Sumter County, Georgia

2024 results by precinct

11 precincts · 12,117 votes cast

Harris · D+2

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+2.2%	6,136	5,869	12,117
2020	D	+4.8%	6,318	5,732	12,150
2016	D	+2.2%	5,520	5,276	11,047
2012	D	+8.4%	6,375	5,378	11,856
2008	D	+6.0%	6,454	5,717	12,235
2004	R	−1.1%	5,562	5,688	11,298
2000	R	−1.0%	4,748	4,847	9,697
1996	D	+10.9%	4,239	3,358	8,064
1992	D	+9.5%	4,489	3,616	9,168
1988	R	−12.5%	3,332	4,289	7,668
1984	R	−10.6%	3,725	4,607	8,332
1980	D	+24.8%	4,956	2,957	8,060
1976	D	+44.4%	5,328	2,053	7,381
1972	R	−56.3%	1,268	4,533	5,801
1968	D	+4.8%	1,701	1,383	6,573
1964	R	−37.2%	1,727	3,774	5,501
1960	D	+40.5%	2,274	962	3,236
1956	D	+49.3%	2,149	730	2,879
1952	D	+39.4%	2,455	1,068	3,523
1948	D	+35.5%	1,018	256	2,144
1944	D	+77.8%	1,550	194	1,744
1940	D	+85.3%	1,561	118	1,692
1936	D	+93.7%	1,870	58	1,934
1932	D	+92.3%	1,619	57	1,692
1928	D	+61.6%	1,237	294	1,531
1924	D	+75.3%	1,225	124	1,462
1920	D	+56.9%	1,076	296	1,372
1916	D	+89.9%	1,065	38	1,143
1912	D	+93.3%	1,004	24	1,050
1908	D	+28.7%	876	476	1,392
1904	D	+67.8%	918	159	1,119
1900	D	+56.1%	780	216	1,006
1896	D	+47.6%	1,094	371	1,518
1892	D	+47.3%	1,259	390	1,839
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

39.9%

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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

4.5%

65–74

5.7%

5.8%

55–64

6.7%

5.3%

45–54

5.8%

35–44

5.5%

5.2%

25–34

6.0%

6.3%

18–24

7.5%

7.8%

5–17

8.8%

2.7%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$42,653

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

Sumter County$42,653

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

23.7%

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

26.8%

Methodist

12.0%

Other Christian

8.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Mainline Protestant

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Sumter County, home to Americus and historically part of Georgia's Black Belt, has shifted from a reliably Democratic stronghold to a true battleground, with the 2024 presidential race decided by just over two points.

The Democratic margin in Sumter County has rarely exceeded ninety-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-six points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by two points.

Sumter County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 41% non-Hispanic-white share, a 24% poverty rate, and a median household income of $42,653 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waldo County and Caddo Parish.

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