Election Results for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,901	11.4
Deaths:	4,160	9.7
Net Migration:	3,549	8.2
Net Immigration:	734	1.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +7,995	D +2,632	D + 2.8%
D +10,627
2020 vs. 2012	R +8,356	D +7,451	D + 9.4%
D +15,807
2020 vs. 2008	R +8,140	D +2,314	D + 2.4%
D +10,454

2016 vs. 2008	R +145	R +318	R + 0.4%
D -173
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	57%	Joe Biden (D)	50,067	50.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	47,963	48.1%	1,667 [+]	1.7%	99,697	1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,554 (1.6%);
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	39,968	47.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	39,440	46.7%	4,972 [+]	5.9%	84,380	1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,471 (4.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 506 (0.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 374 (0.4%);
2012	48%	Mitt Romney (R)	39,607	52.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	34,260	45.2%	1,925 [+]	2.5%	75,792	5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,485 (2.0%);
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	39,823	49.4%	Barack Obama (D)	39,613	49.1%	1,232 [+]	1.5%	80,668	4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 858 (1.1%); Ralph Nader (I) 84 (0.1%);
2004	48%	George W. Bush* (R)	36,270	54.0%	John Kerry (D)	29,933	44.6%	933 [+]	1.4%	67,136	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	40%	George W. Bush (R)	27,696	52.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	22,155	42.2%	2,599 [+]	5.0%	52,450	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,508 (2.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 223 (0.4%);
1996	40%	Bill Clinton* (D)	22,339	47.1%	Robert Dole (R)	21,438	45.2%	3,667 [+]	7.7%	47,444	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 3,053 (6.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 607 (1.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	43%	Bill Clinton (D)	22,032	46.2%	George Bush* (R)	19,525	41.0%	6,113 [+]	12.8%	47,670	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 5,918 (12.4%);
1988	37%	George Bush (R)	21,090	56.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	15,937	42.8%	212 [+]	0.6%	37,239	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 157 (0.4%);
1984	38%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	20,864	59.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	14,527	41.0%	0	0.0%	35,391	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	38%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	17,251	53.0%	Ronald Reagan (R)	13,676	42.1%	1,596 [+]	4.9%	32,523	-9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 1,269 (3.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 327 (1.0%);
1976	38%	Jimmy Carter (D)	18,791	65.9%	Gerald Ford* (R)	9,720	34.1%	0	0.0%	28,511	-14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	37%	Richard Nixon* (R)	17,812	70.4%	George McGovern (D)	7,452	29.4%	47 [+]	0.2%	25,311	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	42%	George Wallace (AIP)	9,123	38.5%	Richard Nixon (R)	7,496	31.6%	7,075 [+]	29.9%	23,694	-12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 7,061 (29.8%);
1964	40%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	11,797	58.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	8,432	41.7%	0	0.0%	20,229	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	28%	John Kennedy (D)	9,854	77.3%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,894	22.7%	0	0.0%	12,748	-27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	28%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,042	76.6%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,749	23.3%	13	0.1%	11,804	-34	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	29%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,446	80.0%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,358	20.0%	0	0.0%	11,804	-35	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	20%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,653	72.4%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	1,202	15.4%	954 [+]	12.2%	7,809	-33	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 925 (11.8%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 13 (0.2%);
1944	18%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,839	86.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	907	13.4%	2	0.0%	6,748	-32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	17%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,507	87.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	739	11.8%	30	0.5%	6,276	-33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	19%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,657	86.8%	Alf Landon (R)	841	12.9%	19 [+]	0.3%	6,517	-24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	19%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,020	95.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	270	4.3%	38 [+]	0.6%	6,328	-35	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 11 (0.2%);
1928	14%	Al Smith (D)	3,038	63.4%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,756	36.6%	0	0.0%	4,794	-22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	13%	John Davis (D)	4,061	82.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	563	11.5%	274 [+]	5.6%	4,898	-43	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 274 (5.6%);
1920	10%	James Cox (D)	3,297	83.6%	Warren Harding (R)	648	16.4%	0	0.0%	3,945	-44	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	11%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,431	85.8%	Write-ins (I)	420	10.5%	150 [+]	3.7%	4,001	-42	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R) 150 (3.7%); Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,128	77.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	507	18.3%	130 [+]	4.7%	2,765	-18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 130 (4.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1908	9%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,911	64.9%	Write-ins (I)	539	18.3%	495 [+]	16.8%	2,945	-35	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: William Taft (R) 495 (16.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	11%	Alton Parker (D)	2,424	73.1%	Write-ins (I)	619	18.7%	272 [+]	8.2%	3,315	-48	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R) 272 (8.2%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	11%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,302	79.1%	William McKinley* (R)	433	14.9%	174 [+]	6.0%	2,909	-37	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

50,067

50.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

47,963

48.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,554

1.6%

Other

113

0.1%

TOTAL

99,697

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

39,440

46.7%

Donald Trump (R)

39,968

47.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,471

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

374

0.4%

Evan McMullin (I)

506

0.6%

Other

621

0.7%

TOTAL

84,380

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

34,260

45.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

39,607

52.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,485

2.0%

Other

440

0.6%

TOTAL

75,792

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

39,613

49.1%

John McCain (R)

39,823

49.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.1%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

858

1.1%

Other

290

0.4%

TOTAL

80,668

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

36,270

54.0%

John Kerry (D)

29,933

44.6%

Other

933

1.4%

TOTAL

67,136

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

27,696

52.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

22,155

42.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,508

2.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

223

0.4%

Other

868

1.7%

TOTAL

52,450

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 5

1996 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

22,339

47.1%

Robert Dole (R)

21,438

45.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

3,053

6.4%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

607

1.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

47,444

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 4

1992 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

22,032

46.2%

George Bush* (R)

19,525

41.0%

Ross Perot (I)

5,918

12.4%

Other

195

0.4%

TOTAL

47,670

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

21,090

56.6%

Michael Dukakis (D)

15,937

42.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

157

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

37,239

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 3

1984 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

20,864

59.0%

Walter Mondale (D)

14,527

41.0%

TOTAL

35,391

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

13,676

42.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

17,251

53.0%

John Anderson (I)

1,269

3.9%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

327

1.0%

TOTAL

32,523

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

18,791

65.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

9,720

34.1%

TOTAL

28,511

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

17,812

70.4%

George McGovern (D)

7,452

29.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

25,311

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 10

1968 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

7,496

31.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

7,061

29.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

9,123

38.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

23,694

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -12

1964 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

11,797

58.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

8,432

41.7%

TOTAL

20,229

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

9,854

77.3%

Richard Nixon (R)

2,894

22.7%

TOTAL

12,748

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -27

1956 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

2,749

23.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

9,042

76.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

11,804

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -34

1948 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

5,653

72.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

925

11.8%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1,202

15.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,809

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -33

1944 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

5,839

86.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

907

13.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

6,748

Turnout: 18%	Diff (US): -32

1940 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

5,507

87.7%

Wendell Willkie (R)

739

11.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,276

Turnout: 17%	Diff (US): -33

1936 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

5,657

86.8%

Alf Landon (R)

841

12.9%

William Lemke (Union)

0.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,517

Turnout: 19%	Diff (US): -24

1932 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

6,020

95.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

270

4.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,328

Turnout: 19%	Diff (US): -35

1928 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,756

36.6%

Al Smith (D)

3,038

63.4%

TOTAL

4,794

Turnout: 14%	Diff (US): -22

1924 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

563

11.5%

John Davis (D)

4,061

82.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

274

5.6%

TOTAL

4,898

Turnout: 13%	Diff (US): -43

1920 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

648

16.4%

James Cox (D)

3,297

83.6%

TOTAL

3,945

Turnout: 10%	Diff (US): -44

1916 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

3,431

85.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

150

3.7%

Other

420

10.5%

TOTAL

4,001

Turnout: 11%	Diff (US): -42

1912 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,128

77.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

507

18.3%

William Taft* (R)

130

4.7%

TOTAL

2,765

Turnout: 8%	Diff (US): -18

1908 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

495

16.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,911

64.9%

Other

539

18.3%

TOTAL

2,945

Turnout: 9%	Diff (US): -35

1904 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

272

8.2%

Alton Parker (D)

2,424

73.1%

Other

619

18.7%

TOTAL

3,315

Turnout: 11%	Diff (US): -48

1900 President, Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

433

14.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,302

79.1%

Other

174

6.0%

TOTAL

2,909

Turnout: 11%	Diff (US): -37

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	144,569	65.59%	10.8%
Black:	42,526	19.29%	14.4%
Indian:	425	0.19%	58.6%
Asian:	8,078	3.67%	32.0%
2+ races:	4,203	1.91%	50.7%
Hispanic:	20,604	9.35%	34.6%

Total non-White:	75,836	34.41%	22.3%

Change in White population:	14,054	7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	13,810	7.2

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

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