South Georgia's agricultural hub where rural demographics shape every cycle
Tifton anchors a peanut-and-cotton belt metro that votes heavily along rural Southern patterns, with Tift County delivering double-digit Republican margins in recent statewide contests while a modest but growing Hispanic farm-labor population gradually shifts the underlying electorate.
| County | Pop. | Margin | Dem | Rep | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tift | 42K | R+35.7 | 5,438 | 11,496 | 16,989 | 20.4% |
| Tift | 41K | R+35.7 | 5,438 | 11,496 | 16,989 | 20.4% |
| Tift | 41K | R+35.7 | 5,438 | 11,496 | 16,989 | 20.4% |
| Tift | 38K | R+35.7 | 5,438 | 11,496 | 16,989 | 20.4% |
| Turner | 10K | R+28.5 | 1,365 | 2,457 | 3,833 | 4.6% |
| Turner | 9K | R+28.5 | 1,365 | 2,457 | 3,833 | 4.6% |
| Turner | 9K | R+28.5 | 1,365 | 2,457 | 3,833 | 4.6% |
| Turner | 8K | R+28.5 | 1,365 | 2,457 | 3,833 | 4.6% |
| Group | Tifton, GA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 57.3% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(5) | 30.6% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(11) | 9.5% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(5) | 1.1% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.1% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -77.1pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.9% | 74.9% | — | — | |
| 5.5% | 9.6% | — | — | |
| 5.3% | 9.3% | — | — | |
| 2.2% | 3.9% | — | — | |
| 1.3% | 2.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 1.3% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 42.8% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Tifton, GA metro area? 198,436 residents across 8 counties.
16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 17pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 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+36.0 | R+42.0 | 6.0pp |