Tattnall County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+53%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,2082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,7472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Union Parish, LA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Tattnall CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Tattnall County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +37.4% |
| 1896 | −6.5% |
| 1900 | +8.6% |
| 1904 | +39.2% |
| 1908 | +21.7% |
| 1912 | +67.8% |
| 1916 | +63.8% |
| 1920 | +19.5% |
| 1924 | +78.6% |
| 1928 | −26.5% |
| 1932 | +96.3% |
| 1936 | +65.5% |
| 1940 | +49.3% |
| 1944 | +42.2% |
| 1948 | +45.9% |
| 1952 | +37.2% |
| 1956 | +62.1% |
| 1960 | +37.4% |
| 1964 | −32.9% |
| 1968 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | −70.9% |
| 1976 | +45.7% |
| 1980 | +15.6% |
| 1984 | −30.2% |
| 1988 | −30.3% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −2.7% |
| 2000 | −29.1% |
| 2004 | −44.3% |
| 2008 | −41.7% |
| 2012 | −42.1% |
| 2016 | −49.3% |
| 2020 | −48.8% |
| 2024 | −53.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,967 | 6,515 | 8,512 | ||
| R | 2,061 | 6,053 | 8,183 | ||
| R | 1,681 | 5,096 | 6,930 | ||
| R | 1,897 | 4,706 | 6,677 | ||
| R | 1,932 | 4,730 | 6,714 | ||
| R | 1,787 | 4,657 | 6,474 | ||
| R | 1,963 | 3,597 | 5,610 | ||
| R | 2,369 | 2,518 | 5,447 | ||
| R | 2,360 | 2,566 | 5,942 | ||
| R | 1,694 | 3,172 | 4,878 | ||
| R | 1,954 | 3,641 | 5,595 | ||
| D | 2,864 | 2,082 | 5,002 | ||
| D | 3,556 | 1,326 | 4,882 | ||
| R | 492 | 2,892 | 3,384 | ||
| O | 957 | 852 | 5,214 | ||
| R | 1,648 | 3,264 | 4,912 | ||
| D | 1,908 | 869 | 2,777 | ||
| D | 1,881 | 440 | 2,321 | ||
| D | 2,433 | 1,114 | 3,547 | ||
| D | 1,071 | 216 | 1,864 | ||
| D | 1,215 | 494 | 1,709 | ||
| D | 1,246 | 421 | 1,674 | ||
| D | 1,047 | 214 | 1,272 | ||
| D | 2,133 | 37 | 2,176 | ||
| R | 460 | 791 | 1,251 | ||
| D | 1,100 | 66 | 1,315 | ||
| D | 447 | 301 | 748 | ||
| D | 574 | 49 | 823 | ||
| D | 592 | 18 | 847 | ||
| D | 534 | 263 | 1,247 | ||
| D | 621 | 171 | 1,149 | ||
| D | 738 | 611 | 1,475 | ||
| R | 517 | 600 | 1,270 | ||
| D | 918 | 247 | 1,796 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.4%
American
8.8%
German
7.6%
Irish
7.0%
Italian
2.8%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.2%
African American
21.9%
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: 37.7 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
$50,747
Tattnall County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Tattnall County$50,747
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Tattnall 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
23.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.7%
Working age (18–64)22.0%
Seniors (65+)28.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tattnall's rural, agriculture-dependent economy and small-town demographic profile have produced some of the widest Republican presidential margins in Georgia, with the 2024 gap exceeding 53 points in a county of roughly 22,000 residents.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points.
A median household income of $50,747, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 24,208 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union Parish and Laurens County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tattnall County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tattnall County, Georgia voted Republican by 53.4 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,512 votes cast, 1,967 went Democratic and 6,515 went Republican.
What is Tattnall County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Tattnall County, Georgia in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Tattnall County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tattnall County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Tattnall County, Georgia?
Tattnall County, Georgia has a population of 24,208 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tattnall County, Georgia?
Median household income in Tattnall County, Georgia is $50,747 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Tattnall County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tattnall County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.