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1876–2024
Webster County, Georgia
Webster County·Georgia

Webster County delivered a near-tie in 2024.

One of Georgia's least-populous counties, with a tight rural core

18762024·38 elections
Webster County, Georgia · Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
2,381
2024 ACS
Most similar
Baker County
GA · similarity 0.97
1 precincts · 1,336 votes cast
Trump · R+18
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−18.4%
5447901,336
2020R
−7.8%
6397481,390
2016R
−14.1%
4736301,116
2012R
−1.6%
5826011,188
2008R
−6.6%
5155881,111
2004D
+3.0%
5154851,008
2000D
+20.0%
541359909
1996D
+35.7%
529235823
1992D
+43.0%
600208911
1988D
+8.4%
427361790
1984D
+14.1%
534402936
1980D
+31.5%
608312940
1976D
+58.1%
622165787
1972R
−63.5%
108483591
1968D
+10.5%
14772713
1964R
−52.1%
144457601
1960D
+58.8%
29777374
1956D
+70.5%
29551346
1952D
+41.6%
335138473
1948D
+12.4%
11879314
1944D
+62.8%
28465349
1940D
+69.7%
28050330
1936D
+76.9%
31040351
1932D
+95.8%
2355240
1928D
+48.1%
17461235
1924D
+81.3%
14010160
1920D
+77.0%
18524209
1916D
+80.6%
24820283
1912D
+96.5%
1392142
1908R
−1.2%
114117257
1904D
+44.3%
16553253
1900D
+50.9%
20466271
1896D
+12.5%
246191440
1892D
+19.1%
299192561
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%
Polish
1.1%
African American
44.9%
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.
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
33.1%
Methodist
8.0%
Other Christian
2.3%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Webster County's roughly 2,400 residents make it among the smallest in Georgia by population, and its voting patterns have tracked solidly Republican at the presidential level for over two decades, consistent with rural southwest Georgia's broader demographic shift.

The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-six points in 1912; the Republican margin reached sixty-three points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Webster County's demographics — a population of 2,381, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $46,792 — 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 Baker County and Clark County.