Stephens County, Georgia: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+63%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+63MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,0122024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,7542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Holmes County, FL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Stephens CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Stephens County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | +7.6% |
| 1912 | +81.2% |
| 1916 | +84.3% |
| 1920 | +24.4% |
| 1924 | +80.6% |
| 1928 | +23.7% |
| 1932 | +95.8% |
| 1936 | +88.6% |
| 1940 | +84.1% |
| 1944 | +69.1% |
| 1948 | +47.9% |
| 1952 | +68.5% |
| 1956 | +58.3% |
| 1960 | +58.2% |
| 1964 | +43.5% |
| 1968 | −5.1% |
| 1972 | −62.5% |
| 1976 | +61.2% |
| 1980 | +37.1% |
| 1984 | −28.2% |
| 1988 | −32.7% |
| 1992 | −12.6% |
| 1996 | −10.3% |
| 2000 | −29.9% |
| 2004 | −43.3% |
| 2008 | −47.4% |
| 2012 | −53.4% |
| 2016 | −59.6% |
| 2020 | −58.8% |
| 2024 | −62.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,404 | 10,632 | 13,163 | ||
| R | 2,385 | 9,368 | 11,885 | ||
| R | 1,837 | 7,686 | 9,815 | ||
| R | 2,131 | 7,221 | 9,534 | ||
| R | 2,705 | 7,689 | 10,517 | ||
| R | 2,714 | 6,904 | 9,674 | ||
| R | 2,869 | 5,370 | 8,376 | ||
| R | 3,072 | 3,890 | 7,977 | ||
| R | 2,976 | 4,047 | 8,493 | ||
| R | 2,185 | 4,329 | 6,550 | ||
| R | 2,272 | 4,057 | 6,329 | ||
| D | 4,529 | 2,045 | 6,692 | ||
| D | 5,560 | 1,340 | 6,900 | ||
| R | 871 | 3,773 | 4,644 | ||
| O | 1,035 | 1,295 | 5,132 | ||
| D | 3,483 | 1,371 | 4,854 | ||
| D | 3,087 | 815 | 3,902 | ||
| D | 2,595 | 684 | 3,279 | ||
| D | 3,539 | 661 | 4,200 | ||
| D | 912 | 278 | 1,323 | ||
| D | 1,158 | 212 | 1,370 | ||
| D | 1,084 | 90 | 1,182 | ||
| D | 1,142 | 68 | 1,212 | ||
| D | 1,026 | 18 | 1,052 | ||
| D | 438 | 270 | 708 | ||
| D | 523 | 40 | 599 | ||
| D | 415 | 252 | 667 | ||
| D | 500 | 15 | 575 | ||
| D | 409 | 15 | 485 | ||
| D | 306 | 261 | 594 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.4%
Irish
12.8%
American
12.3%
German
7.5%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
1.9%
French
0.8%
African American
6.5%
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: 40.8 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
$54,754
Stephens County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Stephens County$54,754
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Stephens County ranks in the bottom 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
15.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.2%
Working age (18–64)15.2%
Seniors (65+)17.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nestled in the Blue Ridge foothills near the South Carolina border, Stephens County delivered a 62.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions in a cycle that saw Georgia closely contested statewide.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at sixty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-three points.
A median household income of $54,754, a 16% poverty rate, and a 81% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Holmes County and Covington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Stephens County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stephens County, Georgia voted Republican by 62.5 points (R+63), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,163 votes cast, 2,404 went Democratic and 10,632 went Republican.
What is Stephens County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Stephens 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 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Stephens County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Stephens County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Stephens County, Georgia?
Stephens County, Georgia has a population of 27,012 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stephens County, Georgia?
Median household income in Stephens County, Georgia is $54,754 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Stephens County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stephens County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 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.