Waycross, GA, Georgia: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 56,1782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,1482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Waycross, 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 | 5,157 | 18,934 | 24,262 | ||
| R | 5,311 | 17,764 | 23,240 | ||
| R | 4,343 | 14,815 | 19,495 | ||
| R | 5,024 | 13,608 | 18,808 | ||
| R | 5,287 | 13,811 | 19,207 | ||
| R | 4,683 | 12,470 | 17,216 | ||
| R | 4,780 | 9,447 | 14,309 | ||
| R | 5,591 | 7,065 | 13,667 | ||
| R | 6,425 | 6,472 | 14,896 | ||
| R | 5,850 | 6,766 | 12,672 | ||
| R | 5,936 | 7,525 | 13,461 | ||
| D | 8,225 | 4,742 | 13,122 | ||
| D | 10,347 | 3,205 | 13,552 | ||
| R | 1,993 | 8,560 | 10,553 | ||
| O | 2,762 | 2,626 | 13,427 | ||
| R | 6,171 | 6,929 | 13,100 | ||
| D | 6,548 | 2,779 | 9,327 | ||
| D | 7,654 | 2,574 | 10,228 | ||
| D | 7,530 | 3,010 | 10,540 | ||
| D | 3,519 | 763 | 6,164 | ||
| D | 3,375 | 624 | 4,001 | ||
| D | 3,615 | 392 | 4,016 | ||
| D | 4,060 | 301 | 4,376 | ||
| D | 3,598 | 234 | 3,852 | ||
| D | 1,939 | 1,624 | 3,563 | ||
| D | 1,894 | 299 | 2,497 | ||
| D | 1,308 | 337 | 1,645 | ||
| D | 1,555 | 218 | 1,857 | ||
| D | 1,380 | 137 | 1,683 | ||
| D | 1,066 | 340 | 1,525 | ||
| D | 989 | 231 | 1,319 | ||
| D | 868 | 397 | 1,279 | ||
| D | 874 | 545 | 1,535 | ||
| D | 1,172 | 369 | 1,755 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.4%
English
9.6%
Irish
5.6%
German
2.5%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
0.9%
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: 38.7 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
$52,148
Waycross, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Waycross, GA$52,148
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.4%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)15.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Waycross built its identity around the intersection of rail lines serving the Okefenokee Swamp region, and its Ware County core has voted Republican in presidential contests by margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Waycross, GA peaked at eighty-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 twelve points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $52,148 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Waycross, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Waycross, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 56.8 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,262 votes cast, 5,157 went Democratic and 18,934 went Republican.
What is Waycross, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Waycross, 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Waycross, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Waycross, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Waycross, GA, Georgia?
Waycross, GA, Georgia has a population of 56,178 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waycross, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Waycross, GA, Georgia is $52,148 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Waycross, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Waycross, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.