Colquitt County, Georgia: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+50%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 46,2242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,3412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Marion County, MS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Colquitt CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Colquitt County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +64.0% |
| 1896 | +37.9% |
| 1900 | +17.3% |
| 1904 | +51.0% |
| 1908 | +31.3% |
| 1912 | +56.2% |
| 1916 | +81.9% |
| 1920 | +19.0% |
| 1924 | +71.1% |
| 1928 | +9.9% |
| 1932 | +94.0% |
| 1936 | +69.0% |
| 1940 | +54.8% |
| 1944 | +53.7% |
| 1948 | +49.6% |
| 1952 | +52.4% |
| 1956 | +53.5% |
| 1960 | +44.6% |
| 1964 | −43.4% |
| 1968 | −8.2% |
| 1972 | −76.2% |
| 1976 | +52.1% |
| 1980 | +19.4% |
| 1984 | −28.9% |
| 1988 | −30.5% |
| 1992 | −7.7% |
| 1996 | −7.1% |
| 2000 | −33.0% |
| 2004 | −41.8% |
| 2008 | −37.6% |
| 2012 | −39.5% |
| 2016 | −47.2% |
| 2020 | −47.2% |
| 2024 | −50.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,114 | 12,451 | 16,611 | ||
| R | 4,187 | 11,777 | 16,083 | ||
| R | 3,463 | 9,898 | 13,624 | ||
| R | 3,973 | 9,243 | 13,347 | ||
| R | 4,139 | 9,185 | 13,435 | ||
| R | 3,378 | 8,296 | 11,752 | ||
| R | 3,297 | 6,589 | 9,972 | ||
| R | 4,135 | 4,847 | 9,992 | ||
| R | 3,891 | 4,680 | 10,276 | ||
| R | 2,998 | 5,653 | 8,691 | ||
| R | 3,208 | 5,815 | 9,023 | ||
| D | 5,353 | 3,593 | 9,069 | ||
| D | 6,928 | 2,181 | 9,109 | ||
| R | 930 | 6,900 | 7,830 | ||
| O | 1,119 | 1,882 | 9,326 | ||
| R | 2,563 | 6,493 | 9,060 | ||
| D | 4,397 | 1,685 | 6,082 | ||
| D | 4,412 | 1,336 | 5,748 | ||
| D | 4,517 | 1,411 | 5,928 | ||
| D | 2,255 | 537 | 3,465 | ||
| D | 2,308 | 696 | 3,004 | ||
| D | 1,819 | 525 | 2,361 | ||
| D | 2,449 | 448 | 2,901 | ||
| D | 3,534 | 101 | 3,652 | ||
| D | 970 | 796 | 1,766 | ||
| D | 1,572 | 205 | 1,922 | ||
| D | 768 | 523 | 1,291 | ||
| D | 1,305 | 53 | 1,529 | ||
| D | 699 | 8 | 1,229 | ||
| D | 390 | 125 | 846 | ||
| D | 446 | 62 | 753 | ||
| D | 310 | 217 | 538 | ||
| D | 361 | 135 | 597 | ||
| D | 459 | 5 | 709 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
21.5%
English
8.6%
Irish
5.8%
German
3.3%
Scottish
0.9%
French
0.6%
Italian
0.5%
African American
18.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.2 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$49,341
Colquitt County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Colquitt County$49,341
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Colquitt County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.5%
Working age (18–64)19.1%
Seniors (65+)15.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.9%
speak English only
Spanish17.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Colquitt County, anchored by Moultrie, runs heavily agricultural with a economy centered on poultry and row crops. Its 50-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 reflects the deep-red shift that has reshaped rural south Georgia over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty points.
A population of 46,224, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,341 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marion County and Upson County. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Colquitt County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colquitt County, Georgia voted Republican by 50.2 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,611 votes cast, 4,114 went Democratic and 12,451 went Republican.
What is Colquitt County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Colquitt County, Georgia in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Colquitt County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colquitt County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Colquitt County, Georgia?
Colquitt County, Georgia has a population of 46,224 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colquitt County, Georgia?
Median household income in Colquitt County, Georgia is $49,341 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Colquitt County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colquitt County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.