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1876–2024
Athens-Clarke County, GA·Georgia

Athens-Clarke County, GA votes the way the country votes.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+2
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
220,197
2024 ACS

Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
220,1972024 5-year
Median household income
$69,6952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.5%2024 5-year
Black
18.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 1 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.3%
51,18553,679106,150
D
+2.1%
50,05747,96099,569
R
−0.6%
39,44039,96884,584
R
−7.1%
34,26039,60775,792
R
−0.3%
39,61339,82380,423
R
−9.4%
29,93336,27067,136
R
−10.6%
22,15527,69652,450
D
+1.9%
22,33921,43847,437
D
+5.3%
22,03219,52547,670
R
−13.8%
15,93721,09037,239
R
−17.9%
14,52720,86435,391
D
+11.0%
17,25113,67632,523
D
+31.8%
18,7919,72028,511
R
−41.0%
7,45217,81225,264
O
−1.8%
7,0617,49623,694
D
+16.6%
11,7978,43220,229
D
+54.6%
9,8542,89412,748
D
+53.4%
9,0392,74911,788
D
+60.0%
9,4462,35811,804
D
+60.5%
5,6539257,809
D
+73.1%
5,8399076,748
D
+76.0%
5,5077396,276
D
+73.9%
5,6578416,517
D
+90.8%
6,0202706,330
D
+26.7%
3,0381,7564,794
D
+71.4%
4,0615634,898
D
+67.1%
3,2976483,945
D
+82.0%
3,4311504,001
D
+74.7%
2,2251132,826
D
+48.1%
1,9114952,946
D
+64.5%
2,4232713,334
D
+64.2%
2,3024332,909
D
+47.0%
2,9511,0244,102
D
+39.9%
2,7509114,613
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.8%
Irish
9.5%
German
8.6%
American
6.5%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
2.6%
Polish
1.0%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
1.9%
75–84
2.5%
4.1%
65–74
4.7%
5.0%
55–64
5.5%
5.3%
45–54
5.7%
5.9%
35–44
6.4%
6.4%
25–34
6.9%
8.9%
18–24
9.6%
7.7%
5–17
7.2%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,695
Athens-Clarke County, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Athens-Clarke County, GA$69,695
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)20.4%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.6%
speak English only
Spanish7.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
12.5%
Other Christian
6.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.3%
Methodist
5.7%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Athens-Clarke County, GA in the Deep South has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Athens-Clarke County, GA more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Athens-Clarke County, GA has rarely exceeded ninety-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-one points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by two points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 67% non-Hispanic-white share, a 20% poverty rate, and a median household income of $69,695 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/12020/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 2.3 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 106,150 votes cast, 51,185 went Democratic and 53,679 went Republican.
What is Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia?
Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia has a population of 220,197 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, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia is $69,695 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.