Schley County, Georgia

2024 results by precinct

1 precincts · 2,428 votes cast

Trump · R+62

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−62.5%	453	1,970	2,428
2020	R	−58.8%	462	1,800	2,275
2016	R	−55.7%	401	1,472	1,923
2012	R	−47.8%	448	1,286	1,752
2008	R	−44.5%	479	1,252	1,738
2004	R	−39.1%	464	1,063	1,532
2000	R	−20.9%	460	706	1,176
1996	D	+9.1%	576	470	1,170
1992	D	+6.9%	601	511	1,296
1988	R	−18.2%	439	635	1,078
1984	R	−20.7%	403	614	1,017
1980	D	+14.7%	613	453	1,085
1976	D	+49.0%	783	268	1,051
1972	R	−62.1%	162	694	856
1968	D	+13.3%	309	164	1,092
1964	R	−21.0%	377	577	954
1960	D	+54.4%	467	138	605
1956	D	+58.1%	441	117	558
1952	D	+49.3%	436	148	584
1948	D	+57.1%	257	43	375
1944	D	+79.8%	329	37	366
1940	D	+74.2%	471	69	542
1936	D	+81.4%	419	43	462
1932	D	+95.6%	398	8	408
1928	D	+62.0%	328	77	405
1924	D	+90.4%	266	12	281
1920	D	+63.2%	235	53	288
1916	D	+84.9%	222	2	259
1912	D	+88.6%	212	3	236
1908	D	+10.0%	219	173	458
1904	D	+51.8%	243	55	363
1900	D	+13.5%	221	163	430
1896	R	−10.1%	266	327	603
1892	D	+4.5%	310	278	715
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

11.7%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

1.0%

1.3%

75–84

2.3%

4.0%

65–74

5.7%

6.8%

55–64

7.9%

45–54

8.1%

5.8%

35–44

6.9%

4.7%

25–34

6.2%

2.9%

18–24

3.8%

11.5%

5–17

8.7%

2.7%

1.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$56,875

Schley County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Schley County$56,875

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.9%

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

74.3%

Methodist

15.8%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 9.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Schley County's roughly 3,700 residents make it one of Georgia's least populous jurisdictions, yet it has delivered consistent lopsided Republican margins—topping 60 points in 2024—reflecting the deep-red tilt common across rural southwest Georgia.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Schley County peaked at ninety-six points in 1932; 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 twenty-one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Schley County's median household income of $56,875 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery County and Dixie County.

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