Stewart County, Georgia: Democratic loyalist county. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,8692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $33,2502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 28.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 67.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hampden County, MA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Stewart CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Stewart County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,177 | 847 | 2,028 | ||
| D | 1,182 | 801 | 1,990 | ||
| D | 1,222 | 805 | 2,058 | ||
| D | 1,323 | 745 | 2,076 | ||
| D | 1,305 | 783 | 2,105 | ||
| D | 1,220 | 797 | 2,032 | ||
| D | 1,267 | 675 | 1,954 | ||
| D | 1,537 | 525 | 2,218 | ||
| D | 1,540 | 1,186 | 2,909 | ||
| D | 1,136 | 832 | 1,973 | ||
| D | 1,308 | 805 | 2,113 | ||
| D | 1,440 | 611 | 2,087 | ||
| D | 1,632 | 433 | 2,065 | ||
| R | 353 | 1,020 | 1,373 | ||
| O | 489 | 233 | 1,654 | ||
| R | 373 | 1,037 | 1,413 | ||
| D | 646 | 302 | 948 | ||
| D | 692 | 235 | 927 | ||
| D | 816 | 311 | 1,127 | ||
| D | 276 | 46 | 588 | ||
| D | 597 | 78 | 675 | ||
| D | 600 | 52 | 652 | ||
| D | 628 | 49 | 681 | ||
| D | 588 | 15 | 606 | ||
| D | 732 | 88 | 820 | ||
| D | 408 | 24 | 465 | ||
| D | 344 | 31 | 375 | ||
| D | 474 | 23 | 511 | ||
| D | 452 | 17 | 476 | ||
| D | 415 | 241 | 679 | ||
| D | 429 | 155 | 634 | ||
| D | 471 | 170 | 652 | ||
| D | 635 | 213 | 872 | ||
| D | 1,109 | 359 | 1,532 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.0%
American
3.7%
Irish
1.3%
German
1.2%
Scottish
1.2%
French
0.5%
African American
54.2%
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. 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: 42.8 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
$33,250
Stewart County ranks in the bottom 5% of US counties.
Stewart County$33,250
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
26.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1839.3%
Working age (18–64)23.1%
Seniors (65+)34.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other languages0.5%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stewart County's roughly 5,200 residents make it one of Georgia's least populous counties, yet it posts double-digit Democratic presidential margins — a pattern rooted in a majority-Black population concentrated in the Black Belt's western edge.
The Democratic margin in Stewart County reached its widest at ninety-five points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $33,250, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 4,869 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hampden County and Providence County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Stewart County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stewart County, Georgia voted Democratic by 16.3 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,028 votes cast, 1,177 went Democratic and 847 went Republican.
What is Stewart County, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Stewart County, Georgia as a "Democratic loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 31 times, Republican 2 times, and other 1 times.
When did Stewart County, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Stewart County, Georgia voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Stewart County, Georgia?
Stewart County, Georgia has a population of 4,869 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stewart County, Georgia?
Median household income in Stewart County, Georgia is $33,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Stewart County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stewart County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.