Telfair County, Georgia
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 69.5% | 2,930 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 30.2% | 1,274 |
| Chase OliverLibertarian | 0.2% | 7 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +56.7% |
| 1896 | +23.4% |
| 1900 | +63.4% |
| 1904 | +87.3% |
| 1908 | +67.2% |
| 1912 | +92.0% |
| 1916 | +90.4% |
| 1920 | +93.3% |
| 1924 | +63.6% |
| 1928 | +72.2% |
| 1932 | +88.0% |
| 1936 | +81.1% |
| 1940 | +85.3% |
| 1944 | +74.4% |
| 1948 | +56.5% |
| 1952 | +83.5% |
| 1956 | +75.9% |
| 1960 | +57.4% |
| 1964 | −1.1% |
| 1968 | +7.5% |
| 1972 | −53.1% |
| 1976 | +69.5% |
| 1980 | +38.7% |
| 1984 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | −1.1% |
| 1992 | +21.8% |
| 1996 | +21.4% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | −15.4% |
| 2008 | −14.3% |
| 2012 | −15.6% |
| 2016 | −30.0% |
| 2020 | −30.9% |
| 2024 | −39.3% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,086 |
| 2018 | 5,912 |
| 2020 | 6,423 |
| 2022 | 6,501 |
| 2024 | 6,731 |
Telfair's rural, majority-Black population coexists with some of the widest Republican presidential margins in Georgia, a pattern common across the state's economically distressed wiregrass and coastal plain counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 93.3 points in 1920 and a Republican high of 53.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 8.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.3 points.
A population of 11,831, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,929 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taylor County and Ben Hill County.
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Telfair County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13271/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.