Pierce County, Georgia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 9,761 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -BLACKSHEAR (0002)BLACKSHEAR (0002) | 236 | 2,168 | 9 | 2,413 | 9.8% | 89.8% | R+80.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -HACKLEBARNEY/CASON (0001)HACKLEBARNEY/CASON (0001) | 434 | 1,931 | 3 | 2,368 | 18.3% | 81.5% | R+63.2 |
| Precinct -OTTER CREEK (3B)OTTER CREEK (3B) | 102 | 1,197 | 1 | 1,300 | 7.8% | 92.1% | R+84.2 |
| Precinct -ST JOHNS/BLACKSHEAR (3A)ST JOHNS/BLACKSHEAR (3A) | 80 | 992 | 1 | 1,073 | 7.5% | 92.5% | R+85.0 |
| Precinct -ALABAHA (4C)ALABAHA (4C) | 80 | 796 | 1 | 877 | 9.1% | 90.8% | R+81.6 |
| Precinct -PATTERSON (4A)PATTERSON (4A) | 115 | 748 | 0 | 863 | 13.3% | 86.7% | R+73.3 |
| Precinct -SUNSET/SWEAT (4D)SUNSET/SWEAT (4D) | 21 | 461 | 1 | 483 | 4.3% | 95.4% | R+91.1 |
| Precinct -MERSHON (4B)MERSHON (4B) | 21 | 362 | 1 | 384 | 5.5% | 94.3% | R+88.8 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +46.8% |
| 1896 | +18.4% |
| 1900 | −4.0% |
| 1904 | +55.4% |
| 1908 | +28.0% |
| 1912 | +55.3% |
| 1916 | +67.4% |
| 1920 | +53.9% |
| 1924 | +62.7% |
| 1928 | +29.5% |
| 1932 | +94.3% |
| 1936 | +93.5% |
| 1940 | +83.4% |
| 1944 | +73.3% |
| 1948 | +52.8% |
| 1952 | +52.5% |
| 1956 | +71.1% |
| 1960 | +45.4% |
| 1964 | −33.7% |
| 1968 | −2.2% |
| 1972 | −76.1% |
| 1976 | +65.7% |
| 1980 | +29.8% |
| 1984 | −13.7% |
| 1988 | −11.1% |
| 1992 | −1.1% |
| 1996 | −22.0% |
| 2000 | −43.8% |
| 2004 | −58.2% |
| 2008 | −62.5% |
| 2012 | −66.3% |
| 2016 | −73.8% |
| 2020 | −75.1% |
| 2024 | −77.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 10.9%779 | 88.3%6,325 | 7,167 |
| 2020 | R | 11.2%1,993 | 87.1%15,435 | 17,727 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 11,319 |
| 2018 | 11,696 |
| 2020 | 13,065 |
| 2022 | 13,428 |
| 2024 | 14,195 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+218 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,609 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,937 in average income, against $65,547 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+51.2 on average — 26 points more Democratic-leaning than Pierce County, GA itself (R+77.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ware County, GA163R+43.2
- Brantley County, GA42R+82.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Ware County, GA150
- Brantley County, GA39
- Wayne County, GA20
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 | −91 |
| 2012 | +77 |
| 2013 | +57 |
| 2014 | −2 |
| 2015 | +59 |
| 2016 | −33 |
| 2017 | +62 |
| 2018 | +146 |
| 2019 | +47 |
| 2021 | +324 |
| 2022 | +288 |
| 2023 | +254 |
| 2024 | +203 |
| 2025 | +218 |
Pierce County, a rural timber-belt community in southeast Georgia, recorded a 77.5-point Republican margin in 2024—placing it among the state's most one-sided presidential results and reflecting the deep partisan lean common to small, majority-white rural counties in the region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 77.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 77.5 points.
A population of 20,202, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,517 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Covington County and Chilton County.
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Pierce County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13229/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.