combined metro areaAtlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+14.0
2008R+0.5
2012R+3.8
2016D+2.8
2020D+9.7
2024D+7.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 70.2% of 5,008,654 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
1,878,908
1,608,339
30,926
3,518,173
5,008,654
70.2%
2020
1,814,573
1,490,834
43,758
3,349,165
4,724,938
70.9%
2016
1,347,120
1,269,431
135,241
2,751,792
4,377,049
62.9%
2012
1,200,292
1,297,758
39,472
2,537,522
4,078,850
62.2%
2008
1,255,669
1,269,175
22,010
2,546,854
3,987,978
63.9%
2004
898,726
1,194,508
17,348
2,110,582
3,897,106†
54.2%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
42 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupAtlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-ALUnited States
English10.1%9.5%
American6.8%5.3%
Irish6.7%9.4%
German6.4%12.5%
Italian2.4%4.8%
Scottish1.7%1.3%
French1.1%1.6%
Polish1.0%2.2%
African American†26.5%9.9%
Jamaican1.0%0.4%
African0.9%0.5%
Nigerian0.6%0.2%
Haitian0.5%0.3%
Ethiopian0.3%—
Mexican6.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.8%0.5%
Salvadoran0.6%0.7%
Honduran0.5%0.3%
Colombian0.5%0.4%
Venezuelan0.4%—
Cuban0.3%0.7%
Asian Indian2.2%1.4%
Chinese0.9%1.3%
Vietnamese0.8%0.6%
Korean0.7%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
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
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
United States
Median age
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
United States
Median household income
$88,449
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.4%
22.3%
Spanish
10.3%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.2%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
1.1%
Other languages
1.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
United States
Catholic
10.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
23.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
48.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.2%
5.2%
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.
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+36.6%
1896
+20.3%
1900
+36.6%
1904
+43.7%
1908
+20.2%
1912
+68.0%
1916
+68.9%
1920
+30.2%
1924
+49.6%
1928
+3.2%
1932
+84.5%
1936
+72.2%
1940
+69.0%
1944
+65.1%
1948
+43.6%
1952
+39.9%
1956
+32.8%
1960
+22.4%
1964
+2.0%
1968
−6.3%
1972
−47.1%
1976
+29.5%
1980
+11.0%
1984
−24.2%
1988
−21.4%
1992
−0.6%
1996
−2.2%
2000
−10.2%
2004
−14.0%
2008
−0.5%
2012
−3.8%
2016
+2.8%
2020
+9.7%
2024
+7.7%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
53.4%Harris1,878,908
45.7%Trump1,608,339
0.9%
D+7.7
R+2.0
D+9.2
3,518,173
D
54.2%Biden1,814,573
44.5%Trump1,490,834
1.3%
D+9.7
D+6.8
D+5.2
3,349,165
D
49.0%Clinton1,347,120
46.1%Trump1,269,431
4.9%
D+2.8
D+6.7
D+0.7
2,751,792
R
47.3%Obama1,200,292
51.1%Romney1,297,758
1.6%
R+3.8
R+3.3
R+7.7
2,537,522
R
49.3%Obama1,255,669
49.8%McCain1,269,175
0.9%
R+0.5
D+13.5
R+7.8
2,546,854
R
42.6%Kerry898,726
56.6%Bush1,194,508
0.8%
R+14.0
R+3.8
R+11.6
2,110,582
R
43.4%Gore703,752
53.6%Bush870,101
3.0%
R+10.2
R+8.1
R+10.8
1,623,003
R
45.4%Clinton638,629
47.6%Dole669,539
6.9%
R+2.2
R+1.6
R+10.7
1,405,756
R
43.0%Clinton598,651
43.6%Bush607,031
13.5%
R+0.6
D+20.8
R+6.2
1,393,738
R
39.0%Dukakis412,726
60.4%Bush639,409
0.7%
R+21.4
D+2.8
R+13.7
1,059,464
R
37.9%Mondale376,963
62.1%Reagan617,766
0.0%
R+24.2
R+35.3
R+6.0
994,866
D
53.4%Carter462,519
42.4%Reagan366,841
4.2%
D+11.0
R+18.4
D+20.8
866,027
D
64.7%Carter505,183
35.2%Ford275,007
0.0%
D+29.5
D+76.6
D+27.4
780,386
R
26.4%McGovern163,494
73.5%Nixon454,522
0.0%
R+47.1
R+40.8
R+23.9
618,227
O
28.8%Humphrey176,192
35.1%Nixon214,719
36.1%
Wallace +1.1
R+8.3
R+5.6
612,126
D
50.8%Johnson270,845
48.7%Goldwater259,951
0.5%
D+2.0
R+20.4
R+20.5
533,452
D
61.2%Kennedy212,912
38.8%Nixon134,878
0.0%
D+22.4
R+10.4
D+22.3
347,861
D
66.4%Stevenson205,608
33.6%Eisenhower104,005
0.0%
D+32.8
R+7.1
D+48.2
309,737
D
69.9%Stevenson204,854
30.0%Eisenhower87,984
0.0%
D+39.9
R+3.7
D+50.7
292,883
D
65.0%Truman113,985
21.4%Dewey37,475
13.7%
D+43.6
R+21.5
D+39.1
175,426
D
82.5%Roosevelt124,070
17.4%Dewey26,212
0.0%
D+65.1
R+3.9
D+57.6
150,306
D
84.3%Roosevelt117,152
15.3%Willkie21,299
0.3%
D+69.0
R+3.2
D+59.1
138,897
D
86.0%Roosevelt105,867
13.8%Landon16,959
0.2%
D+72.2
R+12.3
D+48.0
123,116
D
91.9%Roosevelt94,363
7.4%Hoover7,600
0.7%
D+84.5
D+81.3
D+66.7
102,713
D
51.6%Smith47,063
48.4%Hoover44,182
0.0%
D+3.2
R+46.4
D+20.6
91,245
D
70.4%Davis44,181
20.8%Coolidge13,063
8.8%
D+49.6
D+19.4
D+74.8
62,737
D
65.1%Cox42,455
34.9%Harding22,780
0.0%
D+30.2
R+38.7
D+56.3
65,249
D
76.8%Wilson49,855
7.9%Hughes5,143
15.3%
D+68.9
D+0.9
D+65.7
64,928
D
72.0%Wilson36,771
4.0%Taft2,046
24.0%
D+68.0
D+47.8
D+48.5
51,063
D
53.9%Bryan26,251
33.7%Taft16,406
12.4%
D+20.2
R+23.5
D+29.8
48,701
D
62.0%Parker34,184
18.3%Roosevelt10,063
19.7%
D+43.7
D+7.1
D+63.4
55,135
D
65.7%Bryan34,303
29.1%McKinley15,187
5.2%
D+36.6
D+16.3
D+44.2
52,223
D
58.1%Bryan38,694
37.8%McKinley25,189
4.1%
D+20.3
R+16.3
D+26.4
66,581
D
57.6%Cleveland47,369
21.0%Harrison17,270
21.4%
D+36.6
—
D+35.0
82,187
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
4,333,372
2018
4,597,535
2020
5,032,363
2022
5,155,092
2024
5,444,069
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+9,651 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +394,422 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL in Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+11,794
2012
+22,261
2013
+12,927
2014
+32,904
2015
+43,399
2016
+44,316
2017
+40,306
2018
+32,457
2019
+37,336
2021
+24,124
2022
+49,752
2023
+27,726
2024
+5,469
2025
+9,651
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 47.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.7 points.
A population of 7,156,958, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,449 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC and Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC.
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How did Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL, Georgia voted Democratic by 7.7 points (D+7.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,518,173 votes cast, 1,878,908 went Democratic and 1,608,339 went Republican.
When did Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL, Georgia voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL, Georgia?
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL, Georgia has a population of 7,156,958 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL, Georgia?
Median household income in Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL, Georgia is $88,449 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
