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1876–2024
Quitman County, Georgia
Quitman County·Georgia

Quitman County votes the way the country votes.

A rural southwest Georgia county where margins have tightened over two decades

18762024·38 elections
Quitman County, Georgia · Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+15
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
2,264
2024 ACS
Most similar
Alexander County
IL · similarity 0.97
2 precincts · 1,140 votes cast
Trump · R+15
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−15.4%
4806561,140
2020R
−9.7%
4976041,106
2016R
−10.9%
4615751,044
2012D
+9.0%
6125101,128
2008D
+7.9%
5975091,114
2004D
+13.9%
543409965
2000D
+21.5%
542348904
1996D
+36.4%
514224797
1992D
+25.9%
523284922
1988D
+19.0%
436296738
1984D
+15.2%
490361851
1980D
+41.7%
589240837
1976D
+36.8%
677313990
1972R
−56.4%
140502642
1968D
+14.5%
19890747
1964R
−24.2%
230377607
1960D
+70.5%
38867455
1956D
+83.9%
35531386
1952D
+56.2%
33293425
1948D
+62.9%
24619361
1944D
+91.4%
35516371
1940D
+88.9%
32419343
1936D
+89.8%
35519374
1932D
+98.4%
2390243
1928D
+61.9%
17441215
1924D
+86.7%
1388150
1920D
+94.2%
1354139
1916D
+86.6%
1252142
1912D
+82.0%
1127128
1908D
+30.3%
8731185
1904D
+49.1%
11935171
1900D
+34.2%
17384260
1896R
−20.4%
181280485
1892R
−11.4%
230294563
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
42.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
21.2%
Methodist
11.4%
Other Christian
5.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Quitman is one of Georgia's smallest counties by population, with a majority-Black demographic profile that has historically produced competitive results despite its rural isolation along the Chattahoochee River floodplain.

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

Quitman County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 43% non-Hispanic-white share, a 16% poverty rate, and a median household income of $40,179 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alexander County and Woodruff County.