Newton County, Georgia: Realigning Affluent Suburb county. In 2024, voted D+15%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+15MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 118,1522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,1792024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 39.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 48.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Montgomery County, VA · similarity 0.94
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Newton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Newton 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 | +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 | +15.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 33,839 | 24,893 | 59,477 | ||
| D | 29,794 | 23,869 | 54,239 | ||
| D | 21,943 | 20,913 | 44,238 | ||
| D | 21,851 | 20,982 | 43,309 | ||
| D | 20,827 | 20,337 | 41,435 | ||
| R | 10,939 | 18,095 | 29,191 | ||
| R | 6,703 | 11,127 | 18,375 | ||
| R | 6,759 | 7,274 | 15,443 | ||
| D | 5,811 | 5,804 | 13,659 | ||
| R | 3,111 | 5,809 | 8,969 | ||
| R | 3,389 | 5,810 | 9,199 | ||
| D | 5,611 | 3,206 | 9,056 | ||
| D | 6,294 | 2,137 | 8,431 | ||
| R | 1,380 | 4,647 | 6,027 | ||
| O | 1,996 | 1,660 | 6,675 | ||
| D | 3,620 | 2,678 | 6,298 | ||
| D | 3,185 | 708 | 3,893 | ||
| D | 3,232 | 532 | 3,764 | ||
| D | 3,529 | 431 | 3,960 | ||
| D | 2,113 | 243 | 2,500 | ||
| D | 2,022 | 123 | 2,145 | ||
| D | 1,512 | 95 | 1,611 | ||
| D | 1,994 | 123 | 2,126 | ||
| D | 1,672 | 45 | 1,727 | ||
| D | 873 | 698 | 1,571 | ||
| D | 716 | 139 | 950 | ||
| D | 753 | 349 | 1,102 | ||
| D | 943 | 102 | 1,084 | ||
| D | 840 | 57 | 941 | ||
| D | 643 | 303 | 1,005 | ||
| D | 928 | 354 | 1,362 | ||
| D | 790 | 294 | 1,107 | ||
| D | 973 | 580 | 1,609 | ||
| D | 1,005 | 611 | 1,678 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.3%
English
6.9%
Irish
4.4%
German
4.1%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.3%
Italian
1.2%
African American
38.4%
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: 36.8 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
$77,179
Newton County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Newton County$77,179
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Newton County ranks in the top 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
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
Once reliably Republican — a margin of fifty-four points in 1972 at its widest — Newton County has trended Democratic. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was fifteen points.
A median household income of $77,179 — among the higher at this geographic scale — and a population of 118,152 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery County and Oktibbeha County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Newton County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Newton County, Georgia voted Democratic by 15.0 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 59,477 votes cast, 33,839 went Democratic and 24,893 went Republican.
What is Newton County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Newton County, Georgia in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology — College-educated, affluent suburbs — the one bloc moving toward the Democratic Party. 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 Newton County, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Newton County, Georgia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Newton County, Georgia?
Newton County, Georgia has a population of 118,152 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Newton County, Georgia?
Median household income in Newton County, Georgia is $77,179 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Newton County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Newton County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The county's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.