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1876–2024
Thomasville, GA·Georgia

Thomasville, GA has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential cycles.

A small Georgia metro where tobacco history shapes modern economic identity

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+29
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
71,885
2024 ACS

Thomasville, GA, Georgia: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
71,8852024 5-year
Median household income
$60,0982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
57.6%2024 5-year
Black
32.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−28.7%
11,63721,05532,798
R
−23.5%
12,32719,98832,560
R
−25.3%
10,15517,28128,150
R
−21.2%
11,07217,08028,405
R
−18.5%
11,25916,41727,824
R
−23.6%
9,08914,72723,934
R
−18.1%
7,58310,98718,761
R
−1.6%
8,0458,32317,703
R
−2.8%
7,3617,87017,981
R
−27.6%
5,4139,56115,037
R
−24.2%
6,30010,31316,613
D
+15.7%
8,7186,31215,278
D
+37.8%
9,9054,47214,377
R
−54.7%
3,04510,40013,445
O
+7.6%
4,0082,82215,688
R
−28.7%
5,1449,28914,433
D
+33.4%
5,7672,8778,644
D
+38.9%
6,2192,7368,955
D
+39.7%
6,7532,9169,669
D
+30.4%
2,9451,1695,847
D
+62.7%
3,4087804,189
D
+70.9%
3,5335954,145
D
+82.3%
4,0683854,474
D
+93.5%
4,7911504,964
D
+31.6%
2,4121,2533,665
D
+82.8%
2,7292153,037
D
+66.9%
2,0174002,417
D
+81.9%
1,973812,311
D
+77.0%
1,465681,815
D
+9.7%
1,2289612,752
D
+30.5%
8623741,602
D
+44.2%
1,1464321,615
R
−1.4%
6006201,424
D
+33.0%
1,2945662,208
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.9%
English
9.7%
Irish
7.8%
German
5.1%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.3%
French
0.9%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
3.3%
5.4%
65–74
6.0%
6.2%
55–64
7.0%
5.6%
45–54
6.1%
5.7%
35–44
6.8%
5.4%
25–34
6.2%
4.1%
18–24
3.8%
9.7%
5–17
8.3%
2.9%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,098
Thomasville, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Thomasville, GA$60,098
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.6%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.2%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
31.9%
Other Christian
11.5%
Methodist
8.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Thomasville anchors a rural southwest Georgia labor market long defined by agriculture and agribusiness, and its Thomas County core has voted Republican by wide margins in recent cycles while demographic shifts keep analysts watching turnout trends.

The Republican margin in Thomasville, GA reached its widest at fifty-five points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $60,098, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 71,885 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
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Thomasville, GA, Georgia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/45620/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Thomasville, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Thomasville, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 28.7 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,798 votes cast, 11,637 went Democratic and 21,055 went Republican.
What is Thomasville, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Thomasville, 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 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Thomasville, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Thomasville, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Thomasville, GA, Georgia?
Thomasville, GA, Georgia has a population of 71,885 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Thomasville, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Thomasville, GA, Georgia is $60,098 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Thomasville, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Thomasville, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.