Georgia — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia: state. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+2MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 10,940,4072024 5-year
Median household income: $77,3532024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 51.0%2024 5-year
Black: 31.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Georgia

TrumpR+2

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	50.5%	2,663,117
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	48.3%	2,548,017
OtherAll other candidates	1.1%	59,649

D+60

R+60

159 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+36.3%
1896	+21.0%
1900	+38.7%
1904	+45.9%
1908	+23.4%
1912	+72.4%
1916	+72.9%
1920	+42.3%
1924	+55.9%
1928	+12.0%
1932	+83.8%
1936	+74.5%
1940	+69.9%
1944	+63.5%
1948	+42.5%
1952	+39.3%
1956	+34.1%
1960	+25.1%
1964	−8.3%
1968	−3.7%
1972	−50.6%
1976	+33.9%
1980	+14.8%
1984	−20.4%
1988	−20.3%
1992	+0.6%
1996	−1.2%
2000	−11.7%
2004	−16.6%
2008	−5.2%
2012	−7.8%
2016	−5.1%
2020	+0.3%
2024	−2.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−2.2%	2,548,017	2,663,117	5,270,783
2020	D	+0.3%	2,474,507	2,461,837	4,998,482
2016	R	−5.1%	1,877,963	2,089,104	4,146,825
2012	R	−7.8%	1,773,807	2,078,688	3,908,349
2008	R	−5.2%	1,844,123	2,048,759	3,924,472
2004	R	−16.6%	1,366,149	1,914,254	3,304,481
2000	R	−11.7%	1,116,230	1,419,720	2,596,804
1996	R	−1.2%	1,053,849	1,080,843	2,298,899
1992	D	+0.6%	1,008,966	995,252	2,321,133
1988	R	−20.3%	714,792	1,081,331	1,809,657
1984	R	−20.4%	706,628	1,068,722	1,775,350
1980	D	+14.8%	890,733	654,168	1,596,583
1976	D	+33.9%	979,409	483,743	1,463,152
1972	R	−50.6%	289,529	881,496	1,171,025
1968	O	−3.7%	334,438	380,111	1,250,264
1964	R	−8.3%	522,556	616,584	1,139,335
1960	D	+25.1%	458,638	274,472	733,110
1956	D	+34.1%	441,094	216,662	657,756
1952	D	+39.3%	456,823	198,961	655,785
1948	D	+42.5%	254,646	76,691	418,844
1944	D	+63.5%	268,187	59,880	328,109
1940	D	+69.9%	265,194	46,495	312,686
1936	D	+74.5%	255,363	36,943	293,170
1932	D	+83.8%	234,118	19,863	255,590
1928	D	+12.0%	129,604	101,800	231,404
1924	D	+55.9%	123,262	30,300	166,249
1920	D	+42.3%	106,112	42,981	149,093
1916	D	+72.9%	127,754	11,294	159,740
1912	D	+72.4%	93,087	5,191	121,470
1908	D	+23.4%	72,350	41,355	132,504
1904	D	+45.9%	83,772	23,794	130,667
1900	D	+38.7%	81,201	34,255	121,433
1896	D	+21.0%	93,445	59,395	161,993
1892	D	+36.3%	129,459	48,458	223,183
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	D	49.4%	48.5%	3,935,924
2020	R	47.9%	49.7%	4,952,175
2016	R	41.0%	54.8%	3,898,605
2014	R	45.2%	52.9%	2,567,805
2010	R	39.0%	58.3%	2,555,258
2008	R	42.6%	57.4%	2,137,956
2004	R	40.0%	57.9%	3,220,981
2002	R	45.9%	52.7%	2,031,604
2000	D	58.5%	0.0%	2,415,743
1998	R	45.1%	52.4%	1,753,953
1996	D	48.9%	47.5%	2,259,224
1992	R	49.4%	50.6%	1,253,991
1990	D	100.0%	0.0%	1,033,439
1986	D	50.9%	49.1%	1,225,008
1984	D	79.9%	20.1%	1,681,344
1980	R	49.1%	50.9%	1,579,829
1978	D	83.1%	16.9%	645,128

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

10.3%

American

7.6%

Irish

6.9%

German

6.3%

Italian

2.2%

Scottish

1.7%

Polish

0.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.9%

75–84

2.5%

4.2%

65–74

5.0%

5.9%

55–64

6.4%

6.2%

45–54

6.6%

6.5%

35–44

6.9%

6.8%

25–34

7.0%

4.8%

18–24

4.7%

8.9%

5–17

8.5%

3.0%

2.8%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,353

Georgia ranks near the middle of US counties.

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

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

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.4%

Working age (18–64)12.0%

Seniors (65+)12.0%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.5%

speak English only

Spanish8.7%

Other Indo-European2.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

18.3%

Other Christian

10.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.5%

Methodist

6.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.8%

Non-Christian

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Georgia sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-four points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.

A population of 10,940,407, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,353 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Georgia voted Republican by 2.2 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,270,783 votes cast, 2,548,017 went Democratic and 2,663,117 went Republican.

What is Georgia's political typology?

Akashic places Georgia in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did Georgia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Georgia voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Georgia?

Georgia has a population of 10,940,407 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Georgia?

Median household income in Georgia is $77,353 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Cobb County, GA	D +54,244
Gwinnett County, GA	D +48,683
Fulton County, GA	D +29,514

Georgia delivered R+2 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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