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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
presidential margin
2008D+3.42012D+0.22016D+7.82020D+15.22024D+13.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+13.7
2024
median income$91,036U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age37.3U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate11.0%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.0%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english19.9%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English9.5%
Irish6.5%
American6.5%
African American†28.4%
Jamaican1.1%
African1.0%
Mexican5.8%
Puerto Rican1.2%
Guatemalan0.8%
Asian Indian2.5%
Chinese1.0%
Vietnamese0.9%
religion
other traditions
Mainline7.4%
Black Protestant5.1%
Muslim1.9%
Other Christian1.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia

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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAHarrisD+13.7
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2024 presidential margin by county for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, GAA map of the constituent counties of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barrow County, GA · R+40.5Butts County, GA · R+45.2Carroll County, GA · R+41.2Clayton County, GA · D+69.2Coweta County, GA · R+33.9Dawson County, GA · R+65.3DeKalb County, GA · D+64.8Douglas County, GA · D+31.5Fayette County, GA · R+3.2Forsyth County, GA · R+33.1Fulton County, GA · D+44.9Gwinnett County, GA · D+16.5Heard County, GA · R+72.1Henry County, GA · D+29.7Jasper County, GA · R+58.4Lumpkin County, GA · R+61.7Meriwether County, GA · R+25.5Morgan County, GA · R+45.9Newton County, GA · D+15.1Pickens County, GA · R+65.8Pike County, GA · R+73.4Rockdale County, GA · D+47.5Spalding County, GA · R+16.7Walton County, GA · R+45.9Bartow County, GA · R+51.0Cherokee County, GA · R+39.0Cobb County, GA · D+14.9Haralson County, GA · R+74.4Paulding County, GA · R+24.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic56.4%1,742,015
Donald TrumpRepublican42.7%1,318,921
Chase OliverLibertarian0.9%28,232
D+60
R+60
29 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (29 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, GA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Barrow County, GARepublicanR+40.5
Bartow County, GARepublicanR+51.0
Butts County, GARepublicanR+45.2
Carroll County, GARepublicanR+41.2
Cherokee County, GARepublicanR+39.0
Clayton County, GADemocraticD+69.2
Cobb County, GADemocraticD+14.9
Coweta County, GARepublicanR+33.9
Dawson County, GARepublicanR+65.3
DeKalb County, GADemocraticD+64.8
Douglas County, GADemocraticD+31.5
Fayette County, GARepublicanR+3.2
Forsyth County, GARepublicanR+33.1
Fulton County, GADemocraticD+44.9
Gwinnett County, GADemocraticD+16.5
Haralson County, GARepublicanR+74.4
Heard County, GARepublicanR+72.1
Henry County, GADemocraticD+29.7
Jasper County, GARepublicanR+58.4
Lumpkin County, GARepublicanR+61.7
Meriwether County, GARepublicanR+25.5
Morgan County, GARepublicanR+45.9
Newton County, GADemocraticD+15.1
Paulding County, GARepublicanR+24.1
Pickens County, GARepublicanR+65.8
Pike County, GARepublicanR+73.4
Rockdale County, GADemocraticD+47.5
Spalding County, GARepublicanR+16.7
Walton County, GARepublicanR+45.9
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
56.4%Harris1,742,015
42.7%Trump1,318,921
0.9%Oliver28,232
+13.7%
3,089,168
D
57.0%Biden1,686,086
41.7%Trump1,234,949
1.3%Jorgensen38,618
+15.2%
2,959,653
D
51.4%Clinton1,250,347
43.6%Trump1,061,552
5.0%Johnson121,374
+7.8%
2,433,273
D
49.3%Obama1,108,422
49.1%Romney1,103,593
1.5%Johnson34,343
+0.2%
2,246,358
D
51.3%Obama1,153,423
47.9%McCain1,078,004
0.8%Barr18,970
+3.4%
2,250,397
R
44.0%Kerry817,726
55.2%Bush1,026,333
0.8%Badnarik15,159
−11.2%
1,859,218
R
44.4%Gore631,809
52.6%Bush748,489
3.1%Browne43,713
−8.2%
1,424,011
R
46.1%Clinton565,065
47.3%Dole580,315
6.6%Perot81,409
−1.2%
1,226,789
R
43.3%Clinton521,836
43.4%Bush523,199
13.4%Perot161,429
−0.1%
1,206,464
R
39.4%Dukakis358,061
59.9%Bush543,632
0.7%Paul6,474
−20.4%
908,167
R
38.0%Mondale321,914
62.0%Reagan524,372
0.0%
−23.9%
846,286
D
52.5%Carter380,751
43.1%Reagan312,646
4.4%Anderson32,193
+9.4%
725,590
D
64.1%Carter417,137
35.9%Ford233,478
0.0%
+28.2%
650,615
R
27.5%McGovern141,788
72.5%Nixon374,213
0.0%
−45.0%
516,001
R
30.2%Humphrey150,412
36.7%Nixon182,721
33.1%Wallace164,701
−6.5%
497,834
D
50.3%Johnson217,808
49.7%Goldwater215,506
0.0%Hass40
+0.5%
433,354
D
59.0%Kennedy162,546
41.0%Nixon113,038
0.0%
+18.0%
275,584
D
65.3%Stevenson157,350
34.7%Eisenhower83,760
0.0%
+30.5%
241,110
D
67.7%Stevenson151,050
32.3%Eisenhower72,215
0.0%
+35.3%
223,265
D
63.2%Truman85,880
23.5%Dewey31,858
13.3%Thurmond18,116
+39.8%
135,854
D
81.8%Roosevelt93,597
18.2%Dewey20,802
0.0%Thomas10
+63.6%
114,409
D
83.2%Roosevelt85,867
16.5%Willkie17,063
0.3%Thomas311
+66.6%
103,241
D
84.9%Roosevelt75,044
14.9%Landon13,141
0.2%Lemke214
+70.0%
88,399
D
91.4%Roosevelt67,809
7.9%Hoover5,829
0.8%Thomas589
+83.5%
74,227
D
52.0%Smith34,141
48.0%Hoover31,480
0.0%
+4.1%
65,621
D
67.3%Davis29,493
22.9%Coolidge10,050
9.7%La Follette4,265
+44.4%
43,808
D
62.7%Cox28,415
37.3%Harding16,886
0.0%
+25.4%
45,301
D
75.8%Wilson34,586
9.4%Hughes4,269
14.8%Benson6,774
+66.4%
45,629
D
71.2%Wilson25,284
4.3%Taft1,528
24.5%Roosevelt8,705
+66.9%
35,517
D
53.0%Bryan18,254
35.4%Taft12,208
11.6%Debs4,007
+17.5%
34,469
D
61.5%Parker23,331
20.3%Roosevelt7,691
18.3%Debs6,941
+41.2%
37,963
D
65.3%Bryan22,977
30.2%McKinley10,608
4.5%Woolley1,595
+35.2%
35,180
D
55.7%Bryan25,551
40.2%McKinley18,437
4.1%Palmer1,857
+15.5%
45,845
D
57.2%Cleveland32,042
23.8%Harrison13,350
18.9%Weaver10,601
+33.4%
55,993
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +13.7% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+13.7%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+33.4%
1896+15.5%
1900+35.2%
1904+41.2%
1908+17.5%
1912+66.9%
1916+66.4%
1920+25.4%
1924+44.4%
1928+4.1%
1932+83.5%
1936+70.0%
1940+66.6%
1944+63.6%
1948+39.8%
1952+35.3%
1956+30.5%
1960+18.0%
1964+0.5%
1968−6.5%
1972−45.0%
1976+28.2%
1980+9.4%
1984−23.9%
1988−20.4%
1992−0.1%
1996−1.2%
2000−8.2%
2004−11.2%
2008+3.4%
2012+0.2%
2016+7.8%
2020+15.2%
2024+13.7%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GATotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 4,797,226 in 2024.1.2M2.4M3.6M4.8M4.8M20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
YearTotal registered
20163,857,417
20184,072,585
20204,449,921
20224,550,852
20244,797,226
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

Atlanta's collar counties have swung sharply toward Democrats over the past decade, driven by college-educated suburban migration and a growing Black professional class, narrowing what was once reliably Republican territory to a D+6.7 margin in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 45.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.7 points.

A population of 6,256,377, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,036 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richmond, VA and Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Richmond, VA
96.5twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ population scale
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
96.1twin score
population scalecollege share12-yr trend
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
92.2twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% Black≠ 12-yr trend

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

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Barrow CountyBartow CountyButts CountyCarroll CountyCherokee CountyClayton CountyCobb CountyCoweta CountyDawson CountyDeKalb CountyDouglas CountyFayette CountyForsyth CountyFulton CountyGwinnett CountyHaralson CountyHeard CountyHenry CountyJasper CountyLumpkin CountyMeriwether CountyMorgan CountyNewton CountyPaulding County+5 more

Frequently asked questions

How did Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia voted Democratic by 13.7 points (D+13.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,089,168 votes cast, 1,742,015 went Democratic and 1,318,921 went Republican.
When did Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia?
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia has a population of 6,256,377 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia is $91,036 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.