[2] Dodge County lies in the Historic South and Black Belt region of Georgia, an area that was devoted to cotton production in the antebellum years.

It has significant historic buildings and plantations, has a substantial African-American population, and shows cultural aspects of the South.

[6] The rivers were important for trade, carrying cotton and timber downriver to markets.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,925 people, 7,628 households, and 5,167 families residing in the county.

The Heart of Georgia Regional Airport[18] is located three miles east of Eastman off of State Route 46.

Dodge County has been at the center of several voter fraud and vote buying controversies over the past several decades.

The most notable incident of voter fraud in Dodge County in the 1990s is the case of United States vs. McCranie.

A joint federal-state investigation into the events of this election found that the defendants likely worked together to buy votes.

[22] Many federal officials described the 1996 election trial as the largest election-fraud prosecution in United States history.

The sentencing cited Douglas's use of cash, liquor, and drugs to buy votes in the election.