Newton County, Georgia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
19 precincts · 59,051 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -13BD13BD | 3,129 | 941 | 19 | 4,089 | 76.5% | 23.0% | D+53.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -05CM05CM | 2,471 | 1,354 | 17 | 3,842 | 64.3% | 35.2% | D+29.1 |
| Precinct -12GC12GC | 1,438 | 2,301 | 19 | 3,758 | 38.3% | 61.2% | R+23.0 |
| Precinct -20STN20STN | 2,955 | 732 | 14 | 3,701 | 79.8% | 19.8% | D+60.1 |
| Precinct -02TN02TN | 2,678 | 980 | 25 | 3,683 | 72.7% | 26.6% | D+46.1 |
| Precinct -10DN10DN | 2,146 | 1,505 | 27 | 3,678 | 58.3% | 40.9% | D+17.4 |
| Precinct -09LIV09LIV | 2,638 | 993 | 15 | 3,646 | 72.4% | 27.2% | D+45.1 |
| Precinct -17OXF17OXF | 1,587 | 1,951 | 21 | 3,559 | 44.6% | 54.8% | R+10.2 |
| Precinct -04ALC04ALC | 1,942 | 1,566 | 23 | 3,531 | 55.0% | 44.4% | D+10.6 |
| Precinct -19BC19BC | 2,015 | 1,342 | 22 | 3,379 | 59.6% | 39.7% | D+19.9 |
| Precinct -18RP18RP | 1,728 | 1,604 | 17 | 3,349 | 51.6% | 47.9% | D+3.7 |
| Precinct -24CRW24CRW | 2,780 | 319 | 17 | 3,116 | 89.2% | 10.2% | D+79.0 |
| Precinct -03ALM03ALM | 2,222 | 686 | 18 | 2,926 | 75.9% | 23.4% | D+52.5 |
| Precinct -06BRW06BRW | 970 | 1,622 | 14 | 2,606 | 37.2% | 62.2% | R+25.0 |
| Precinct -14LEG14LEG | 717 | 1,867 | 11 | 2,595 | 27.6% | 71.9% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -07BS07BS | 755 | 1,487 | 12 | 2,254 | 33.5% | 66.0% | R+32.5 |
| Precinct -15MN15MN | 363 | 1,789 | 15 | 2,167 | 16.8% | 82.6% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -25HB25HB | 400 | 1,645 | 11 | 2,056 | 19.5% | 80.0% | R+60.6 |
| Precinct -23FV23FV | 905 | 209 | 2 | 1,116 | 81.1% | 18.7% | D+62.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +23.5% |
| 1896 | +24.4% |
| 1900 | +44.8% |
| 1904 | +42.1% |
| 1908 | +33.8% |
| 1912 | +83.2% |
| 1916 | +77.6% |
| 1920 | +36.7% |
| 1924 | +60.7% |
| 1928 | +11.1% |
| 1932 | +94.2% |
| 1936 | +88.0% |
| 1940 | +88.0% |
| 1944 | +88.5% |
| 1948 | +74.8% |
| 1952 | +78.2% |
| 1956 | +71.7% |
| 1960 | +63.6% |
| 1964 | +15.0% |
| 1968 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | −54.2% |
| 1976 | +49.3% |
| 1980 | +26.6% |
| 1984 | −26.3% |
| 1988 | −30.1% |
| 1992 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | −3.3% |
| 2000 | −24.1% |
| 2004 | −24.5% |
| 2008 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | +10.9% |
| 2024 | +15.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 57.0%24,348 | 41.2%17,577 | 42,708 |
| 2020 | D | 54.7%58,671 | 43.4%46,546 | 107,350 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 70,966 |
| 2018 | 74,679 |
| 2020 | 83,452 |
| 2022 | 87,743 |
| 2024 | 94,719 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,301 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +16,708 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,324 in average income, against $60,529 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+27.6 on average — 12 points more Democratic-leaning than Newton County, GA itself (D+15.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- DeKalb County, GA768D+64.8
- Rockdale County, GA738D+47.5
- Gwinnett County, GA394D+16.5
- Walton County, GA287R+45.9
- Henry County, GA270D+29.7
- Fulton County, GA218D+44.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Rockdale County, GA588
- DeKalb County, GA411
- Walton County, GA300
- Henry County, GA280
- Gwinnett County, GA277
- Fulton County, GA196
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −353 |
| 2012 | −103 |
| 2013 | +556 |
| 2014 | +834 |
| 2015 | +933 |
| 2016 | +989 |
| 2017 | +767 |
| 2018 | +1,079 |
| 2019 | +1,822 |
| 2021 | +2,385 |
| 2022 | +2,082 |
| 2023 | +1,791 |
| 2024 | +2,625 |
| 2025 | +1,301 |
Newton County, anchored by Covington southeast of Atlanta, has tracked the broader metro exurban realignment: a county that voted Republican as recently as 2012 now tilts Democratic by 15 points, driven by rapid population growth and changing suburban demographics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 54.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.1 points.
A population of 118,152, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,179 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Henry County and Rockdale County.
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Newton County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13217/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.