† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupJefferson, GAGeorgiaUnited States
English14.5%10.3%9.5%
Irish9.9%6.9%9.4%
German8.5%6.3%12.5%
American8.5%7.6%5.3%
Italian3.2%2.2%4.8%
Scottish2.4%1.7%1.3%
French1.4%1.0%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.0%——
Mexican5.4%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.7%0.5%0.7%
Colombian0.6%0.4%0.4%
Venezuelan0.5%0.3%—
Dominican0.4%—0.7%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Panamanian0.3%——
African American†6.5%27.4%9.9%
Jamaican0.5%0.7%0.4%
South African0.3%——
Nigerian0.2%0.5%0.2%
Hmong0.6%——
Vietnamese0.5%0.6%0.6%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.3%1.6%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.6%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Jefferson, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
38.1
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.5%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jefferson, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$89,544
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.3%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.8%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jefferson, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.5%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
7.6%
8.7%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.1%
0.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jefferson, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
3.5%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
25.5%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
62.8%
49.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Jefferson, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+32.0%
1896
+23.6%
1900
+22.0%
1904
+41.6%
1908
+22.2%
1912
+62.4%
1916
+82.0%
1920
+52.4%
1924
+70.1%
1928
+2.4%
1932
+88.1%
1936
+85.7%
1940
+80.9%
1944
+77.6%
1948
+77.5%
1952
+78.2%
1956
+75.2%
1960
+77.1%
1964
+40.8%
1968
+6.5%
1972
−59.3%
1976
+65.4%
1980
+34.3%
1984
−21.5%
1988
−25.6%
1992
−2.0%
1996
−10.9%
2000
−38.3%
2004
−56.4%
2008
−55.9%
2012
−62.7%
2016
−63.1%
2020
−58.0%
2024
−55.1%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
22.2%Harris10,472
77.3%Trump36,497
0.6%
R+55.1
D+2.9
R+53.6
47,243
R
20.3%Biden7,642
78.3%Trump29,497
1.4%
R+58.0
D+5.0
R+62.5
37,670
R
16.4%Clinton4,491
79.4%Trump21,784
4.2%
R+63.1
R+0.3
R+65.2
27,423
R
17.8%Obama4,238
80.6%Romney19,135
1.6%
R+62.7
R+6.9
R+66.6
23,745
R
21.6%Obama4,950
77.4%McCain17,776
1.0%
R+55.9
D+0.6
R+63.1
22,960
R
21.4%Kerry3,468
77.8%Bush12,611
0.8%
R+56.4
R+18.1
R+54.0
16,202
R
29.4%Gore3,420
67.7%Bush7,878
2.9%
R+38.3
R+27.4
R+38.8
11,635
R
39.5%Clinton3,746
50.4%Dole4,782
10.2%
R+10.9
R+8.9
R+19.4
9,492
R
41.4%Clinton3,792
43.4%Bush3,976
15.2%
R+2.0
D+23.5
R+7.6
9,165
R
37.0%Dukakis2,607
62.6%Bush4,407
0.4%
R+25.6
R+4.1
R+17.8
7,045
R
39.3%Mondale2,717
60.7%Reagan4,202
0.0%
R+21.5
R+55.7
R+3.2
6,919
D
66.1%Carter4,591
31.8%Reagan2,209
2.1%
D+34.3
R+31.2
D+44.0
6,949
D
82.7%Carter5,931
17.3%Ford1,239
0.0%
D+65.4
D+124.7
D+63.4
7,170
R
20.4%McGovern1,055
79.6%Nixon4,124
0.0%
R+59.3
R+65.7
R+36.1
5,179
O
25.0%Humphrey1,537
18.5%Nixon1,139
56.5%
Wallace +31.5
R+34.3
D+7.2
6,149
D
70.4%Johnson3,953
29.6%Goldwater1,664
0.0%
D+40.8
R+36.4
D+18.2
5,617
D
88.6%Kennedy3,653
11.4%Nixon472
0.0%
D+77.1
D+1.9
D+77.0
4,125
D
87.6%Stevenson3,100
12.4%Eisenhower438
0.0%
D+75.2
R+2.9
D+90.6
3,538
D
89.1%Stevenson3,341
10.9%Eisenhower409
0.0%
D+78.2
D+0.7
D+88.9
3,750
D
84.0%Truman1,866
6.5%Dewey145
9.5%
D+77.5
R+0.2
D+73.0
2,222
D
88.8%Roosevelt1,754
11.2%Dewey221
0.0%
D+77.6
R+3.3
D+70.1
1,975
D
90.3%Roosevelt1,599
9.4%Willkie166
0.3%
D+80.9
R+4.8
D+71.0
1,771
D
92.8%Roosevelt2,447
7.1%Landon187
0.2%
D+85.7
R+2.5
D+61.4
2,638
D
93.5%Roosevelt1,389
5.4%Hoover80
1.1%
D+88.1
D+85.7
D+70.4
1,485
D
51.2%Smith859
48.8%Hoover818
0.0%
D+2.4
R+67.7
D+19.9
1,677
D
81.8%Davis993
11.7%Coolidge142
6.5%
D+70.1
D+17.7
D+95.3
1,214
D
76.2%Cox1,069
23.8%Harding334
0.0%
D+52.4
R+29.6
D+78.6
1,403
D
87.3%Wilson1,185
5.2%Hughes71
7.5%
D+82.0
D+19.6
D+78.9
1,358
D
65.0%Wilson1,108
2.6%Taft45
32.3%
D+62.4
D+40.1
D+42.8
1,704
D
49.7%Bryan735
27.5%Taft406
22.9%
D+22.2
R+19.4
D+31.8
1,479
O
43.1%Parker964
1.5%Roosevelt33
55.4%
Other +12.3
D+19.6
D+61.3
2,236
D
51.3%Bryan836
29.3%McKinley477
19.4%
D+22.0
R+1.6
D+29.6
1,629
D
56.4%Bryan1,205
32.7%McKinley700
10.9%
D+23.6
R+8.4
D+29.7
2,138
D
46.6%Cleveland1,566
14.6%Harrison491
38.8%
D+32.0
—
D+30.3
3,362
Congressional elections · 1 Senate race
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2020
R
19.4%7,262
78.0%29,166
37,383
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Jefferson, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
39,751
2018
46,224
2020
54,351
2022
58,574
2024
66,696
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+4,499 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +29,808 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Jefferson, GA in Jefferson, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−48
2012
−379
2013
+310
2014
+525
2015
+1,040
2016
+1,360
2017
+2,287
2018
+2,375
2019
+2,311
2021
+3,675
2022
+3,187
2023
+4,086
2024
+4,580
2025
+4,499
Jefferson anchors the Jackson County metro, a fast-growing exurban corridor northeast of Atlanta where population gains have outpaced civic infrastructure and voter rolls have expanded sharply over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 88.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.1 points.
A population of 84,757, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,544 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL and Cornelia, GA.
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In 2024, Jefferson, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 55.1 points (R+55.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,243 votes cast, 10,472 went Democratic and 36,497 went Republican.
When did Jefferson, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jefferson, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Jefferson, GA, Georgia?
Jefferson, GA, Georgia has a population of 84,757 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jefferson, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Jefferson, GA, Georgia is $89,544 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Jefferson, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jefferson, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
