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Tifton, GA
presidential margin
2008R+30.02012R+28.82016R+34.42020R+31.92024R+34.3
full record · 1908 → 2024
R+34.3
2024
median income$50,335U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age37.4U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate20.7%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)19.0%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english11.2%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American22.9%
English7.3%
Irish5.0%
African American†30.1%
Haitian0.4%
African0.2%
Mexican10.2%
Puerto Rican0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%
Vietnamese0.5%
Asian Indian0.2%
Indonesian0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline5.5%
Black Protestant5.3%
Other Christian1.5%
Latter-day Saints0.7%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Tifton, GA, Georgia

Akashic
Tifton, GATrumpR+34.3
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2024 presidential margin by county for Tifton, GA, GAA map of the constituent counties of Tifton, GA, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Tift County, GA · R+35.7Turner County, GA · R+28.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.0%13,953
Kamala HarrisDemocratic32.7%6,803
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%66
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Tifton, GA, GA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Tift County, GARepublicanR+35.7
Turner County, GARepublicanR+28.5
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
32.7%Harris6,803
67.0%Trump13,953
0.3%Oliver66
−34.3%
20,822
R
33.5%Biden6,732
65.4%Trump13,133
1.0%Jorgensen210
−31.9%
20,075
R
31.6%Clinton5,593
66.1%Trump11,679
2.3%Johnson409
−34.4%
17,681
R
35.2%Obama6,170
64.0%Romney11,213
0.7%Johnson126
−28.8%
17,509
R
34.7%Obama6,176
64.7%McCain11,527
0.6%Barr107
−30.0%
17,810
R
32.2%Kerry4,999
67.3%Bush10,434
0.4%Badnarik69
−35.1%
15,502
R
36.9%Gore4,716
62.1%Bush7,936
1.0%Browne132
−25.2%
12,784
R
42.0%Clinton5,470
50.2%Dole6,537
7.9%Perot1,025
−8.2%
13,032
D
44.5%Clinton5,599
43.0%Bush5,421
12.5%Perot1,573
+1.4%
12,593
R
36.3%Dukakis3,568
61.8%Bush6,072
1.9%Paul191
−25.5%
9,831
R
41.0%Mondale4,006
59.0%Reagan5,758
0.0%
−17.9%
9,764
D
60.0%Carter6,562
38.2%Reagan4,178
1.9%Anderson203
+21.8%
10,943
D
74.3%Carter7,450
25.7%Ford2,578
0.0%
+48.6%
10,028
R
15.7%McGovern1,253
84.3%Nixon6,711
0.0%
−68.5%
7,964
O
16.8%Humphrey1,599
22.2%Nixon2,111
60.9%Wallace5,787
Wallace +38.7
9,497
R
32.2%Johnson3,005
67.8%Goldwater6,322
0.0%
−35.6%
9,327
D
72.0%Kennedy4,509
28.0%Nixon1,751
0.0%
+44.1%
6,260
D
77.5%Stevenson4,521
22.5%Eisenhower1,314
0.0%
+55.0%
5,835
D
71.5%Stevenson4,311
28.5%Eisenhower1,720
0.0%
+43.0%
6,031
D
67.9%Truman3,932
13.5%Dewey784
18.5%Thurmond1,071
+54.4%
5,787
D
76.9%Roosevelt2,427
23.1%Dewey730
0.0%Thomas1
+53.7%
3,158
D
78.9%Roosevelt2,254
20.2%Willkie577
0.9%Thomas27
+58.7%
2,858
D
87.4%Roosevelt2,487
12.3%Landon349
0.4%Lemke10
+75.1%
2,846
D
94.3%Roosevelt2,303
5.1%Hoover124
0.7%Thomas16
+89.2%
2,443
D
50.6%Smith1,064
49.4%Hoover1,037
0.0%
+1.3%
2,101
D
76.0%Davis860
17.6%Coolidge199
6.4%La Follette72
+58.4%
1,131
D
74.3%Cox969
25.7%Harding336
0.0%
+48.5%
1,305
D
72.9%Wilson1,434
9.5%Hughes187
17.5%Benson345
+63.4%
1,966
D
69.3%Wilson812
2.1%Taft25
28.5%Roosevelt334
+67.2%
1,171
D
60.4%Bryan726
17.0%Taft204
22.6%Debs272
+43.4%
1,202
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1908 to 2024. Most recent: −34.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−34.3%DR19082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1908+43.4%
1912+67.2%
1916+63.4%
1920+48.5%
1924+58.4%
1928+1.3%
1932+89.2%
1936+75.1%
1940+58.7%
1944+53.7%
1948+54.4%
1952+43.0%
1956+55.0%
1960+44.1%
1964−35.6%
1968−5.4%
1972−68.5%
1976+48.6%
1980+21.8%
1984−17.9%
1988−25.5%
1992+1.4%
1996−8.2%
2000−25.2%
2004−35.1%
2008−30.0%
2012−28.8%
2016−34.4%
2020−31.9%
2024−34.3%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Tifton, GATotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 34,123 in 2024.8.5K17.1K25.6K34.1K34.1K20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Tifton, GA
YearTotal registered
201629,048
201829,323
202031,910
202232,665
202434,123
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 89.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 68.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.3 points.

A population of 50,377, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,335 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Laurel, MS and Moultrie, GA.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Laurel, MS
93.3twin score
% Black% Evangelical2004–2008 trajectory≠ American ancestry
Moultrie, GA
92.8twin score
% Evangelicalmedian income2008 margin
Minden, LA
89.9twin score
% Black% EvangelicalAmerican ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Tifton, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tifton, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,822 votes cast, 6,803 went Democratic and 13,953 went Republican.
When did Tifton, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tifton, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Tifton, GA, Georgia?
Tifton, GA, Georgia has a population of 50,377 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tifton, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Tifton, GA, Georgia is $50,335 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Tifton, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Tifton, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.