College town anchoring a rural southeast Georgia media market
Home to Georgia Southern University, Statesboro's electorate skews younger than the surrounding Bulloch County base, creating a recurring tension between campus-driven turnout surges and the area's historically conservative rural majority.
| County | Pop. | Margin | Dem | Rep | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulloch | 83K | R+29.0 | 11,514 | 20,985 | 32,657 | 22.1% |
| Bulloch | 73K | R+29.0 | 11,514 | 20,985 | 32,657 | 22.1% |
| Bulloch | 66K | R+29.0 | 11,514 | 20,985 | 32,657 | 22.1% |
| Bulloch | 56K | R+29.0 | 11,514 | 20,985 | 32,657 | 22.1% |
| Evans | 11K | R+42.3 | 1,214 | 3,011 | 4,244 | 2.9% |
| Evans | 11K | R+42.3 | 1,214 | 3,011 | 4,244 | 2.9% |
| Evans | 11K | R+42.3 | 1,214 | 3,011 | 4,244 | 2.9% |
| Evans | 10K | R+42.3 | 1,214 | 3,011 | 4,244 | 2.9% |
| Group | Statesboro, GA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 63.6% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 28.7% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 4.4% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.8% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.2% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -62.9pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.6% | 63.9% | — | — | |
| 7.1% | 20.2% | — | — | |
| 2.1% | 5.9% | — | — | |
| 1.9% | 5.5% | — | — | |
| 1.6% | 4.6% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.6% | 1.6% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 64.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Statesboro, GA metro area? 321,604 residents across 8 counties.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 7pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 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+29.9 | R+38.2 | 8.3pp |