| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 5,438 | 11,496 | 17,028 | |
| 2020 | R | 5,322 | 10,784 | 16,283 | |
| 2016 | R | 4,347 | 9,584 | 14,276 | |
| 2012 | R | 4,660 | 9,185 | 13,942 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,749 | 9,431 | 14,257 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,864 | 8,619 | 12,537 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,547 | 6,678 | 10,328 | |
| 1996 | R | 4,198 | 5,613 | 10,577 | |
| 1992 | R | 3,930 | 4,485 | 9,569 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,446 | 4,760 | 7,234 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,736 | 4,429 | 7,165 | |
| 1980 | D | 4,572 | 3,280 | 8,022 | |
| 1976 | D | 5,185 | 2,162 | 7,347 | |
| 1972 | R | 816 | 4,591 | 5,407 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,187 | 1,692 | 6,821 | |
| 1964 | R | 2,286 | 4,650 | 6,936 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,964 | 1,423 | 4,387 | |
| 1956 | D | 3,123 | 960 | 4,083 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,954 | 1,318 | 4,272 | |
| 1948 | D | 3,158 | 637 | 4,644 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,630 | 396 | 2,026 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,463 | 226 | 1,711 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,627 | 161 | 1,798 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,394 | 65 | 1,466 | |
| 1928 | D | 736 | 511 | 1,247 | |
| 1924 | D | 522 | 33 | 595 | |
| 1920 | D | 576 | 154 | 730 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,034 | 42 | 1,249 | |
| 1912 | D | 427 | 0 | 652 | |
| 1908 | D | 450 | 99 | 655 | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Tift County, anchored by Tifton along I-75, has voted Republican by 30-plus points in recent presidential cycles. Its economy centers on agriculture and agribusiness research, reflecting the rural, small-city demographic profile common across the Georgia coastal plain.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Tift County peaked at ninety-one points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-four points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Tift County's median household income of $53,255 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carroll County and Madison County.