Putnam County, Georgia

2024 results by precinct

5 precincts · 12,877 votes cast

Trump · R+42

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−42.2%	3,696	9,136	12,877
2020	R	−40.9%	3,448	8,291	11,855
2016	R	−39.7%	2,758	6,544	9,528
2012	R	−35.6%	2,926	6,215	9,229
2008	R	−31.4%	3,102	5,966	9,132
2004	R	−28.4%	2,880	5,188	8,118
2000	R	−15.6%	2,612	3,596	6,299
1996	D	+0.7%	2,340	2,306	5,146
1992	D	+8.4%	2,149	1,756	4,694
1988	R	−15.8%	1,532	2,111	3,656
1984	R	−15.6%	1,336	1,830	3,166
1980	D	+24.7%	1,951	1,166	3,177
1976	D	+41.9%	2,040	835	2,875
1972	R	−52.9%	604	1,963	2,567
1968	D	+13.8%	972	594	2,743
1964	R	−8.0%	1,018	1,196	2,214
1960	D	+56.7%	1,104	305	1,409
1956	D	+60.6%	1,093	268	1,361
1952	D	+66.7%	1,251	250	1,501
1948	D	+58.4%	609	110	854
1944	D	+80.9%	701	74	775
1940	D	+84.5%	730	61	792
1936	D	+86.4%	703	51	755
1932	D	+91.4%	770	33	806
1928	D	+84.6%	682	57	739
1924	D	+96.2%	457	7	468
1920	D	+97.6%	420	5	425
1916	D	+96.6%	462	8	470
1912	D	+95.4%	460	6	476
1908	D	+87.4%	410	20	446
1904	D	+96.1%	573	3	593
1900	D	+93.6%	331	8	345
1896	D	+92.0%	438	2	474
1892	D	+98.8%	801	0	811
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

17.6%

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: 47.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.9%

4.1%

75–84

4.1%

7.2%

65–74

8.0%

55–64

8.6%

4.8%

45–54

6.6%

6.2%

35–44

5.6%

4.5%

25–34

4.2%

3.5%

18–24

3.8%

9.6%

5–17

6.2%

0.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$72,096

Putnam County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Putnam County$72,096

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.6%

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

11.2%

Methodist

10.5%

Other Christian

8.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Putnam County's population clusters around Lake Oconee, drawing retirees and second-home owners whose arrival has reshaped local demographics without meaningfully shifting its lopsided Republican presidential margins, which have held above R+40 for multiple cycles.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Putnam County peaked at ninety-nine points in 1892; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of sixteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Putnam County's median household income of $72,096 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Berrien County and Heard County.

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