Barrow County, Georgia: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 89,8862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,6532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Walton County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Barrow CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Barrow County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | +58.6% |
| 1920 | +27.9% |
| 1924 | +54.2% |
| 1928 | −17.6% |
| 1932 | +95.0% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +75.9% |
| 1944 | +71.0% |
| 1948 | +68.1% |
| 1952 | +81.9% |
| 1956 | +67.4% |
| 1960 | +65.4% |
| 1964 | −0.8% |
| 1968 | −5.8% |
| 1972 | −59.6% |
| 1976 | +55.4% |
| 1980 | +25.2% |
| 1984 | −27.1% |
| 1988 | −31.8% |
| 1992 | −3.4% |
| 1996 | −13.7% |
| 2000 | −35.3% |
| 2004 | −53.1% |
| 2008 | −44.6% |
| 2012 | −50.2% |
| 2016 | −49.8% |
| 2020 | −43.1% |
| 2024 | −40.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,949 | 30,730 | 44,157 | ||
| R | 10,453 | 26,804 | 37,921 | ||
| R | 6,580 | 21,108 | 29,174 | ||
| R | 6,028 | 18,725 | 25,270 | ||
| R | 6,657 | 17,625 | 24,582 | ||
| R | 4,095 | 13,520 | 17,750 | ||
| R | 3,657 | 7,925 | 12,102 | ||
| R | 3,928 | 5,342 | 10,342 | ||
| R | 3,991 | 4,328 | 9,982 | ||
| R | 2,442 | 4,738 | 7,218 | ||
| R | 2,367 | 4,123 | 6,490 | ||
| D | 3,876 | 2,284 | 6,309 | ||
| D | 4,756 | 1,364 | 6,120 | ||
| R | 867 | 3,423 | 4,290 | ||
| O | 1,070 | 1,372 | 5,173 | ||
| R | 2,277 | 2,316 | 4,593 | ||
| D | 2,759 | 577 | 3,336 | ||
| D | 2,266 | 442 | 2,708 | ||
| D | 2,367 | 236 | 2,603 | ||
| D | 1,554 | 155 | 2,053 | ||
| D | 1,513 | 257 | 1,770 | ||
| D | 1,615 | 219 | 1,839 | ||
| D | 1,181 | 172 | 1,355 | ||
| D | 1,111 | 23 | 1,145 | ||
| R | 479 | 684 | 1,163 | ||
| D | 501 | 88 | 762 | ||
| D | 731 | 412 | 1,143 | ||
| D | 712 | 148 | 962 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.9%
Irish
7.9%
German
7.4%
American
7.3%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.5%
African American
11.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,653
Barrow County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Barrow County$80,653
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Barrow County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.2%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)6.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.8%
speak English only
Spanish11.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Barrow County sits northeast of Atlanta in the outer commuter belt, where rapid residential growth since the 1990s has not diluted its strong Republican lean — the 2024 presidential margin held well above the state average.
The Democratic margin here reached ninety-five points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 89,886, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,653 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Walton County and Dawson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Barrow County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Barrow County, Georgia voted Republican by 40.3 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,157 votes cast, 12,949 went Democratic and 30,730 went Republican.
What is Barrow County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Barrow County, Georgia in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Barrow County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Barrow County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Barrow County, Georgia?
Barrow County, Georgia has a population of 89,886 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Barrow County, Georgia?
Median household income in Barrow County, Georgia is $80,653 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Barrow County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Barrow County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.