Cornelia, GA, Georgia: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+65%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,7932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,3092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Cornelia, 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 | 4,036 | 19,142 | 23,370 | ||
| R | 3,563 | 16,637 | 20,432 | ||
| R | 2,483 | 13,190 | 16,333 | ||
| R | 2,301 | 12,166 | 14,676 | ||
| R | 2,900 | 11,766 | 14,808 | ||
| R | 2,750 | 10,434 | 13,276 | ||
| R | 2,530 | 6,964 | 9,691 | ||
| R | 3,170 | 4,730 | 9,108 | ||
| R | 3,098 | 4,569 | 9,134 | ||
| R | 2,114 | 4,871 | 7,014 | ||
| R | 2,125 | 4,647 | 6,772 | ||
| D | 4,394 | 2,224 | 6,781 | ||
| D | 5,120 | 1,315 | 6,435 | ||
| R | 172 | 971 | 1,143 | ||
| O | 1,070 | 1,611 | 5,689 | ||
| D | 3,412 | 1,595 | 5,009 | ||
| D | 2,530 | 895 | 3,425 | ||
| D | 2,276 | 855 | 3,131 | ||
| D | 2,647 | 921 | 3,568 | ||
| D | 1,477 | 368 | 2,071 | ||
| D | 1,842 | 504 | 2,346 | ||
| D | 1,840 | 421 | 2,270 | ||
| D | 1,884 | 424 | 2,328 | ||
| D | 1,693 | 225 | 1,947 | ||
| R | 1,105 | 1,404 | 2,509 | ||
| D | 808 | 322 | 1,192 | ||
| R | 503 | 626 | 1,129 | ||
| D | 1,032 | 48 | 1,486 | ||
| D | 497 | 42 | 849 | ||
| D | 364 | 230 | 694 | ||
| D | 681 | 229 | 1,153 | ||
| D | 589 | 218 | 879 | ||
| D | 782 | 242 | 1,089 | ||
| D | 1,019 | 180 | 1,559 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.2%
American
13.3%
Irish
9.3%
German
6.4%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.3%
French
0.8%
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: 39.4 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
$67,309
Cornelia, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cornelia, GA$67,309
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.4%
Working age (18–64)13.1%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.5%
speak English only
Spanish13.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cornelia, GA sits in the Deep South. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 2 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Cornelia, GA peaked at seventy-five points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirty-seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $67,309 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cornelia, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cornelia, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 64.6 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,370 votes cast, 4,036 went Democratic and 19,142 went Republican.
What is Cornelia, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cornelia, GA, Georgia as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cornelia, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cornelia, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Cornelia, GA, Georgia?
Cornelia, GA, Georgia has a population of 47,793 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cornelia, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Cornelia, GA, Georgia is $67,309 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Cornelia, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cornelia, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.