Forsyth County, Georgia: New American county. In 2024, voted R+33%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 267,2872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $143,7842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Oldham County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Forsyth CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Forsyth 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 | +30.4% |
| 1896 | +29.0% |
| 1900 | +7.6% |
| 1904 | +9.2% |
| 1908 | −33.9% |
| 1912 | +53.3% |
| 1916 | +63.3% |
| 1920 | +4.6% |
| 1924 | +40.5% |
| 1928 | −53.0% |
| 1932 | +86.3% |
| 1936 | +17.2% |
| 1940 | +37.0% |
| 1944 | +20.2% |
| 1948 | +46.6% |
| 1952 | +44.4% |
| 1956 | +27.7% |
| 1960 | +46.6% |
| 1964 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | −16.7% |
| 1972 | −68.8% |
| 1976 | +53.0% |
| 1980 | +15.1% |
| 1984 | −50.1% |
| 1988 | −54.1% |
| 1992 | −21.7% |
| 1996 | −39.1% |
| 2000 | −58.9% |
| 2004 | −66.9% |
| 2008 | −58.1% |
| 2012 | −62.7% |
| 2016 | −46.9% |
| 2020 | −33.2% |
| 2024 | −33.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 45,509 | 91,281 | 138,501 | ||
| R | 42,203 | 85,122 | 129,305 | ||
| R | 23,462 | 69,851 | 98,964 | ||
| R | 14,571 | 65,908 | 81,900 | ||
| R | 15,406 | 59,166 | 75,376 | ||
| R | 9,201 | 47,267 | 56,919 | ||
| R | 6,694 | 27,769 | 35,755 | ||
| R | 5,957 | 15,013 | 23,159 | ||
| R | 4,936 | 8,652 | 17,086 | ||
| R | 2,347 | 7,947 | 10,344 | ||
| R | 2,275 | 6,841 | 9,116 | ||
| D | 4,325 | 3,157 | 7,736 | ||
| D | 4,693 | 1,443 | 6,136 | ||
| R | 549 | 2,968 | 3,517 | ||
| O | 647 | 1,389 | 4,433 | ||
| D | 1,682 | 1,471 | 3,154 | ||
| D | 2,309 | 841 | 3,150 | ||
| D | 1,998 | 1,131 | 3,129 | ||
| D | 1,391 | 536 | 1,927 | ||
| D | 1,813 | 573 | 2,662 | ||
| D | 1,047 | 695 | 1,742 | ||
| D | 1,378 | 634 | 2,012 | ||
| D | 780 | 551 | 1,331 | ||
| D | 1,627 | 117 | 1,750 | ||
| R | 287 | 934 | 1,221 | ||
| D | 715 | 298 | 1,030 | ||
| D | 813 | 741 | 1,554 | ||
| D | 1,146 | 166 | 1,548 | ||
| D | 235 | 15 | 413 | ||
| R | 150 | 345 | 576 | ||
| D | 455 | 357 | 1,065 | ||
| D | 318 | 270 | 635 | ||
| D | 482 | 259 | 770 | ||
| O | 645 | 163 | 1,583 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.9%
German
10.2%
Irish
9.1%
American
5.9%
Italian
5.0%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
2.0%
African American
3.4%
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: 39.7 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
$143,784
Forsyth County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Forsyth County$143,784
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Forsyth County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
4.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.8%
Working age (18–64)4.0%
Seniors (65+)6.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.3%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander10.5%
Other Indo-European8.6%
Spanish7.5%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Forsyth County has transformed from a rural backwater into a booming suburb north of Atlanta, with rapid population growth driven by in-migration that has so far reinforced rather than eroded its lopsided Republican margins.
Forsyth County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of eighty-six points in 1932. The 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $143,784, and a population of 267,287. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oldham County and Cleveland County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Forsyth County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Forsyth County, Georgia voted Republican by 33.0 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 138,501 votes cast, 45,509 went Democratic and 91,281 went Republican.
What is Forsyth County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Forsyth County, Georgia in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 18 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Forsyth County, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Forsyth County, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Forsyth County, Georgia?
Forsyth County, Georgia has a population of 267,287 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Forsyth County, Georgia?
Median household income in Forsyth County, Georgia is $143,784 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Forsyth County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Forsyth County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.