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1876–2024
Hall County, Georgia
Hall County·Georgia

Hall County changed its political identity.

A fast-growing exurban anchor where GOP margins have held deep red

18762024·38 elections
Hall County, Georgia · Calvin Beale · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+44
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
212,705
2024 ACS
Most similar
Bryan County
GA · similarity 1.00
31 precincts · 102,510 votes cast
Trump · R+44
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−43.6%
28,34772,991102,510
2020R
−43.2%
25,03164,17090,523
2016R
−50.0%
16,18051,73371,142
2012R
−56.1%
12,99947,48161,512
2008R
−50.9%
14,45744,96259,928
2004R
−57.0%
10,51438,88349,792
2000R
−43.5%
10,25926,84138,150
1996R
−27.7%
10,36219,28032,219
1992R
−15.1%
11,21416,10832,433
1988R
−38.0%
7,78217,41525,344
1984R
−34.0%
7,42115,07622,497
1980D
+21.3%
12,1247,76020,521
1976D
+43.1%
12,8045,09317,897
1972R
−62.8%
2,44010,68613,126
1968R
−12.8%
3,1744,92313,643
1964D
+30.1%
8,0034,29612,310
1960D
+36.9%
6,3032,9039,206
1956D
+37.0%
5,9892,7528,741
1952D
+53.7%
6,1211,8457,966
1948D
+59.8%
3,0936064,159
1944D
+58.8%
3,0667963,863
1940D
+69.8%
2,9435133,482
1936D
+71.9%
2,7314443,181
1932D
+91.0%
2,6491202,780
1928R
−1.6%
1,5231,5733,096
1924D
+59.5%
1,3982901,863
1920D
+26.8%
1,4758522,327
1916D
+70.1%
1,6621412,170
1912D
+66.5%
1,1451161,547
1908D
+4.9%
7076341,481
1904D
+47.8%
1,1351901,977
1900D
+51.2%
8802621,206
1896D
+29.9%
1,1345821,848
1892D
+51.7%
1,5262372,491
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.6%
African American
5.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
32.0%
Baptist
24.6%
Other Christian
16.6%
Methodist
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 19.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hall County's population has climbed steadily on the strength of Latino immigration and in-migration from Atlanta's northern suburbs, yet its presidential margins have remained among the widest in the state, reflecting a persistently Republican-dominant electorate.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Hall County peaked at ninety-one points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirty-four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Hall County's median household income of $80,901 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bryan County and Oconee County.