Jones County, Georgia: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,6732024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,5002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 24.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Morgan County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jones CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jones 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 | +6.9% |
| 1896 | +15.8% |
| 1900 | +41.3% |
| 1904 | +65.4% |
| 1908 | +8.6% |
| 1912 | +87.5% |
| 1916 | +86.1% |
| 1920 | +47.5% |
| 1924 | +87.6% |
| 1928 | +61.1% |
| 1932 | +99.5% |
| 1936 | +91.3% |
| 1940 | +71.6% |
| 1944 | +54.1% |
| 1948 | +43.5% |
| 1952 | +67.4% |
| 1956 | +51.9% |
| 1960 | +48.6% |
| 1964 | −13.3% |
| 1968 | +11.5% |
| 1972 | −48.5% |
| 1976 | +45.0% |
| 1980 | +27.0% |
| 1984 | −10.0% |
| 1988 | −15.2% |
| 1992 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | −1.1% |
| 2000 | −21.7% |
| 2004 | −28.4% |
| 2008 | −25.8% |
| 2012 | −28.6% |
| 2016 | −34.5% |
| 2020 | −33.9% |
| 2024 | −38.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,959 | 11,079 | 16,092 | ||
| R | 4,888 | 9,965 | 14,966 | ||
| R | 3,961 | 8,305 | 12,587 | ||
| R | 4,274 | 7,744 | 12,119 | ||
| R | 4,572 | 7,782 | 12,438 | ||
| R | 3,855 | 6,939 | 10,858 | ||
| R | 3,102 | 4,850 | 8,068 | ||
| R | 3,195 | 3,272 | 6,992 | ||
| D | 3,338 | 2,770 | 7,279 | ||
| R | 2,662 | 3,618 | 6,302 | ||
| R | 2,781 | 3,401 | 6,182 | ||
| D | 3,239 | 1,828 | 5,220 | ||
| D | 3,471 | 1,317 | 4,788 | ||
| R | 861 | 2,483 | 3,344 | ||
| O | 1,105 | 693 | 3,568 | ||
| R | 1,380 | 1,805 | 3,185 | ||
| D | 1,415 | 489 | 1,904 | ||
| D | 1,208 | 382 | 1,590 | ||
| D | 1,427 | 278 | 1,705 | ||
| D | 588 | 103 | 1,114 | ||
| D | 661 | 196 | 859 | ||
| D | 613 | 101 | 715 | ||
| D | 508 | 23 | 531 | ||
| D | 553 | 0 | 556 | ||
| D | 414 | 100 | 514 | ||
| D | 414 | 26 | 443 | ||
| D | 87 | 31 | 118 | ||
| D | 398 | 27 | 431 | ||
| D | 426 | 27 | 456 | ||
| D | 385 | 322 | 735 | ||
| D | 498 | 89 | 625 | ||
| D | 408 | 166 | 586 | ||
| D | 521 | 377 | 912 | ||
| D | 659 | 568 | 1,319 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.5%
American
9.8%
Irish
9.1%
German
4.4%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
1.1%
Polish
1.1%
African American
19.4%
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: 41.4 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
$75,500
Jones County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Jones County$75,500
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Jones County ranks in the top 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
12.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.5%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jones County's 2024 presidential margin of R+38 reflects a broader rural consolidation pattern across Middle Georgia, where low population density and an older demographic profile have aligned consistently with Republican candidates over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A median household income of $75,500, a 12% poverty rate, and a 70% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morgan County and Candler County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jones County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jones County, Georgia voted Republican by 38.0 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,092 votes cast, 4,959 went Democratic and 11,079 went Republican.
What is Jones County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Jones County, Georgia in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jones County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jones County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Jones County, Georgia?
Jones County, Georgia has a population of 28,673 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jones County, Georgia?
Median household income in Jones County, Georgia is $75,500 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Jones County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jones County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.