- Population density
- 170 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 414 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $56,7762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 36.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93.3 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60.5 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lauderdale County, MS · twin score 95.0
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 61.5%31,500 participants ÷ 51,190 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +12.6 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -3.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 48.9%–52.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 26,335 | 49,985 | 52.7% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 24,223 | 50,788 | 47.7% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 30,190 | 51,450 | 58.7% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 23,595 | 51,210 | 46.1% | C/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 31,500 | 51,190 | 61.5% | A/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
presidential history
Party record book
Troup County, GA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
96.6%
2,371 votes · D+93.3
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 94.1%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
80.2%
8,350 votes · R+60.5
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · 67.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
11,757votes
37.6% of the vote · R+24.4
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 11,578 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
19,392votes
61.9% of the vote · R+24.4
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 18,143 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
+99.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+74.6 · U.S. R+25.2
Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +96.1 pts
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
+37.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+60.5 · U.S. R+23.2
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2000 · +27.6 pts
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 36.1%11,094 | 63.9%19,613 | 30,707 |
| 2020 | R | 35.7%10,480 | 64.3%18,881 | 29,361 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 43,969 |
| 2018 | 42,040 |
| 2020 | 46,684 |
| 2022 | 47,988 |
| 2024 | 49,910 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+288 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,775 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,691 in average income, against $67,165 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+12.7 on average — 12 points more Democratic-leaning than Troup County, GA itself (R+24.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Coweta County, GA294R+33.9
- Chambers County, AL129R+23.2
- Fulton County, GA93D+44.9
- Meriwether County, GA87R+25.5
- Muscogee County, GA83D+23.4
- Lee County, AL58R+27.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Coweta County, GA189
- Chambers County, AL164
- Harris County, GA78
- Meriwether County, GA77
- Lee County, AL74
- Muscogee County, GA67
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +259 |
| 2012 | +364 |
| 2013 | +266 |
| 2014 | +151 |
| 2015 | −99 |
| 2016 | −17 |
| 2017 | −165 |
| 2018 | −257 |
| 2019 | −377 |
| 2021 | +352 |
| 2022 | +656 |
| 2023 | +273 |
| 2024 | +81 |
| 2025 | +288 |
Troup County, anchored by LaGrange and its long-running textile and automotive industry presence, delivered a 24-point Republican margin in 2024 while maintaining one of the more diverse small-city demographics in west Georgia.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 93.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.4 points.
A population of 70,330, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,776 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lauderdale County and Ouachita Parish.
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Troup County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13285/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.