† 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
4 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
GroupAthens-Clarke County, GAGeorgiaUnited States
English14.8%10.3%9.5%
Irish9.5%6.9%9.4%
German8.6%6.3%12.5%
American6.5%7.6%5.3%
Scottish2.7%1.7%1.3%
Italian2.6%2.2%4.8%
French1.5%1.0%1.6%
Polish1.0%0.8%2.2%
African American†16.6%27.4%9.9%
African0.5%0.8%0.5%
Jamaican0.3%0.7%0.4%
Haitian0.3%0.4%0.3%
Nigerian0.2%0.5%0.2%
Mexican5.5%5.5%11.3%
Guatemalan0.7%0.7%0.5%
Salvadoran0.6%0.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.2%1.8%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.4%0.3%
Colombian0.2%0.4%0.4%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian1.0%1.6%1.4%
Chinese0.9%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, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
34.3
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
18.5%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.5%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$69,695
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.8%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
43.8%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.4%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
7.1%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.4%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
6.3%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.2%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
62.0%
49.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.1%
6.6%
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.
Athens-Clarke County, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+39.9%
1896
+47.0%
1900
+64.2%
1904
+64.5%
1908
+48.1%
1912
+74.7%
1916
+82.0%
1920
+67.1%
1924
+71.4%
1928
+26.7%
1932
+90.8%
1936
+73.9%
1940
+76.0%
1944
+73.1%
1948
+60.5%
1952
+60.0%
1956
+53.4%
1960
+54.6%
1964
+16.6%
1968
−1.8%
1972
−41.0%
1976
+31.8%
1980
+11.0%
1984
−17.9%
1988
−13.8%
1992
+5.3%
1996
+1.9%
2000
−10.6%
2004
−9.4%
2008
−0.3%
2012
−7.1%
2016
−0.6%
2020
+2.1%
2024
−2.4%
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
R
48.4%Harris51,185
50.7%Trump53,679
0.9%
R+2.4
R+4.5
R+0.9
105,783
D
50.3%Biden50,057
48.2%Trump47,960
1.6%
D+2.1
D+2.7
R+2.3
99,569
R
46.6%Clinton39,440
47.3%Trump39,968
6.1%
R+0.6
D+6.4
R+2.7
84,584
R
45.2%Obama34,260
52.3%Romney39,607
2.5%
R+7.1
R+6.8
R+10.9
75,792
R
49.3%Obama39,613
49.5%McCain39,823
1.2%
R+0.3
D+9.2
R+7.5
80,423
R
44.6%Kerry29,933
54.0%Bush36,270
1.4%
R+9.4
D+1.1
R+7.0
67,136
R
42.2%Gore22,155
52.8%Bush27,696
5.0%
R+10.6
R+12.5
R+11.1
52,450
D
47.1%Clinton22,339
45.2%Dole21,438
7.7%
D+1.9
R+3.4
R+6.6
47,437
D
46.2%Clinton22,032
41.0%Bush19,525
12.8%
D+5.3
D+19.1
R+0.3
47,670
R
42.8%Dukakis15,937
56.6%Bush21,090
0.6%
R+13.8
D+4.1
R+6.1
37,239
R
41.0%Mondale14,527
59.0%Reagan20,864
0.0%
R+17.9
R+28.9
D+0.3
35,391
D
53.0%Carter17,251
42.1%Reagan13,676
4.9%
D+11.0
R+20.8
D+20.7
32,523
D
65.9%Carter18,791
34.1%Ford9,720
0.0%
D+31.8
D+72.8
D+29.8
28,511
R
29.5%McGovern7,452
70.5%Nixon17,812
0.0%
R+41.0
R+39.2
R+17.9
25,264
O
29.8%Humphrey7,061
31.6%Nixon7,496
38.6%
Wallace +6.9
R+18.5
R+1.1
23,694
D
58.3%Johnson11,797
41.7%Goldwater8,432
0.0%
D+16.6
R+38.0
R+5.9
20,229
D
77.3%Kennedy9,854
22.7%Nixon2,894
0.0%
D+54.6
D+1.2
D+54.4
12,748
D
76.7%Stevenson9,039
23.3%Eisenhower2,749
0.0%
D+53.4
R+6.7
D+68.8
11,788
D
80.0%Stevenson9,446
20.0%Eisenhower2,358
0.0%
D+60.0
R+0.5
D+70.8
11,804
D
72.4%Truman5,653
11.8%Dewey925
15.8%
D+60.5
R+12.5
D+56.1
7,809
D
86.5%Roosevelt5,839
13.4%Dewey907
0.0%
D+73.1
R+2.9
D+65.6
6,748
D
87.7%Roosevelt5,507
11.8%Willkie739
0.5%
D+76.0
D+2.1
D+66.0
6,276
D
86.8%Roosevelt5,657
12.9%Landon841
0.3%
D+73.9
R+16.9
D+49.6
6,517
D
95.1%Roosevelt6,020
4.3%Hoover270
0.6%
D+90.8
D+64.1
D+73.0
6,330
D
63.4%Smith3,038
36.6%Hoover1,756
0.0%
D+26.7
R+44.7
D+44.2
4,794
D
82.9%Davis4,061
11.5%Coolidge563
5.6%
D+71.4
D+4.3
D+96.6
4,898
D
83.6%Cox3,297
16.4%Harding648
0.0%
D+67.1
R+14.9
D+93.3
3,945
D
85.8%Wilson3,431
3.7%Hughes150
10.5%
D+82.0
D+7.3
D+78.9
4,001
D
78.7%Wilson2,225
4.0%Taft113
17.3%
D+74.7
D+26.7
D+55.2
2,826
D
64.9%Bryan1,911
16.8%Taft495
18.3%
D+48.1
R+16.5
D+57.6
2,946
D
72.7%Parker2,423
8.1%Roosevelt271
19.2%
D+64.5
D+0.3
D+84.2
3,334
D
79.1%Bryan2,302
14.9%McKinley433
6.0%
D+64.2
D+17.3
D+71.8
2,909
D
71.9%Bryan2,951
25.0%McKinley1,024
3.1%
D+47.0
D+7.1
D+53.1
4,102
D
59.6%Cleveland2,750
19.7%Harrison911
20.6%
D+39.9
—
D+38.2
4,613
Congressional elections · 1 Senate race
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2020
R
48.1%47,640
49.3%48,822
98,947
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Athens-Clarke County, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
132,344
2018
137,179
2020
146,527
2022
148,488
2024
156,625
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,346 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +10,912 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Athens-Clarke County, GA in Athens-Clarke County, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−321
2012
+238
2013
+231
2014
−408
2015
+2,833
2016
+1,212
2017
+2,438
2018
+1,090
2019
+1,276
2021
+2,004
2022
+1,415
2023
+751
2024
−501
2025
−1,346
Athens-Clarke County, GA sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 90.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 41.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.4 points.
A population of 220,197, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,695 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lexington-Fayette, KY and Columbia, MO.
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How did Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 2.4 points (R+2.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 105,783 votes cast, 51,185 went Democratic and 53,679 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Athens-Clarke County, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
