Jefferson, GA, Georgia: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 84,7572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,5442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Jefferson, GA, GAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,472 | 36,497 | 47,375 | ||
| R | 7,642 | 29,497 | 37,670 | ||
| R | 4,491 | 21,784 | 27,423 | ||
| R | 4,238 | 19,135 | 23,745 | ||
| R | 4,950 | 17,776 | 22,960 | ||
| R | 3,468 | 12,611 | 16,202 | ||
| R | 3,420 | 7,878 | 11,635 | ||
| R | 3,746 | 4,782 | 9,492 | ||
| R | 3,792 | 3,976 | 9,165 | ||
| R | 2,607 | 4,407 | 7,045 | ||
| R | 2,717 | 4,202 | 6,919 | ||
| D | 4,591 | 2,209 | 6,949 | ||
| D | 5,931 | 1,239 | 7,170 | ||
| R | 1,055 | 4,124 | 5,179 | ||
| O | 1,537 | 1,139 | 6,149 | ||
| D | 3,953 | 1,664 | 5,617 | ||
| D | 3,653 | 472 | 4,125 | ||
| D | 3,100 | 438 | 3,538 | ||
| D | 3,341 | 409 | 3,750 | ||
| D | 1,866 | 145 | 2,222 | ||
| D | 1,754 | 221 | 1,975 | ||
| D | 1,599 | 166 | 1,771 | ||
| D | 2,447 | 187 | 2,638 | ||
| D | 1,389 | 80 | 1,485 | ||
| D | 859 | 818 | 1,677 | ||
| D | 993 | 142 | 1,214 | ||
| D | 1,069 | 334 | 1,403 | ||
| D | 1,185 | 71 | 1,358 | ||
| D | 1,108 | 45 | 1,704 | ||
| D | 735 | 406 | 1,479 | ||
| O | 964 | 33 | 2,236 | ||
| D | 836 | 477 | 1,629 | ||
| D | 1,205 | 700 | 2,138 | ||
| D | 1,566 | 491 | 3,362 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.5%
Irish
9.9%
German
8.5%
American
8.5%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.4%
French
1.4%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.1 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,544
Jefferson, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jefferson, GA$89,544
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)7.3%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Jefferson, GA peaked at eighty-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $89,544 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jefferson, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jefferson, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 54.9 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,375 votes cast, 10,472 went Democratic and 36,497 went Republican.
What is Jefferson, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Jefferson, GA, Georgia as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Jefferson, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jefferson, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Jefferson, GA, Georgia?
Jefferson, GA, Georgia has a population of 84,757 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jefferson, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Jefferson, GA, Georgia is $89,544 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Jefferson, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jefferson, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.