Valdosta, GA, Georgia: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 150,1882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,5192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 35.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Valdosta, 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 | 23,238 | 36,674 | 60,414 | ||
| R | 24,093 | 33,716 | 58,472 | ||
| R | 18,554 | 28,327 | 48,452 | ||
| R | 21,895 | 27,618 | 50,058 | ||
| R | 21,529 | 27,544 | 49,339 | ||
| R | 15,871 | 24,291 | 40,381 | ||
| R | 13,816 | 18,530 | 32,785 | ||
| R | 12,573 | 13,170 | 27,923 | ||
| R | 12,037 | 13,016 | 29,131 | ||
| R | 8,870 | 14,138 | 23,079 | ||
| R | 8,796 | 13,971 | 22,767 | ||
| D | 9,850 | 8,897 | 19,126 | ||
| D | 13,337 | 5,932 | 19,269 | ||
| R | 2,919 | 11,496 | 14,415 | ||
| O | 3,522 | 3,956 | 17,118 | ||
| R | 6,235 | 10,271 | 16,508 | ||
| D | 6,411 | 3,979 | 10,390 | ||
| D | 7,290 | 2,955 | 10,245 | ||
| D | 6,488 | 3,143 | 9,631 | ||
| D | 3,660 | 946 | 6,938 | ||
| D | 4,564 | 762 | 5,326 | ||
| D | 4,899 | 542 | 5,456 | ||
| D | 5,476 | 284 | 5,809 | ||
| D | 3,891 | 180 | 4,086 | ||
| D | 2,800 | 955 | 3,755 | ||
| D | 3,112 | 242 | 3,430 | ||
| D | 1,905 | 296 | 2,201 | ||
| D | 3,012 | 163 | 3,288 | ||
| D | 1,686 | 61 | 1,844 | ||
| D | 1,293 | 531 | 2,028 | ||
| D | 1,476 | 403 | 2,002 | ||
| D | 1,003 | 418 | 1,461 | ||
| D | 1,288 | 1,011 | 2,426 | ||
| D | 2,202 | 1,079 | 3,636 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.3%
American
6.9%
Irish
6.8%
German
5.5%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.0%
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: 33.4 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
$56,519
Valdosta, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Valdosta, GA$56,519
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.3%
Working age (18–64)18.6%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
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 52.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Moody Air Force Base anchors a economy that blends defense employment with timber and row-crop agriculture, producing a voter profile that has leaned Republican by double digits in recent presidential cycles while retaining a substantial Black electorate concentrated in Lowndes County's urban core.
The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in Valdosta, GA, by a twenty-three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in Valdosta, GA, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $56,519, and a 20% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Valdosta, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Valdosta, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 22.2 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,414 votes cast, 23,238 went Democratic and 36,674 went Republican.
What is Valdosta, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Valdosta, GA, Georgia as a "Old Confederacy" 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 Valdosta, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Valdosta, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Valdosta, GA, Georgia?
Valdosta, GA, Georgia has a population of 150,188 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Valdosta, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Valdosta, GA, Georgia is $56,519 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Valdosta, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Valdosta, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.