Clayton County, Georgia: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+69%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+69MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 298,9242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,8062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 9.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 69.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Richmond County, GA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Clayton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Clayton County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +15.1% |
| 1896 | +4.3% |
| 1900 | +29.9% |
| 1904 | +48.8% |
| 1908 | +4.3% |
| 1912 | +78.6% |
| 1916 | +86.4% |
| 1920 | +86.6% |
| 1924 | +57.6% |
| 1928 | −0.6% |
| 1932 | +94.5% |
| 1936 | +76.9% |
| 1940 | +79.0% |
| 1944 | +76.3% |
| 1948 | +56.2% |
| 1952 | +53.5% |
| 1956 | +55.2% |
| 1960 | +33.2% |
| 1964 | −28.2% |
| 1968 | −20.2% |
| 1972 | −72.7% |
| 1976 | +24.8% |
| 1980 | −4.3% |
| 1984 | −45.7% |
| 1988 | −31.4% |
| 1992 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | +18.2% |
| 2000 | +32.7% |
| 2004 | +41.4% |
| 2008 | +66.4% |
| 2012 | +70.0% |
| 2016 | +70.1% |
| 2020 | +70.9% |
| 2024 | +68.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 94,203 | 16,877 | 112,651 | ||
| D | 95,476 | 15,813 | 112,344 | ||
| D | 78,220 | 12,645 | 93,580 | ||
| D | 81,479 | 14,164 | 96,230 | ||
| D | 82,527 | 16,506 | 99,438 | ||
| D | 56,113 | 23,106 | 79,643 | ||
| D | 40,042 | 19,966 | 61,402 | ||
| D | 30,687 | 20,625 | 55,242 | ||
| D | 25,890 | 23,965 | 57,989 | ||
| R | 14,689 | 28,225 | 43,137 | ||
| R | 11,763 | 31,553 | 43,316 | ||
| R | 17,540 | 19,160 | 38,051 | ||
| D | 21,432 | 12,905 | 34,337 | ||
| R | 3,740 | 23,681 | 27,421 | ||
| O | 3,510 | 8,256 | 23,438 | ||
| R | 5,869 | 10,488 | 16,367 | ||
| D | 5,892 | 2,953 | 8,845 | ||
| D | 5,522 | 1,593 | 7,115 | ||
| D | 4,058 | 1,230 | 5,288 | ||
| D | 2,192 | 339 | 3,296 | ||
| D | 1,828 | 245 | 2,074 | ||
| D | 1,382 | 161 | 1,545 | ||
| D | 1,352 | 175 | 1,530 | ||
| D | 1,361 | 35 | 1,403 | ||
| R | 612 | 619 | 1,231 | ||
| D | 273 | 46 | 394 | ||
| D | 475 | 34 | 509 | ||
| D | 517 | 3 | 595 | ||
| D | 443 | 3 | 560 | ||
| D | 248 | 223 | 582 | ||
| D | 333 | 59 | 562 | ||
| D | 346 | 179 | 559 | ||
| D | 516 | 472 | 1,017 | ||
| D | 518 | 335 | 1,214 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
4.2%
English
1.8%
Irish
1.7%
German
1.2%
African American
55.5%
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: 33.7 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
$59,806
Clayton County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clayton County$59,806
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Clayton County ranks near the middle 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
17.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.2%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.1%
speak English only
Spanish12.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.2%
Other languages2.2%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clayton County, anchored by communities south of Atlanta and home to Hartsfield-Jackson's cargo corridor, has shifted steadily left over two decades and now delivers presidential margins exceeding 60 points for Democratic nominees.
The Democratic margin here reached ninety-five points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-nine points.
A population of 298,924, a 10% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,806 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richmond County and Dougherty County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clayton County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clayton County, Georgia voted Democratic by 68.6 points (D+69), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 112,651 votes cast, 94,203 went Democratic and 16,877 went Republican.
What is Clayton County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Clayton 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 27 times, Republican 6 times, and other 1 times.
When did Clayton County, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Clayton County, Georgia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Clayton County, Georgia?
Clayton County, Georgia has a population of 298,924 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clayton County, Georgia?
Median household income in Clayton County, Georgia is $59,806 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Clayton County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clayton County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.