A small Georgia metro where rural character persists despite interstate access
Jefferson anchors the Jackson County metro, a fast-growing exurban corridor northeast of Atlanta where population gains have outpaced civic infrastructure and voter rolls have expanded sharply over the past decade.
| Group | Jefferson, GA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 81.5% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 7.5% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(16) | 7.1% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.8% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.8% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -63.7pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.9% | 68.7% | — | — | |
| 4.1% | 12.3% | — | — | |
| 3.1% | 9.4% | — | — | |
| 2.6% | 7.8% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.2% | 3.7% | — | — |
| 0.6% | 1.8% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 66.7% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Jefferson, GA metro area? 247,121 residents across 4 counties.
20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 13pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+56.4 | R+65.3 | 8.9pp |