cityAthens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+18.0
2008D+31.5
2012D+28.9
2016D+38.3
2020D+42.3
2024D+38.5
net swing · 2004→2024D+20.5D+18.0 → D+38.5
vs. U.S. · 2024D+39.9D+38.5 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 53.2% of 98,318 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
35,921
15,815
535
52,271
98,318
53.2%
2020
35,714
14,237
834
50,785
95,987
52.9%
2016
29,348
12,543
2,004
43,895
91,660
47.9%
2012
25,175
13,616
1,254
40,045
87,599
45.7%
2008
29,333
15,150
584
45,067
84,123
53.6%
2004
21,529
14,870
672
37,071
80,647†
46.0%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAthens-Clarke County unified government (balance)GeorgiaUnited States
English13.7%10.3%9.5%
German9.2%6.3%12.5%
Irish8.9%6.9%9.4%
American4.5%7.6%5.3%
Italian3.1%2.2%4.8%
Scottish3.1%1.7%1.3%
Polish1.8%0.8%2.2%
French1.8%1.0%1.6%
African American†23.7%27.4%9.9%
African0.7%0.8%0.5%
Jamaican0.4%0.7%0.4%
Nigerian0.3%0.5%0.2%
Haitian0.3%0.4%0.3%
West Indian0.2%——
Mexican6.5%5.5%11.3%
Salvadoran0.9%0.5%0.7%
Guatemalan0.7%0.7%0.5%
Cuban0.6%0.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.5%0.4%0.3%
Colombian0.4%0.4%0.4%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Asian Indian1.4%1.6%1.4%
Chinese1.0%0.6%1.3%
Korean0.5%0.5%0.4%
Burmese0.4%——
Vietnamese0.2%0.6%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)
Georgia
United States
Median age
29.4
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
26.1%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.4%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$52,974
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.5%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
47.3%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.9%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
9.3%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.2%
1.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
0.6%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.5%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)
Georgia
United States
Catholic
—
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+18.0%
2008
+31.5%
2012
+28.9%
2016
+38.3%
2020
+42.3%
2024
+38.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
68.7%Harris35,921
30.3%Trump15,815
1.0%
D+38.5
R+3.8
D+39.9
52,271
D
70.3%Biden35,714
28.0%Trump14,237
1.6%
D+42.3
D+4.0
D+37.8
50,785
D
66.9%Clinton29,348
28.6%Trump12,543
4.6%
D+38.3
D+9.4
D+36.2
43,895
D
62.9%Obama25,175
34.0%Romney13,616
3.1%
D+28.9
R+2.6
D+25.0
40,045
D
65.1%Obama29,333
33.6%McCain15,150
1.3%
D+31.5
D+13.5
D+24.2
45,067
D
58.1%Kerry21,529
40.1%Bush14,870
1.8%
D+18.0
—
D+20.4
37,071
Athens-Clarke County's electorate skews heavily Democratic by Georgia standards, driven by UGA's 40,000-plus students and a sizable Black residential population—yet it sits surrounded by some of the state's most reliably Republican rural counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.5 points.
A population of 127,345, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,974 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gainesville and Columbia.
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Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
How did Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia voted Democratic by 38.5 points (D+38.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 52,271 votes cast, 35,921 went Democratic and 15,815 went Republican.
How many people live in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia?
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia has a population of 127,345 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia?
Median household income in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia is $52,974 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
