Statesboro, GA, Georgia: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 93,4402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,1712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 28.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Statesboro, 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 | 12,728 | 23,996 | 36,901 | ||
| R | 12,567 | 21,274 | 34,331 | ||
| R | 10,391 | 17,501 | 29,213 | ||
| R | 10,861 | 16,442 | 27,698 | ||
| R | 10,960 | 16,636 | 27,775 | ||
| R | 8,053 | 14,543 | 22,728 | ||
| R | 6,778 | 10,831 | 17,862 | ||
| R | 6,513 | 7,852 | 15,577 | ||
| R | 6,133 | 6,934 | 15,604 | ||
| R | 4,440 | 8,061 | 12,547 | ||
| R | 4,837 | 7,718 | 12,555 | ||
| D | 6,377 | 4,840 | 11,496 | ||
| D | 6,830 | 3,902 | 10,732 | ||
| R | 1,899 | 7,349 | 9,248 | ||
| O | 2,280 | 2,656 | 10,364 | ||
| R | 3,519 | 6,395 | 9,914 | ||
| D | 4,442 | 2,073 | 6,515 | ||
| D | 4,566 | 1,257 | 5,823 | ||
| D | 4,843 | 1,342 | 6,185 | ||
| D | 2,989 | 394 | 4,355 | ||
| D | 2,677 | 391 | 3,069 | ||
| D | 3,462 | 253 | 3,730 | ||
| D | 2,711 | 101 | 2,820 | ||
| D | 2,751 | 38 | 2,807 | ||
| D | 1,747 | 579 | 2,326 | ||
| D | 1,779 | 58 | 1,880 | ||
| D | 1,530 | 264 | 1,794 | ||
| D | 1,744 | 63 | 1,952 | ||
| D | 932 | 17 | 997 | ||
| D | 756 | 116 | 1,090 | ||
| D | 596 | 54 | 833 | ||
| D | 767 | 178 | 971 | ||
| D | 1,042 | 511 | 1,602 | ||
| D | 1,239 | 214 | 2,058 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.3%
Irish
8.1%
American
7.0%
German
6.9%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.8%
Italian
1.8%
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: 31.4 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
$58,171
Statesboro, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Statesboro, GA$58,171
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.2%
Working age (18–64)22.2%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Georgia Southern University, Statesboro's electorate skews younger than the surrounding Bulloch County base, creating a recurring tension between campus-driven turnout surges and the area's historically conservative rural majority.
The Democratic margin in Statesboro, GA has rarely exceeded ninety-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-nine points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by thirty-one points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a 23% poverty rate, and a median household income of $58,171 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Statesboro, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Statesboro, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 30.5 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,901 votes cast, 12,728 went Democratic and 23,996 went Republican.
What is Statesboro, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Statesboro, GA, Georgia as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Statesboro, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Statesboro, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Statesboro, GA, Georgia?
Statesboro, GA, Georgia has a population of 93,440 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Statesboro, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Statesboro, GA, Georgia is $58,171 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Statesboro, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Statesboro, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.