Dalton, GA, Georgia: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+53%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 144,1602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 31.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Dalton, 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 | 13,412 | 43,620 | 57,406 | ||
| R | 12,972 | 38,579 | 52,135 | ||
| R | 9,737 | 31,878 | 43,285 | ||
| R | 9,752 | 27,748 | 38,223 | ||
| R | 11,193 | 27,410 | 39,059 | ||
| R | 9,832 | 27,042 | 37,099 | ||
| R | 9,718 | 21,391 | 31,674 | ||
| R | 10,581 | 15,657 | 28,941 | ||
| R | 10,099 | 15,259 | 29,453 | ||
| R | 6,297 | 16,757 | 23,151 | ||
| R | 6,933 | 15,478 | 22,411 | ||
| D | 12,785 | 7,942 | 21,140 | ||
| D | 13,986 | 5,387 | 19,373 | ||
| R | 2,599 | 11,234 | 13,833 | ||
| R | 3,541 | 6,106 | 15,354 | ||
| D | 9,756 | 5,610 | 15,375 | ||
| D | 5,480 | 5,073 | 10,553 | ||
| D | 6,083 | 5,349 | 11,432 | ||
| D | 6,501 | 3,551 | 10,052 | ||
| D | 5,072 | 1,865 | 7,815 | ||
| D | 4,202 | 1,703 | 5,905 | ||
| D | 4,561 | 1,536 | 6,105 | ||
| D | 4,078 | 1,683 | 5,771 | ||
| D | 4,258 | 833 | 5,145 | ||
| R | 2,136 | 2,756 | 4,892 | ||
| D | 2,054 | 1,316 | 3,527 | ||
| R | 1,490 | 1,924 | 3,414 | ||
| D | 2,255 | 317 | 3,415 | ||
| D | 1,127 | 174 | 2,141 | ||
| R | 898 | 1,314 | 2,372 | ||
| D | 839 | 679 | 1,890 | ||
| D | 948 | 772 | 1,922 | ||
| D | 1,414 | 817 | 2,332 | ||
| D | 1,574 | 427 | 2,633 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
20.7%
American
8.9%
Irish
6.8%
German
4.4%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.1%
French
0.5%
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: 37.4 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
$67,684
Dalton, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dalton, GA$67,684
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.5%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)14.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.6%
speak English only
Spanish25.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dalton anchors the U.S. carpet and flooring industry, and its heavily Latino workforce—unusual for northwest Georgia—has made it a closely watched test case for Hispanic voter mobilization in a region that otherwise trends sharply red.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Dalton, GA peaked at sixty-seven 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-eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $67,684 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dalton, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dalton, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 52.6 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,406 votes cast, 13,412 went Democratic and 43,620 went Republican.
What is Dalton, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Dalton, 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dalton, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dalton, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Dalton, GA, Georgia?
Dalton, GA, Georgia has a population of 144,160 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dalton, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Dalton, GA, Georgia is $67,684 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Dalton, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dalton, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.