Tift County, Georgia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 41,4382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,2552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Carroll County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Tift CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Tift 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | +53.6% |
| 1912 | +65.5% |
| 1916 | +79.4% |
| 1920 | +57.8% |
| 1924 | +82.2% |
| 1928 | +18.0% |
| 1932 | +90.7% |
| 1936 | +81.5% |
| 1940 | +72.3% |
| 1944 | +60.9% |
| 1948 | +54.3% |
| 1952 | +38.3% |
| 1956 | +53.0% |
| 1960 | +35.1% |
| 1964 | −34.1% |
| 1968 | −7.4% |
| 1972 | −69.8% |
| 1976 | +41.1% |
| 1980 | +16.1% |
| 1984 | −23.6% |
| 1988 | −32.0% |
| 1992 | −5.8% |
| 1996 | −13.4% |
| 2000 | −30.3% |
| 2004 | −37.9% |
| 2008 | −32.8% |
| 2012 | −32.5% |
| 2016 | −36.7% |
| 2020 | −33.5% |
| 2024 | −35.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,438 | 11,496 | 17,028 | ||
| R | 5,322 | 10,784 | 16,283 | ||
| R | 4,347 | 9,584 | 14,276 | ||
| R | 4,660 | 9,185 | 13,942 | ||
| R | 4,749 | 9,431 | 14,257 | ||
| R | 3,864 | 8,619 | 12,537 | ||
| R | 3,547 | 6,678 | 10,328 | ||
| R | 4,198 | 5,613 | 10,577 | ||
| R | 3,930 | 4,485 | 9,569 | ||
| R | 2,446 | 4,760 | 7,234 | ||
| R | 2,736 | 4,429 | 7,165 | ||
| D | 4,572 | 3,280 | 8,022 | ||
| D | 5,185 | 2,162 | 7,347 | ||
| R | 816 | 4,591 | 5,407 | ||
| O | 1,187 | 1,692 | 6,821 | ||
| R | 2,286 | 4,650 | 6,936 | ||
| D | 2,964 | 1,423 | 4,387 | ||
| D | 3,123 | 960 | 4,083 | ||
| D | 2,954 | 1,318 | 4,272 | ||
| D | 3,158 | 637 | 4,644 | ||
| D | 1,630 | 396 | 2,026 | ||
| D | 1,463 | 226 | 1,711 | ||
| D | 1,627 | 161 | 1,798 | ||
| D | 1,394 | 65 | 1,466 | ||
| D | 736 | 511 | 1,247 | ||
| D | 522 | 33 | 595 | ||
| D | 576 | 154 | 730 | ||
| D | 1,034 | 42 | 1,249 | ||
| D | 427 | 0 | 652 | ||
| D | 450 | 99 | 655 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
25.4%
English
7.2%
Irish
5.0%
German
3.3%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
0.8%
African American
23.8%
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: 37.6 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
$53,255
Tift County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Tift County$53,255
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Tift 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
20.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.2%
Working age (18–64)18.4%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish11.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tift County, anchored by Tifton along I-75, has voted Republican by 30-plus points in recent presidential cycles. Its economy centers on agriculture and agribusiness research, reflecting the rural, small-city demographic profile common across the Georgia coastal plain.
The Republican margin here reached seventy points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
A median household income of $53,255, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 41,438 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carroll County and Madison County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tift County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tift County, Georgia voted Republican by 35.6 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,028 votes cast, 5,438 went Democratic and 11,496 went Republican.
What is Tift County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Tift 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 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Tift County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tift County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Tift County, Georgia?
Tift County, Georgia has a population of 41,438 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tift County, Georgia?
Median household income in Tift County, Georgia is $53,255 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Tift County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tift County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.