Akashic

county

Wheeler County, GA

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1916–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1916 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

American8.5%7.6%5.3%

English6.6%10.3%9.5%

Irish1.3%6.9%9.4%

German0.8%6.3%12.5%

Italian0.8%2.2%4.8%

Scottish0.7%1.7%1.3%

French0.2%1.0%1.6%

Welsh0.2%——

African American†34.3%27.4%9.9%

African2.2%0.8%0.5%

Haitian0.3%0.4%0.3%

Jamaican0.2%0.7%0.4%

Mexican3.7%5.5%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%1.2%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Wheeler County	Georgia	United States
Median age	32	37.7	39.1
Age 18–24	20.6%	9.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.7%	15.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Wheeler County	Georgia	United States
Median household income	$40,539	$77,353	$84,427
Poverty rate	32.7%	13.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	10.0%	34.9%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Wheeler County	Georgia	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.0%	15.5%	22.3%
Spanish	3.3%	8.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Wheeler County	Georgia	United States
Catholic	—	8.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	20.3%	26.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	71.0%	49.3%	51.5%
Black Protestant	5.8%	5.1%	2.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 37.2% of 6,141 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic27.3%622TrumpRepublican72.4%1,648OliverLibertarian0.2%5

R+45.1

Lead: 1,026
Total: 2,276
vs nation: R+43.6
Turnout: 37.2%

BidenDemocratic30.2%689TrumpRepublican69.3%1,583JorgensenLibertarian0.6%13

R+39.1

Lead: 894
Total: 2,285
vs nation: R+43.6
Turnout: 35.1%

ClintonDemocratic30.7%646TrumpRepublican67.6%1,421JohnsonLibertarian1.7%35

R+36.9

Lead: 775
Total: 2,102
vs nation: R+39.0
Turnout: 32.4%

ObamaDemocratic35.7%772RomneyRepublican63.1%1,366OtherAll other candidates1.2%27

R+27.4

Lead: 594
Total: 2,165
vs nation: R+31.3
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic35.9%794McCainRepublican63.7%1,408OtherAll other candidates0.4%8

R+27.8

Lead: 614
Total: 2,210
vs nation: R+35.1
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic41.2%847BushRepublican58.0%1,192OtherAll other candidates0.7%15

R+16.8

Lead: 345
Total: 2,054
vs nation: R+14.3
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic47.7%752BushRepublican51.6%813NaderGreen0.1%2

R+3.9

Lead: 61
Total: 1,575
vs nation: R+4.4
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic55.3%751DoleRepublican33.9%460PerotReform10.4%141

D+21.4

Lead: 291
Total: 1,357
vs nation: D+12.9
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+45.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 7,3352024 5-year
Median household income: $40,5392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 56.5%2024 5-year
Black: 37.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+94.9 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57.6 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Lamar County, GA · twin score 88.4

Participation

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: 37.2%2,287 participants ÷ 6,141 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +6.1 ptsPersistently low turnout
Drop-off versus state: -9.4 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 31.1%–32.8%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	2,102	6,489	32.4%	C/A
2018 · Midterm	1,934	6,535	29.6%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	2,291	6,520	35.1%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	1,834	6,326	29.0%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	2,287	6,141	37.2%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 148/111.
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.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

2 precincts · 2,276 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Wheeler County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -11	397	950	2	1,349	29.4%	70.4%	R+41.0
Precinct -22	225	698	4	927	24.3%	75.3%	R+51.0

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1916–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1916	+77.0%
1920	+55.2%
1924	+88.8%
1928	+51.1%
1932	+94.9%
1936	+72.6%
1940	+61.5%
1944	+54.8%
1948	+58.9%
1952	+66.1%
1956	+73.9%
1960	+62.2%
1964	+7.2%
1968	+14.2%
1972	−57.6%
1976	+60.0%
1980	+48.0%
1984	−3.7%
1988	−3.7%
1992	+16.4%
1996	+21.4%
2000	−3.9%
2004	−16.8%
2008	−27.8%
2012	−27.4%
2016	−36.9%
2020	−39.1%
2024	−45.1%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	27.3%Harris622	72.4%Trump1,648	0.2%Oliver5	R+45.1	R+6.0	R+43.6	2,276
2020	R	30.2%Biden689	69.3%Trump1,583	0.6%Jorgensen13	R+39.1	R+2.3	R+43.6	2,285
2016	R	30.7%Clinton646	67.6%Trump1,421	1.7%Johnson35	R+36.9	R+9.4	R+39.0	2,102
2012	R	35.7%Obama772	63.1%Romney1,366	1.2%	R+27.4	D+0.3	R+31.3	2,165
2008	R	35.9%Obama794	63.7%McCain1,408	0.4%	R+27.8	R+11.0	R+35.1	2,210
2004	R	41.2%Kerry847	58.0%Bush1,192	0.7%	R+16.8	R+12.9	R+14.3	2,054
2000	R	47.7%Gore752	51.6%Bush813	0.1%Nader2	R+3.9	R+25.3	R+4.4	1,575
1996	D	55.3%Clinton751	33.9%Dole460	10.4%Perot141	D+21.4	D+5.0	D+12.9	1,357
1992	D	51.8%Clinton880	35.4%Bush601	12.6%Perot214	D+16.4	D+20.1	D+10.9	1,699
1988	R	47.9%Dukakis658	51.6%Bush709	0.4%	R+3.7	±0.0	D+4.0	1,373
1984	R	48.2%Mondale774	51.8%Reagan833	0.0%	R+3.7	R+51.7	D+14.5	1,607
1980	D	73.1%Carter1,599	25.2%Reagan550	1.7%	D+48.0	R+12.1	D+57.7	2,186
1976	D	80.0%Carter1,378	20.0%Ford344	0.0%	D+60.0	D+117.7	D+58.0	1,722
1972	R	21.2%McGovern294	78.8%Nixon1,093	0.0%	R+57.6	R+71.8	R+34.5	1,387
1968	O	29.2%Humphrey488	15.0%Nixon251	55.8%	Wallace +26.7	D+7.0	D+14.9	1,673
1964	D	53.6%Johnson980	46.4%Goldwater849	0.0%	D+7.2	R+55.0	R+15.4	1,829
1960	D	81.1%Kennedy970	18.9%Nixon226	0.0%	D+62.2	R+11.7	D+62.0	1,196
1956	D	86.9%Stevenson992	13.1%Eisenhower149	0.0%	D+73.9	D+7.8	D+89.3	1,141
1952	D	83.1%Stevenson1,280	16.9%Eisenhower261	0.0%	D+66.1	D+7.3	D+76.9	1,541
1948	D	63.3%Truman560	4.4%Dewey39	32.3%	D+58.9	D+4.1	D+54.4	885
1944	D	77.4%Roosevelt517	22.6%Dewey151	0.0%	D+54.8	R+6.7	D+47.3	668
1940	D	80.5%Roosevelt495	19.0%Willkie117	0.5%	D+61.5	R+11.1	D+51.5	615
1936	D	86.2%Roosevelt594	13.6%Landon94	0.1%	D+72.6	R+22.3	D+48.3	689
1932	D	97.4%Roosevelt1,127	2.5%Hoover29	0.1%	D+94.9	D+43.8	D+77.1	1,157
1928	D	75.5%Smith312	24.5%Hoover101	0.0%	D+51.1	R+37.7	D+68.6	413
1924	D	88.8%Davis772	0.0%Coolidge0	11.2%La Follette97	D+88.8	D+33.6	D+114.0	869
1920	D	77.6%Cox350	22.4%Harding101	0.0%	D+55.2	R+21.8	D+81.4	451
1916	D	84.0%Wilson372	7.0%Hughes31	9.0%	D+77.0	—	D+73.8	443
1912	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1908	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 34 Senate · 5 Senate special · 12 governor

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.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	25.0%543	75.0%1,631	2,174
2020	R	29.7%655	70.3%1,549	2,204

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	29.4%534	69.7%1,266	1,817
2020Class II	R	29.1%Jon Ossoff657	69.3%David Perdue1,562	2,254
2016Class III	R	28.6%Jim Barksdale545	68.5%Johnny Isakson1,304	1,904
2014Class II	R	37.4%Michelle Nunn572	60.4%David Perdue924	1,529
2010Class III	R	36.0%Michael Thurmond459	62.5%Johnny Isakson798	1,276
2008Class II	R	37.7%Jim Martin512	62.3%Saxby ChamblissR847	1,359
2004Class III	R	42.7%Denise L. Majette832	56.2%Johnny Isakson1,095	1,947
2002Class II	R	44.6%Max Cleland608	54.8%Saxby Chambliss746	1,362
1998Class III	D	57.5%Michael J. Coles629	41.5%Paul Coverdell454	1,093
1996Class II	D	62.1%Max Cleland813	36.5%Guy Milner478	1,309
1992Class III	D	55.0%Wyche Fowler399	45.0%Paul Coverdell R326	725
1990Class II	D	100.0%Sam Nunn611	0.0%None0	611
1986Class III	D	57.4%Wyche Fowler439	42.6%Mack Mattingly326	765
1984Class II	D	84.9%Sam Nunn1,267	15.1%J. Michael Hicks226	1,493
1980Class III	D	81.1%Herman Talmadge1,963	18.9%Mack Mattingly456	2,419
1978Class II	D	87.4%Sam Nunn471	12.6%John W. Stokes68	539
1974Class III	D	84.2%Herman Talmadge1,337	15.8%Jerry Johnson251	1,588
1972Class II	D	69.0%Sam Nunn953	31.0%Fletcher Thompson428	1,381
1968Class III	D	80.4%Herman Talmadge1,323	19.6%E. Earl Patton322	1,645
1966Class II	D	100.0%Richard B. Russell1,366	0.0%None0	1,366
1962Class III	D	100.0%Herman Talmadge1,133	0.0%None0	1,133
1960Class II	D	100.0%Richard B. Russell1,159	0.0%None0	1,159
1956Class III	D	100.0%Herman Talmadge1,074	0.0%None0	1,074
1954Class II	D	100.0%Richard B. Russell757	0.0%None0	757
1950Class III	D	100.0%Walter F. George911	0.0%None0	911
1948Class II	D	100.0%Richard B. Russell856	0.0%None0	856
1944Class III	D	100.0%Walter F. George517	0.0%None0	517
1942Class II	D	98.8%Richard B. Russell82	0.0%None0	83
1938Class III	D	98.0%Walter F. George97	0.0%None0	99
1936Class II	D	100.0%Richard B. Russell613	0.0%None0	613
1932Class III	D	99.2%Walter F. George1,169	0.8%James W. Arnold10	1,179
1930Class II	D	100.0%William J. Harris49	0.0%None0	49
1926Class III	D	100.0%Walter F. George86	0.0%None0	86
1914Class III	D	38.8%Hoke Smith124	0.0%None0	320

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2020Special · Class III	R	31.6%Raphael Warnock633	68.4%Kelly Loeffler1,373	2,006
2000Special · Class III	D	61.7%Zell Miller894	34.7%Mack Mattingly503	1,449
1932Special · Class II	D	100.0%Richard B. Russell1,173	0.0%None0	1,173
1922Special · Class III	D	100.0%Walter F. George115	0.0%None0	115
1914Special · Class II	D	37.8%Thomas W. Hardwick119	0.0%None0	315

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	27.4%Stacey Abrams501	72.2%Brian Kemp1,318	1,826
2018	R	28.7%Stacey Abrams555	71.1%Brian Kemp1,372	1,931
2014	R	39.6%Jason Carter594	58.4%Nathan Deal876	1,501
2010	R	41.5%Roy Barnes556	55.9%Nathan Deal750	1,341
2006	D	49.1%Mark Taylor551	48.7%Sonny Perdue547	1,123
2002	R	40.5%Roy Barnes550	59.1%Sonny Perdue802	1,358
1998	D	74.1%Roy Barnes823	24.9%Guy Millner277	1,111
1994	D	51.0%Zell Miller589	49.0%Guy Millner567	1,156
1990	D	53.9%Zell Miller550	45.0%Johnny Isakson459	1,021
1986	D	85.9%Joe Frank Harris616	14.1%Guy Davis101	717
1982	D	79.6%Joe Frank Harris1,000	20.4%Robert H. Bell257	1,257
1978	D	86.5%George Busbee473	13.5%Rodney Mims Cook Sr.74	547

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Wheeler County, GA
Year	Total registered
2016	3,054
2018	3,041
2020	3,341
2022	3,302
2024	3,422

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+254 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +198 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $31,683 in average income, against $47,470 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+39.3 on average — 5.8 points more Democratic-leaning than Wheeler County, GA itself (R+45.1).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Telfair County, GA25R+39.3

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Telfair County, GA26

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.

Domestic migration in Wheeler County, GA in Wheeler County, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+293
2012	−136
2013	−3
2014	+53
2015	−70
2016	+102
2017	−72
2018	−74
2019	−44
2021	+353
2022	−482
2023	−227
2024	+251
2025	+254

Wheeler County's roughly 6,000 residents make it one of Georgia's smallest by population, and its presidential margins have exceeded 40 points Republican in recent cycles, reflecting the heavily Republican lean common across rural south-central Georgia.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.1 points.

A population of 7,335, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,539 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lamar County and Hamilton County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Lamar County

Georgia

88.4twin score

% Black% Catholicelasticity≠ median income

Hamilton County

Florida

87.6twin score

elasticity% Blackcollege share≠ median age

Emanuel County

Georgia

87.5twin score

% Black% unaffiliatedcollege share≠ elasticity

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Cities & towns in Wheeler County

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R+41

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wheeler County, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wheeler County, Georgia voted Republican by 45.1 points (R+45.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,276 votes cast, 622 went Democratic and 1,648 went Republican.

When did Wheeler County, Georgia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wheeler County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Wheeler County, Georgia?

Wheeler County, Georgia has a population of 7,335 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wheeler County, Georgia?

Median household income in Wheeler County, Georgia is $40,539 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of Wheeler County, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wheeler County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.

Measure

Wheeler County

Georgia

United States

Median age

37.7

39.1

Age 18–24

20.6%

9.5%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

17.7%

15.0%

17.2%

Measure

Wheeler County

Georgia

United States

Median household income

$40,539

$77,353

$84,427

Poverty rate

32.7%

13.5%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

10.0%

34.9%

35.6%

Measure

Wheeler County

Georgia

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

4.0%

15.5%

22.3%

Spanish

3.3%

8.7%

13.6%

Measure

Wheeler County

Georgia

United States

Catholic

—

8.4%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

20.3%

26.2%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

71.0%

49.3%

51.5%

Black Protestant

5.8%

5.1%

2.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+45.1MIT Election Lab

Population

7,3352024 5-year

Median household income

$40,5392024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

56.5%2024 5-year

Black

37.0%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

4.3%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+94.9 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+57.6 in 1972MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Lamar County, GA · twin score 88.4

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

2,102

6,489

32.4%

C/A

2018 · Midterm

1,934

6,535

29.6%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

2,291

6,520

35.1%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

1,834

6,326

29.0%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

2,287

6,141

37.2%

A/A

Wheeler County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -11

397

950

1,349

29.4%

70.4%

R+41.0

Precinct -22

225

698

927

24.3%

75.3%

R+51.0

Presidential margin, 1916–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1916	+77.0%
1920	+55.2%
1924	+88.8%
1928	+51.1%
1932	+94.9%
1936	+72.6%
1940	+61.5%
1944	+54.8%
1948	+58.9%
1952	+66.1%
1956	+73.9%
1960	+62.2%
1964	+7.2%
1968	+14.2%
1972	−57.6%
1976	+60.0%
1980	+48.0%
1984	−3.7%
1988	−3.7%
1992	+16.4%
1996	+21.4%
2000	−3.9%
2004	−16.8%
2008	−27.8%
2012	−27.4%
2016	−36.9%
2020	−39.1%
2024	−45.1%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

27.3%Harris622

72.4%Trump1,648

0.2%Oliver5

R+45.1

R+6.0

R+43.6

2,276

2020

30.2%Biden689

69.3%Trump1,583

0.6%Jorgensen13

R+39.1

R+2.3

R+43.6

2,285

2016

30.7%Clinton646

67.6%Trump1,421

1.7%Johnson35

R+36.9

R+9.4

R+39.0

2,102

2012

35.7%Obama772

63.1%Romney1,366

1.2%

R+27.4

D+0.3

R+31.3

2,165

2008

35.9%Obama794

63.7%McCain1,408

0.4%

R+27.8

R+11.0

R+35.1

2,210

2004

41.2%Kerry847

58.0%Bush1,192

0.7%

R+16.8

R+12.9

R+14.3

2,054

2000

47.7%Gore752

51.6%Bush813

0.1%Nader2

R+3.9

R+25.3

R+4.4

1,575

1996

55.3%Clinton751

33.9%Dole460

10.4%Perot141

D+21.4

D+5.0

D+12.9

1,357

1992

51.8%Clinton880

35.4%Bush601

12.6%Perot214

D+16.4

D+20.1

D+10.9

1,699

1988

47.9%Dukakis658

51.6%Bush709

0.4%

R+3.7

±0.0

D+4.0

1,373

1984

48.2%Mondale774

51.8%Reagan833

0.0%

R+3.7

R+51.7

D+14.5

1,607

1980

73.1%Carter1,599

25.2%Reagan550

1.7%

D+48.0

R+12.1

D+57.7

2,186

1976

80.0%Carter1,378

20.0%Ford344

0.0%

D+60.0

D+117.7

D+58.0

1,722

1972

21.2%McGovern294

78.8%Nixon1,093

0.0%

R+57.6

R+71.8

R+34.5

1,387

1968

29.2%Humphrey488

15.0%Nixon251

55.8%

Wallace +26.7

D+7.0

D+14.9

1,673

1964

53.6%Johnson980

46.4%Goldwater849

0.0%

D+7.2

R+55.0

R+15.4

1,829

1960

81.1%Kennedy970

18.9%Nixon226

0.0%

D+62.2

R+11.7

D+62.0

1,196

1956

86.9%Stevenson992

13.1%Eisenhower149

0.0%

D+73.9

D+7.8

D+89.3

1,141

1952

83.1%Stevenson1,280

16.9%Eisenhower261

0.0%

D+66.1

D+7.3

D+76.9

1,541

1948

63.3%Truman560

4.4%Dewey39

32.3%

D+58.9

D+4.1

D+54.4

885

1944

77.4%Roosevelt517

22.6%Dewey151

0.0%

D+54.8

R+6.7

D+47.3

668

1940

80.5%Roosevelt495

19.0%Willkie117

0.5%

D+61.5

R+11.1

D+51.5

615

1936

86.2%Roosevelt594

13.6%Landon94

0.1%

D+72.6

R+22.3

D+48.3

689

1932

97.4%Roosevelt1,127

2.5%Hoover29

0.1%

D+94.9

D+43.8

D+77.1

1,157

1928

75.5%Smith312

24.5%Hoover101

0.0%

D+51.1

R+37.7

D+68.6

413

1924

88.8%Davis772

0.0%Coolidge0

11.2%La Follette97

D+88.8

D+33.6

D+114.0

869

1920

77.6%Cox350

22.4%Harding101

0.0%

D+55.2

R+21.8

D+81.4

451

1916

84.0%Wilson372

7.0%Hughes31

9.0%

D+77.0

—

D+73.8

443

1912

—

No data

—

1908

—

No data

—

1904

—

No data

—

1900

—

No data

—

1896

—

No data

—

1892

—

No data

—

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

25.0%543

75.0%1,631

2,174

2020

29.7%655

70.3%1,549

2,204

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

29.4%534

69.7%1,266

1,817

2020Class II

29.1%Jon Ossoff657

69.3%David Perdue1,562

2,254

2016Class III

28.6%Jim Barksdale545

68.5%Johnny Isakson1,304

1,904

2014Class II

37.4%Michelle Nunn572

60.4%David Perdue924

1,529

2010Class III

36.0%Michael Thurmond459

62.5%Johnny Isakson798

1,276

2008Class II

37.7%Jim Martin512

62.3%Saxby ChamblissR847

1,359

2004Class III

42.7%Denise L. Majette832

56.2%Johnny Isakson1,095

1,947

2002Class II

44.6%Max Cleland608

54.8%Saxby Chambliss746

1,362

1998Class III

57.5%Michael J. Coles629

41.5%Paul Coverdell454

1,093

1996Class II

62.1%Max Cleland813

36.5%Guy Milner478

1,309

1992Class III

55.0%Wyche Fowler399

45.0%Paul Coverdell R326

725

1990Class II

100.0%Sam Nunn611

0.0%None0

611

1986Class III

57.4%Wyche Fowler439

42.6%Mack Mattingly326

765

1984Class II

84.9%Sam Nunn1,267

15.1%J. Michael Hicks226

1,493

1980Class III

81.1%Herman Talmadge1,963

18.9%Mack Mattingly456

2,419

1978Class II

87.4%Sam Nunn471

12.6%John W. Stokes68

539

1974Class III

84.2%Herman Talmadge1,337

15.8%Jerry Johnson251

1,588

1972Class II

69.0%Sam Nunn953

31.0%Fletcher Thompson428

1,381

1968Class III

80.4%Herman Talmadge1,323

19.6%E. Earl Patton322

1,645

1966Class II

100.0%Richard B. Russell1,366

0.0%None0

1,366

1962Class III

100.0%Herman Talmadge1,133

0.0%None0

1,133

1960Class II

100.0%Richard B. Russell1,159

0.0%None0

1,159

1956Class III

100.0%Herman Talmadge1,074

0.0%None0

1,074

1954Class II

100.0%Richard B. Russell757

0.0%None0

757

1950Class III

100.0%Walter F. George911

0.0%None0

911

1948Class II

100.0%Richard B. Russell856

0.0%None0

856

1944Class III

100.0%Walter F. George517

0.0%None0

517

1942Class II

98.8%Richard B. Russell82

0.0%None0

1938Class III

98.0%Walter F. George97

0.0%None0

1936Class II

100.0%Richard B. Russell613

0.0%None0

613

1932Class III

99.2%Walter F. George1,169

0.8%James W. Arnold10

1,179

1930Class II

100.0%William J. Harris49

0.0%None0

1926Class III

100.0%Walter F. George86

0.0%None0

1914Class III

38.8%Hoke Smith124

0.0%None0

320

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2020Special · Class III

31.6%Raphael Warnock633

68.4%Kelly Loeffler1,373

2,006

2000Special · Class III

61.7%Zell Miller894

34.7%Mack Mattingly503

1,449

1932Special · Class II

100.0%Richard B. Russell1,173

0.0%None0

1,173

1922Special · Class III

100.0%Walter F. George115

0.0%None0

115

1914Special · Class II

37.8%Thomas W. Hardwick119

0.0%None0

315

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

27.4%Stacey Abrams501

72.2%Brian Kemp1,318

1,826

2018

28.7%Stacey Abrams555

71.1%Brian Kemp1,372

1,931

2014

39.6%Jason Carter594

58.4%Nathan Deal876

1,501

2010

41.5%Roy Barnes556

55.9%Nathan Deal750

1,341

2006

49.1%Mark Taylor551

48.7%Sonny Perdue547

1,123

2002

40.5%Roy Barnes550

59.1%Sonny Perdue802

1,358

1998

74.1%Roy Barnes823

24.9%Guy Millner277

1,111

1994

51.0%Zell Miller589

49.0%Guy Millner567

1,156

1990

53.9%Zell Miller550

45.0%Johnny Isakson459

1,021

1986

85.9%Joe Frank Harris616

14.1%Guy Davis101

717

1982

79.6%Joe Frank Harris1,000

20.4%Robert H. Bell257

1,257

1978

86.5%George Busbee473

13.5%Rodney Mims Cook Sr.74

547

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Wheeler County, GA
Year	Total registered
2016	3,054
2018	3,041
2020	3,341
2022	3,302
2024	3,422

How did Wheeler County, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wheeler County, Georgia voted Republican by 45.1 points (R+45.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,276 votes cast, 622 went Democratic and 1,648 went Republican.

When did Wheeler County, Georgia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wheeler County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Wheeler County, Georgia?

Wheeler County, Georgia has a population of 7,335 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wheeler County, Georgia?

Median household income in Wheeler County, Georgia is $40,539 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of Wheeler County, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wheeler County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.