Dougherty County, Georgia
Latest: 2024
Safe Democratic — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 22.8% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 3.3% |
▶Black / African American(9) | 70.5% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.7% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.1% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.5% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 29.7% | 53.7% |
| Black Protestant | 9.8% | 17.7% |
| Mainline Protestant | 8.3% | 15.0% |
| Other | 5.0% | 9.0% |
| Catholic | 2.5% | 4.5% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Non-religious | 44.8% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+41.1 |
| 2020 | Biden+40.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton+38.1 |
| 2012 | Obama+39.1 |
| 2008 | Obama+34.9 |
| 2004 | Kerry+18.1 |
| 2000 | Gore+15.2 |
| 1996 | Clinton+16.0 |
| 1992 | Clinton+9.0 |
Dougherty, Georgia is a county that has a population of 83,091. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+41.1. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.4% | 29.3% | D+41.1 | D+1.1 |
| 2020 | 69.6% | 29.6% | D+40.0 | D+1.9 |
| 2016 | 68.0% | 29.8% | D+38.1 | R+1.0 |
| 2012 | 69.2% | 30.1% | D+39.1 | D+4.2 |
| 2008 | 67.2% | 32.3% | D+34.9 | D+16.8 |
| 2004 | 58.8% | 40.7% | D+18.1 | D+2.9 |
| 2000 | 57.3% | 42.1% | D+15.2 | R+0.8 |
| 1996 | 56.0% | 40.0% | D+16.0 | D+7.0 |
| 1992 | 49.3% | 40.3% | D+9.0 | D+18.6 |
| 1988 | 41.2% | 50.9% | R+9.6 | D+3.8 |
| 1984 | 43.3% | 56.7% | R+13.5 | R+16.1 |
| 1980 | 50.5% | 47.8% | D+2.6 | R+7.6 |
| 1976 | 55.1% | 44.9% | D+10.2 | D+66.3 |
| 1972 | 22.0% | 78.0% | R+56.1 | R+46.6 |
| 1968 | 20.4% | 29.9% | R+9.5 | D+32.3 |
| 1964 | 29.1% | 70.9% | R+41.8 | R+44.0 |
| 1960 | 51.1% | 48.9% | D+2.3 | R+9.4 |
| 1956 | 54.9% | 43.2% | D+11.7 | R+15.6 |
| 1952 | 63.6% | 36.4% | D+27.3 | R+21.3 |
| 1948 | 64.2% | 15.7% | D+48.5 | — |
What defines Dougherty?
It has a majority-minority electorate where racial demographics are the primary driver of partisan lean.
County in State Context
Ask the Historian
Explore this county's political evolution with the Historian
Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 41.1% margin
- College attainment is 23% — 10pp below the national average. Similar education levels correlate with Republican lean nationally