Fulton County, Georgia: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+44%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+44MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,076,5612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,2922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 38.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 42.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+13 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hennepin County, MN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fulton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fulton County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | +45.6% |
| 1896 | +18.6% |
| 1900 | +47.0% |
| 1904 | +51.0% |
| 1908 | +22.5% |
| 1912 | +70.9% |
| 1916 | +68.1% |
| 1920 | +32.3% |
| 1924 | +38.8% |
| 1928 | −3.4% |
| 1932 | +80.5% |
| 1936 | +76.7% |
| 1940 | +67.5% |
| 1944 | +65.7% |
| 1948 | +28.1% |
| 1952 | +19.7% |
| 1956 | +15.6% |
| 1960 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | +12.2% |
| 1968 | +7.6% |
| 1972 | −12.9% |
| 1976 | +35.7% |
| 1980 | +27.9% |
| 1984 | +13.8% |
| 1988 | +13.5% |
| 1992 | +24.1% |
| 1996 | +22.0% |
| 2000 | +17.9% |
| 2004 | +19.3% |
| 2008 | +35.0% |
| 2012 | +29.7% |
| 2016 | +40.9% |
| 2020 | +46.5% |
| 2024 | +44.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 384,752 | 144,655 | 539,697 | ||
| D | 381,144 | 137,240 | 524,659 | ||
| D | 297,051 | 117,783 | 438,751 | ||
| D | 255,470 | 137,124 | 398,346 | ||
| D | 272,000 | 130,136 | 404,941 | ||
| D | 199,436 | 134,372 | 336,741 | ||
| D | 152,039 | 104,870 | 263,212 | ||
| D | 143,306 | 89,809 | 243,168 | ||
| D | 147,459 | 85,451 | 257,409 | ||
| D | 120,752 | 91,785 | 214,689 | ||
| D | 125,567 | 95,149 | 220,716 | ||
| D | 118,748 | 64,909 | 192,723 | ||
| D | 129,849 | 61,552 | 191,401 | ||
| R | 74,329 | 96,256 | 170,585 | ||
| D | 77,847 | 64,153 | 179,068 | ||
| D | 93,540 | 73,205 | 166,756 | ||
| D | 55,803 | 53,940 | 109,743 | ||
| D | 51,098 | 37,326 | 88,424 | ||
| D | 52,459 | 35,197 | 87,656 | ||
| D | 29,318 | 14,976 | 51,054 | ||
| D | 37,161 | 7,687 | 44,848 | ||
| D | 31,311 | 6,033 | 37,466 | ||
| D | 27,183 | 3,552 | 30,829 | ||
| D | 20,137 | 2,063 | 22,453 | ||
| R | 9,480 | 10,139 | 19,619 | ||
| D | 8,531 | 3,300 | 13,474 | ||
| D | 7,176 | 3,674 | 10,850 | ||
| D | 9,915 | 1,399 | 12,512 | ||
| D | 8,080 | 532 | 10,652 | ||
| D | 5,182 | 3,166 | 8,954 | ||
| D | 6,352 | 1,831 | 8,862 | ||
| D | 5,733 | 2,025 | 7,896 | ||
| D | 5,366 | 3,609 | 9,443 | ||
| D | 5,748 | 1,888 | 8,471 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.2%
German
6.7%
Irish
6.3%
American
4.7%
Italian
3.0%
Polish
1.5%
Scottish
1.5%
African American
34.1%
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
$95,292
Fulton County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Fulton County$95,292
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Fulton County ranks in the top 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
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Other Indo-European4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.8%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fulton County, Georgia's most populous, delivered a 44.9-point Democratic margin in 2024, driven by Atlanta's dense urban core and a majority-minority electorate that has made it the state's most reliably blue jurisdiction.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.
A population of 1,076,561, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,292 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hennepin County and Tompkins County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fulton County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fulton County, Georgia voted Democratic by 44.5 points (D+44), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 539,697 votes cast, 384,752 went Democratic and 144,655 went Republican.
What is Fulton County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Fulton 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 32 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fulton County, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Fulton County, Georgia voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Fulton County, Georgia?
Fulton County, Georgia has a population of 1,076,561 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fulton County, Georgia?
Median household income in Fulton County, Georgia is $95,292 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Fulton County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fulton County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 32 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.