Clarke County, Georgia: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+38%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 129,6092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,6252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 25.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+31 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Napa County, CA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Clarke CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Clarke 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 | +19.1% |
| 1896 | +24.5% |
| 1900 | +52.0% |
| 1904 | +64.9% |
| 1908 | +50.0% |
| 1912 | +80.4% |
| 1916 | +78.2% |
| 1920 | +73.5% |
| 1924 | +67.9% |
| 1928 | +32.1% |
| 1932 | +84.7% |
| 1936 | +88.4% |
| 1940 | +84.1% |
| 1944 | +83.8% |
| 1948 | +55.3% |
| 1952 | +51.1% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +36.3% |
| 1964 | +21.3% |
| 1968 | −1.7% |
| 1972 | −30.6% |
| 1976 | +26.4% |
| 1980 | +12.2% |
| 1984 | −6.3% |
| 1988 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | +17.0% |
| 1996 | +17.2% |
| 2000 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | +17.8% |
| 2008 | +31.3% |
| 2012 | +28.7% |
| 2016 | +37.1% |
| 2020 | +42.1% |
| 2024 | +38.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 36,297 | 16,049 | 53,107 | ||
| D | 36,048 | 14,446 | 51,333 | ||
| D | 29,603 | 12,717 | 45,476 | ||
| D | 25,431 | 13,815 | 40,515 | ||
| D | 29,591 | 15,333 | 45,510 | ||
| D | 21,718 | 15,052 | 37,443 | ||
| D | 15,167 | 11,850 | 28,904 | ||
| D | 15,206 | 10,504 | 27,346 | ||
| D | 15,403 | 10,459 | 28,998 | ||
| D | 11,154 | 11,150 | 22,452 | ||
| R | 10,132 | 11,503 | 21,635 | ||
| D | 10,519 | 8,094 | 19,899 | ||
| D | 11,342 | 6,610 | 17,952 | ||
| R | 6,090 | 11,465 | 17,555 | ||
| R | 5,543 | 5,800 | 14,808 | ||
| D | 7,519 | 4,875 | 12,394 | ||
| D | 4,812 | 2,250 | 7,062 | ||
| D | 4,257 | 2,107 | 6,364 | ||
| D | 4,904 | 1,588 | 6,492 | ||
| D | 3,095 | 707 | 4,317 | ||
| D | 3,112 | 274 | 3,386 | ||
| D | 2,894 | 246 | 3,150 | ||
| D | 2,632 | 160 | 2,796 | ||
| D | 1,992 | 159 | 2,164 | ||
| D | 1,407 | 724 | 2,131 | ||
| D | 1,530 | 267 | 1,860 | ||
| D | 1,419 | 217 | 1,636 | ||
| D | 1,036 | 113 | 1,180 | ||
| D | 950 | 66 | 1,099 | ||
| D | 720 | 207 | 1,025 | ||
| D | 773 | 118 | 1,009 | ||
| D | 672 | 199 | 909 | ||
| D | 707 | 419 | 1,175 | ||
| D | 835 | 545 | 1,515 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.1%
German
8.8%
Irish
8.5%
American
4.3%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
3.0%
Polish
1.7%
African American
20.6%
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: 29.6 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
$53,625
Clarke County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Clarke County$53,625
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Clarke County ranks in the bottom 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
26.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.9%
Working age (18–64)27.6%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.3%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clarke County anchors the Athens metro and posts some of the widest Democratic margins in Georgia, a pattern driven by a large university population and a majority-minority electorate that has held consistent across multiple election cycles.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty-eight points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 129,609, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,625 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Napa County and Chittenden County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clarke County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clarke County, Georgia voted Democratic by 38.1 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 53,107 votes cast, 36,297 went Democratic and 16,049 went Republican.
What is Clarke County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Clarke 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 31 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Clarke County, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarke County, Georgia voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Clarke County, Georgia?
Clarke County, Georgia has a population of 129,609 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarke County, Georgia?
Median household income in Clarke County, Georgia is $53,625 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Clarke County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clarke County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.