Cordele, GA, Georgia: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+26%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+26MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,7902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $45,1052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 45.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Cordele, GA, GAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,993 | 5,099 | 8,116 | ||
| R | 2,986 | 4,987 | 8,039 | ||
| R | 2,837 | 4,549 | 7,549 | ||
| R | 3,167 | 4,182 | 7,400 | ||
| R | 3,085 | 4,424 | 7,550 | ||
| R | 2,357 | 3,865 | 6,254 | ||
| R | 2,268 | 3,285 | 5,609 | ||
| D | 2,504 | 2,321 | 5,296 | ||
| D | 2,610 | 2,253 | 5,709 | ||
| R | 1,690 | 2,916 | 4,633 | ||
| R | 2,128 | 2,895 | 5,023 | ||
| D | 3,403 | 1,861 | 5,347 | ||
| D | 3,747 | 1,328 | 5,075 | ||
| R | 682 | 3,623 | 4,305 | ||
| O | 1,017 | 935 | 5,223 | ||
| R | 1,756 | 3,337 | 5,093 | ||
| D | 2,365 | 963 | 3,328 | ||
| D | 2,526 | 835 | 3,361 | ||
| D | 2,116 | 949 | 3,065 | ||
| D | 1,225 | 221 | 1,973 | ||
| D | 1,199 | 217 | 1,416 | ||
| D | 1,049 | 129 | 1,182 | ||
| D | 1,029 | 79 | 1,110 | ||
| D | 725 | 10 | 740 | ||
| D | 523 | 402 | 925 | ||
| D | 439 | 21 | 476 | ||
| D | 565 | 83 | 648 | ||
| D | 577 | 4 | 681 | ||
| D | 644 | 12 | 701 | ||
| D | 452 | 206 | 695 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.0%
English
7.4%
Irish
3.0%
Scottish
3.0%
German
1.8%
Italian
1.1%
French
1.0%
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: 38.8 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
$45,105
Cordele, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cordele, GA$45,105
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
23.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.2%
Working age (18–64)20.5%
Seniors (65+)25.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cordele, GA sits in the Deep South. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Republican margin in Cordele, GA reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $45,105, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 19,790 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cordele, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cordele, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 25.9 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,116 votes cast, 2,993 went Democratic and 5,099 went Republican.
What is Cordele, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cordele, GA, Georgia as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cordele, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cordele, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Cordele, GA, Georgia?
Cordele, GA, Georgia has a population of 19,790 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cordele, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Cordele, GA, Georgia is $45,105 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Cordele, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cordele, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.