Baker County, Georgia

2024 results by precinct

5 precincts · 1,476 votes cast

Trump · R+20

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−19.9%	590	883	1,476
2020	R	−15.8%	652	897	1,555
2016	R	−8.7%	650	775	1,440
2012	D	+0.6%	794	785	1,591
2008	D	+1.1%	846	828	1,687
2004	D	+6.5%	936	821	1,765
2000	D	+18.3%	893	615	1,519
1996	D	+37.1%	955	408	1,475
1992	D	+32.2%	864	391	1,468
1988	D	+5.8%	707	629	1,348
1984	D	+1.2%	691	675	1,366
1980	D	+33.6%	1,035	510	1,564
1976	D	+58.4%	1,162	305	1,467
1972	R	−47.3%	345	965	1,310
1968	D	+26.2%	548	99	1,714
1964	R	−20.7%	600	914	1,515
1960	D	+83.2%	720	66	786
1956	D	+92.1%	783	32	815
1952	D	+73.3%	1,005	155	1,160
1948	D	+74.6%	218	7	283
1944	D	+87.8%	478	31	509
1940	D	+89.6%	557	30	588
1936	D	+95.6%	599	13	613
1932	D	+98.9%	647	2	652
1928	D	+64.7%	462	99	561
1924	D	+82.1%	245	21	273
1920	D	+27.6%	141	80	221
1916	D	+82.2%	435	0	529
1912	D	+93.8%	180	0	192
1908	D	+52.8%	149	36	214
1904	D	+93.0%	511	8	541
1900	D	+69.1%	478	87	566
1896	D	+78.4%	527	62	593
1892	D	+69.1%	598	54	787
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Irish

0.7%

African American

29.4%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 50.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.3%

85+

1.4%

3.4%

75–84

3.4%

11.1%

65–74

7.7%

4.2%

55–64

8.4%

9.2%

45–54

7.3%

3.7%

35–44

4.8%

3.5%

25–34

8.5%

1.7%

18–24

5.6%

9.0%

5–17

4.9%

1.4%

0.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$46,012

Baker County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.

Baker County$46,012

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

26.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

15.9%

Methodist

13.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Mainline Protestant

0.6%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Other Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Baker County's small, aging population and deep agricultural roots have tracked a broader rural realignment across southwest Georgia, with presidential margins moving more than 40 points toward Republicans since the early 2000s.

The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-nine points in 1932; the Republican margin reached forty-seven points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Baker County's demographics — a population of 2,790, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $46,012 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Monroe County and Clark County.

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Baker County delivered a near-tie in 2024.