Macon County, Georgia

2024 results by precinct

5 precincts · 4,686 votes cast

Harris · D+18

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+17.9%	2,755	1,916	4,686
2020	D	+23.0%	2,857	1,783	4,662
2016	D	+27.2%	2,705	1,540	4,287
2012	D	+34.8%	3,211	1,545	4,786
2008	D	+30.9%	3,251	1,712	4,981
2004	D	+22.1%	2,906	1,851	4,780
2000	D	+27.3%	2,757	1,566	4,355
1996	D	+42.5%	2,618	1,006	3,791
1992	D	+40.6%	2,491	944	3,806
1988	D	+23.2%	2,268	1,412	3,697
1984	D	+24.9%	2,521	1,515	4,036
1980	D	+53.6%	3,025	894	3,979
1976	D	+65.1%	3,013	638	3,651
1972	R	−41.1%	837	2,005	2,842
1968	D	+11.4%	954	598	3,111
1964	R	−23.1%	1,076	1,723	2,799
1960	D	+54.5%	1,488	438	1,926
1956	D	+69.1%	1,984	363	2,347
1952	D	+64.4%	1,472	319	1,791
1948	D	+46.4%	675	127	1,182
1944	D	+68.2%	889	168	1,057
1940	D	+84.1%	852	72	928
1936	D	+82.2%	958	92	1,053
1932	D	+92.4%	1,438	55	1,497
1928	D	+52.1%	819	258	1,077
1924	D	+79.6%	649	52	750
1920	D	+75.3%	483	68	551
1916	D	+75.1%	440	21	558
1912	D	+76.1%	411	19	515
1908	D	+22.6%	350	196	680
1904	D	+39.1%	465	180	728
1900	D	+41.2%	464	182	684
1896	D	+25.9%	511	286	868
1892	D	+35.9%	676	240	1,215
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

46.8%

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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.2%

85+

1.6%

2.0%

75–84

2.3%

6.8%

65–74

6.1%

6.7%

55–64

6.8%

7.0%

45–54

4.9%

7.8%

35–44

4.2%

11.7%

25–34

5.6%

4.8%

18–24

3.3%

6.1%

5–17

7.1%

1.8%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$41,031

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

Macon County$41,031

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

25.1%

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

24.7%

Methodist

12.7%

Other Christian

10.1%

Mainline Protestant

5.0%

Non-Christian

1.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Macon County's population is roughly 60% Black, anchoring its consistent double-digit Democratic margins even as surrounding rural Georgia counties trend sharply Republican. Its small, aging population and persistent poverty shape both turnout patterns and policy priorities.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Macon County peaked at ninety-two points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1976 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of sixty-five points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Macon County's median household income of $41,031 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Talbot County and Phillips County.

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