Meriwether County, Georgia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 11,788 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0707 | 725 | 1,502 | 9 | 2,236 | 32.4% | 67.2% | R+34.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0505 | 632 | 747 | 7 | 1,386 | 45.6% | 53.9% | R+8.3 |
| Precinct -0808 | 382 | 866 | 2 | 1,250 | 30.6% | 69.3% | R+38.7 |
| Precinct -0202 | 432 | 778 | 9 | 1,219 | 35.4% | 63.8% | R+28.4 |
| Precinct -0606 | 425 | 652 | 3 | 1,080 | 39.4% | 60.4% | R+21.0 |
| Precinct -1010 | 463 | 532 | 1 | 996 | 46.5% | 53.4% | R+6.9 |
| Precinct -1111 | 290 | 554 | 0 | 844 | 34.4% | 65.6% | R+31.3 |
| Precinct -0303 | 511 | 150 | 2 | 663 | 77.1% | 22.6% | D+54.4 |
| Precinct -1212 | 190 | 388 | 1 | 579 | 32.8% | 67.0% | R+34.2 |
| Precinct -1313 | 71 | 322 | 2 | 395 | 18.0% | 81.5% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -0101 | 55 | 319 | 3 | 377 | 14.6% | 84.6% | R+70.0 |
| Precinct -0909 | 76 | 240 | 1 | 317 | 24.0% | 75.7% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -0404 | 103 | 164 | 0 | 267 | 38.6% | 61.4% | R+22.8 |
| Precinct -1414 | 18 | 161 | 0 | 179 | 10.1% | 89.9% | R+79.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +8.9% |
| 1896 | +2.2% |
| 1900 | +49.2% |
| 1904 | +59.6% |
| 1908 | +46.6% |
| 1912 | +85.6% |
| 1916 | +86.6% |
| 1920 | +70.1% |
| 1924 | +58.8% |
| 1928 | +68.1% |
| 1932 | +95.8% |
| 1936 | +89.3% |
| 1940 | +87.8% |
| 1944 | +84.1% |
| 1948 | +73.2% |
| 1952 | +74.0% |
| 1956 | +68.2% |
| 1960 | +62.9% |
| 1964 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | +11.7% |
| 1972 | −47.6% |
| 1976 | +53.8% |
| 1980 | +35.1% |
| 1984 | −5.5% |
| 1988 | −2.8% |
| 1992 | +22.4% |
| 1996 | +19.7% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | −8.5% |
| 2008 | −5.4% |
| 2012 | −5.9% |
| 2016 | −15.3% |
| 2020 | −20.6% |
| 2024 | −25.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.9%3,363 | 60.1%5,336 | 8,874 |
| 2020 | R | 38.9%8,352 | 59.4%12,749 | 21,456 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,776 |
| 2018 | 14,567 |
| 2020 | 16,069 |
| 2022 | 16,588 |
| 2024 | 17,814 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+220 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +799 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,550 in average income, against $60,896 for residents who stayed — 10% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+25.1 on average — about the same lean as Meriwether County, GA (R+25.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Coweta County, GA212R+33.9
- Troup County, GA77R+24.4
- Fayette County, GA37R+3.2
- Harris County, GA34R+46.1
- Muscogee County, GA20D+23.4
- Talbot County, GA20D+12.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Coweta County, GA116
- Troup County, GA87
- Muscogee County, GA39
- Harris County, GA22
- Talbot County, GA21
- Upson County, GA21
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 | −215 |
| 2012 | −322 |
| 2013 | −84 |
| 2014 | −10 |
| 2015 | −52 |
| 2016 | −69 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | +81 |
| 2019 | +102 |
| 2021 | +276 |
| 2022 | +254 |
| 2023 | +123 |
| 2024 | +495 |
| 2025 | +220 |
Meriwether sits in Georgia's Piedmont region with a population under 23,000 split between a sizable Black community and a white rural majority, a demographic mix that once made it competitive but has trended decisively Republican over the past four election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 47.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.5 points.
A population of 20,929, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,340 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Twiggs County and Madison County.
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Meriwether County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13199/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.