Effingham County, Georgia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+49%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 69,1432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,4382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Harris County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Effingham CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Effingham County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +51.2% |
| 1896 | +26.4% |
| 1900 | +69.7% |
| 1904 | +64.6% |
| 1908 | +47.7% |
| 1912 | +94.4% |
| 1916 | +84.7% |
| 1920 | +72.0% |
| 1924 | +73.4% |
| 1928 | −58.7% |
| 1932 | +70.2% |
| 1936 | +62.3% |
| 1940 | +47.2% |
| 1944 | +8.5% |
| 1948 | +14.5% |
| 1952 | −1.8% |
| 1956 | −2.1% |
| 1960 | −0.3% |
| 1964 | −59.5% |
| 1968 | −3.4% |
| 1972 | −72.9% |
| 1976 | +27.5% |
| 1980 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | −35.0% |
| 1988 | −34.6% |
| 1992 | −14.1% |
| 1996 | −22.5% |
| 2000 | −38.4% |
| 2004 | −54.9% |
| 2008 | −50.7% |
| 2012 | −51.1% |
| 2016 | −55.2% |
| 2020 | −49.5% |
| 2024 | −49.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,144 | 26,943 | 36,297 | ||
| R | 7,720 | 23,358 | 31,570 | ||
| R | 4,853 | 17,874 | 23,603 | ||
| R | 4,947 | 15,596 | 20,854 | ||
| R | 4,936 | 15,230 | 20,316 | ||
| R | 3,613 | 12,503 | 16,182 | ||
| R | 3,232 | 7,326 | 10,650 | ||
| R | 3,031 | 5,022 | 8,848 | ||
| R | 2,690 | 3,814 | 7,963 | ||
| R | 1,905 | 3,933 | 5,859 | ||
| R | 2,055 | 4,266 | 6,321 | ||
| D | 2,783 | 2,528 | 5,377 | ||
| D | 2,906 | 1,654 | 4,560 | ||
| R | 497 | 3,175 | 3,672 | ||
| O | 635 | 769 | 3,965 | ||
| R | 680 | 2,676 | 3,356 | ||
| R | 880 | 885 | 1,765 | ||
| R | 611 | 637 | 1,248 | ||
| R | 800 | 829 | 1,629 | ||
| O | 347 | 160 | 1,293 | ||
| D | 433 | 365 | 798 | ||
| D | 633 | 227 | 860 | ||
| D | 612 | 142 | 755 | ||
| D | 518 | 90 | 610 | ||
| R | 163 | 627 | 790 | ||
| D | 337 | 39 | 406 | ||
| D | 726 | 118 | 844 | ||
| D | 450 | 8 | 522 | ||
| D | 343 | 5 | 358 | ||
| D | 302 | 89 | 447 | ||
| D | 370 | 47 | 500 | ||
| D | 387 | 65 | 462 | ||
| D | 372 | 209 | 617 | ||
| D | 464 | 123 | 666 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
American
11.8%
German
10.7%
Irish
8.8%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.2%
African American
11.6%
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. 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: 37.0 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
$88,438
Effingham County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Effingham County$88,438
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Effingham County ranks in the top 10% 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
6.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.9%
Working age (18–64)6.6%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Effingham sits on Savannah's northwestern fringe, where rapid suburban spillover has brought new residents without meaningfully shifting its lopsided Republican presidential margins, which topped 49 points in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-three points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A population of 69,143, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,438 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harris County and St. Clair County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Effingham County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Effingham County, Georgia voted Republican by 49.0 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,297 votes cast, 9,144 went Democratic and 26,943 went Republican.
What is Effingham County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Effingham County, Georgia in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 15 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did Effingham County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Effingham County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Effingham County, Georgia?
Effingham County, Georgia has a population of 69,143 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Effingham County, Georgia?
Median household income in Effingham County, Georgia is $88,438 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Effingham County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Effingham County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.