Jeff Davis County, Georgia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 5,872 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -ALTAMAHA 2 (202)ALTAMAHA 2 (202) | 41 | 947 | 1 | 989 | 4.1% | 95.8% | R+91.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -OCMULGEE 1 (501)OCMULGEE 1 (501) | 116 | 813 | 3 | 932 | 12.4% | 87.2% | R+74.8 |
| Precinct -HAZLEHURST (100)HAZLEHURST (100) | 380 | 477 | 6 | 863 | 44.0% | 55.3% | R+11.2 |
| Precinct -WHITEHEAD 1 (401)WHITEHEAD 1 (401) | 119 | 564 | 1 | 684 | 17.4% | 82.5% | R+65.1 |
| Precinct -BLACKBURN 2 (302)BLACKBURN 2 (302) | 37 | 519 | 1 | 557 | 6.6% | 93.2% | R+86.5 |
| Precinct -ALTAMAHA 1 (201)ALTAMAHA 1 (201) | 50 | 463 | 1 | 514 | 9.7% | 90.1% | R+80.4 |
| Precinct -WHITEHEAD 2 (402)WHITEHEAD 2 (402) | 29 | 441 | 0 | 470 | 6.2% | 93.8% | R+87.7 |
| Precinct -BLACKBURN 1 (301)BLACKBURN 1 (301) | 88 | 367 | 0 | 455 | 19.3% | 80.7% | R+61.3 |
| Precinct -OCMULGEE 2 (502)OCMULGEE 2 (502) | 64 | 344 | 0 | 408 | 15.7% | 84.3% | R+68.6 |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | +73.5% |
| 1916 | +77.2% |
| 1920 | −7.6% |
| 1924 | +49.7% |
| 1928 | +27.3% |
| 1932 | +91.6% |
| 1936 | +74.3% |
| 1940 | +74.5% |
| 1944 | +72.0% |
| 1948 | +59.8% |
| 1952 | +56.6% |
| 1956 | +74.0% |
| 1960 | +34.5% |
| 1964 | −43.1% |
| 1968 | −6.9% |
| 1972 | −72.0% |
| 1976 | +58.9% |
| 1980 | +26.2% |
| 1984 | −23.6% |
| 1988 | −24.4% |
| 1992 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | −5.8% |
| 2000 | −33.6% |
| 2004 | −46.9% |
| 2008 | −47.6% |
| 2012 | −51.0% |
| 2016 | −62.6% |
| 2020 | −63.5% |
| 2024 | −68.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 16.3%738 | 82.6%3,738 | 4,528 |
| 2020 | R | 17.7%2,002 | 80.3%9,080 | 11,301 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,369 |
| 2018 | 8,325 |
| 2020 | 9,040 |
| 2022 | 9,043 |
| 2024 | 9,396 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−54 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +41 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $32,781 in average income, against $55,010 for residents who stayed — 40% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+50.6 on average — 18 points more Democratic-leaning than Jeff Davis County, GA itself (R+68.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Appling County, GA37R+62.4
- Coffee County, GA36R+45.1
- Telfair County, GA21R+39.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Appling County, GA48
- Toombs County, GA22
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +14 |
| 2012 | −46 |
| 2013 | −176 |
| 2014 | −159 |
| 2015 | +33 |
| 2016 | −89 |
| 2017 | +7 |
| 2018 | −33 |
| 2019 | +18 |
| 2021 | +101 |
| 2022 | +87 |
| 2023 | +62 |
| 2024 | +276 |
| 2025 | −54 |
Jeff Davis County, anchored by the small city of Hazlehurst in southeastern Georgia's timber belt, recorded an R+68.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 72.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.3 points.
A population of 14,924, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,283 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pontotoc County and Union County.
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Jeff Davis County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13161/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.