Jones County, Georgia

2024 results by precinct

10 precincts · 16,092 votes cast

Trump · R+38

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−38.0%	4,959	11,079	16,092
2020	R	−33.9%	4,888	9,965	14,966
2016	R	−34.5%	3,961	8,305	12,587
2012	R	−28.6%	4,274	7,744	12,119
2008	R	−25.8%	4,572	7,782	12,438
2004	R	−28.4%	3,855	6,939	10,858
2000	R	−21.7%	3,102	4,850	8,068
1996	R	−1.1%	3,195	3,272	6,992
1992	D	+7.8%	3,338	2,770	7,279
1988	R	−15.2%	2,662	3,618	6,302
1984	R	−10.0%	2,781	3,401	6,182
1980	D	+27.0%	3,239	1,828	5,220
1976	D	+45.0%	3,471	1,317	4,788
1972	R	−48.5%	861	2,483	3,344
1968	D	+11.5%	1,105	693	3,568
1964	R	−13.3%	1,380	1,805	3,185
1960	D	+48.6%	1,415	489	1,904
1956	D	+51.9%	1,208	382	1,590
1952	D	+67.4%	1,427	278	1,705
1948	D	+43.5%	588	103	1,114
1944	D	+54.1%	661	196	859
1940	D	+71.6%	613	101	715
1936	D	+91.3%	508	23	531
1932	D	+99.5%	553	0	556
1928	D	+61.1%	414	100	514
1924	D	+87.6%	414	26	443
1920	D	+47.5%	87	31	118
1916	D	+86.1%	398	27	431
1912	D	+87.5%	426	27	456
1908	D	+8.6%	385	322	735
1904	D	+65.4%	498	89	625
1900	D	+41.3%	408	166	586
1896	D	+15.8%	521	377	912
1892	D	+6.9%	659	568	1,319
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%

African American

19.4%

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

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

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: 41.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

2.1%

75–84

3.2%

5.3%

65–74

5.9%

6.8%

55–64

7.0%

6.0%

45–54

6.2%

35–44

7.7%

6.0%

25–34

6.1%

3.8%

18–24

3.3%

8.8%

5–17

8.7%

2.9%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,500

Jones County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Jones County$75,500

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.1%

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

24.1%

Methodist

12.1%

Other Christian

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.5%

Mainline Protestant

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jones County's 2024 presidential margin of R+38 reflects a broader rural consolidation pattern across Middle Georgia, where low population density and an older demographic profile have aligned consistently with Republican candidates over the past decade.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Jones County peaked at ninety-nine points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1996 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Jones County's median household income of $75,500 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morgan County and Candler County.

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