Ware County, Georgia: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 35,9762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $47,4482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 30.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wilbarger County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ware CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ware 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 | 4,068 | 10,279 | 14,472 | ||
| R | 4,211 | 9,865 | 14,192 | ||
| R | 3,440 | 8,513 | 12,184 | ||
| R | 3,900 | 7,941 | 11,953 | ||
| R | 4,034 | 8,311 | 12,416 | ||
| R | 3,449 | 7,790 | 11,291 | ||
| R | 3,480 | 6,099 | 9,628 | ||
| R | 4,171 | 4,746 | 9,579 | ||
| O | 4,573 | 4,573 | 10,424 | ||
| R | 4,292 | 4,819 | 9,163 | ||
| R | 4,435 | 5,547 | 9,982 | ||
| D | 6,307 | 3,715 | 10,137 | ||
| D | 7,719 | 2,661 | 10,380 | ||
| R | 1,724 | 6,578 | 8,302 | ||
| O | 2,255 | 2,047 | 10,197 | ||
| D | 5,189 | 4,948 | 10,137 | ||
| D | 5,099 | 2,235 | 7,334 | ||
| D | 5,888 | 2,276 | 8,164 | ||
| D | 5,627 | 2,418 | 8,045 | ||
| D | 2,611 | 655 | 4,650 | ||
| D | 2,306 | 459 | 2,767 | ||
| D | 2,672 | 308 | 2,986 | ||
| D | 2,566 | 256 | 2,827 | ||
| D | 2,504 | 205 | 2,723 | ||
| D | 1,416 | 1,339 | 2,755 | ||
| D | 1,497 | 216 | 1,996 | ||
| D | 901 | 215 | 1,116 | ||
| D | 1,066 | 133 | 1,258 | ||
| D | 972 | 54 | 1,095 | ||
| D | 771 | 190 | 1,008 | ||
| D | 635 | 158 | 812 | ||
| D | 601 | 107 | 708 | ||
| D | 545 | 330 | 914 | ||
| D | 775 | 262 | 1,136 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.0%
English
8.1%
Irish
5.4%
German
2.5%
Scottish
1.1%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.8%
African American
24.2%
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. 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: 37.9 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
$47,448
Ware County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Ware County$47,448
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.0%
Working age (18–64)18.8%
Seniors (65+)15.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ware County's economy has long centered on forestry and the Okefenokee Swamp corridor, and its voters have delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, consistent with rural south Georgia's broader pattern.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Ware County peaked at eighty-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 eleven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $47,448 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilbarger County and Coke County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ware County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ware County, Georgia voted Republican by 42.9 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,472 votes cast, 4,068 went Democratic and 10,279 went Republican.
What is Ware County, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Ware 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 21 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did Ware County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ware County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Ware County, Georgia?
Ware County, Georgia has a population of 35,976 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ware County, Georgia?
Median household income in Ware County, Georgia is $47,448 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Ware County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ware County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.