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1876–2024
Milledgeville, GA·Georgia

Milledgeville, GA delivered R+2 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

A mid-Georgia college town anchored by state government history

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+2
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
43,642
2024 ACS

Milledgeville, GA, Georgia: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
43,6422024 5-year
Median household income
$54,4032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.2%2024 5-year
Black
41.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.2%
9,1599,57418,891
D
+1.3%
9,1408,90318,251
D
+1.7%
7,9707,69716,116
D
+5.5%
8,4837,58916,270
D
+4.6%
8,5877,82316,537
R
−6.4%
6,7757,70914,575
R
−1.2%
5,8936,04112,126
D
+10.4%
5,7404,57011,205
D
+13.2%
5,8134,26211,788
R
−18.6%
4,0085,8529,911
R
−19.5%
3,8535,7179,570
D
+8.8%
4,3683,6398,326
D
+12.8%
4,6743,6128,286
R
−54.2%
1,4354,8266,261
O
−2.9%
2,1092,3187,111
R
−11.2%
2,7403,4306,170
D
+28.3%
2,2621,2643,526
D
+35.6%
2,2751,0803,355
D
+38.8%
2,3181,0233,341
D
+27.4%
1,1325592,095
D
+62.0%
1,3073071,614
D
+73.0%
1,3132031,520
D
+75.4%
811113926
D
+88.5%
80145854
D
+45.0%
712270982
D
+73.1%
826107984
D
+71.5%
55492646
D
+74.9%
57965686
D
+86.3%
62124692
D
+30.9%
417201700
D
+79.2%
49415605
D
+68.9%
50076615
D
+10.9%
516410974
D
+55.8%
541120755
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.5%
American
6.9%
Irish
6.3%
German
5.4%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 36.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.8%
2.6%
75–84
2.9%
5.1%
65–74
5.3%
6.5%
55–64
6.2%
5.8%
45–54
5.0%
5.7%
35–44
5.1%
6.5%
25–34
5.7%
8.6%
18–24
9.3%
7.0%
5–17
6.8%
2.3%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$54,403
Milledgeville, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Milledgeville, GA$54,403
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.7%
Working age (18–64)22.5%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other languages0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
13.2%
Other Christian
12.4%
Methodist
3.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Milledgeville served as Georgia's antebellum capital, and its electorate today blends the student population of Georgia College & State University with a majority-Black residential base that consistently shapes Baldwin County's voting margins.

The Republican margin in Milledgeville, GA reached its widest at fifty-four points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was two points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $54,403, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 43,642 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Milledgeville, GA, Georgia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/33300/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Milledgeville, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Milledgeville, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 2.2 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,891 votes cast, 9,159 went Democratic and 9,574 went Republican.
What is Milledgeville, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Milledgeville, 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 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.
When did Milledgeville, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Milledgeville, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Milledgeville, GA, Georgia?
Milledgeville, GA, Georgia has a population of 43,642 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Milledgeville, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Milledgeville, GA, Georgia is $54,403 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Milledgeville, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Milledgeville, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.