Paulding County, Georgia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
21 precincts · 95,196 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0505 | 3,211 | 4,464 | 64 | 7,739 | 41.5% | 57.7% | R+16.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1414 | 2,613 | 5,044 | 48 | 7,705 | 33.9% | 65.5% | R+31.6 |
| Precinct -0808 | 2,284 | 4,888 | 52 | 7,224 | 31.6% | 67.7% | R+36.0 |
| Precinct -0404 | 2,623 | 4,369 | 50 | 7,042 | 37.2% | 62.0% | R+24.8 |
| Precinct -1313 | 2,530 | 4,191 | 34 | 6,755 | 37.5% | 62.0% | R+24.6 |
| Precinct -1515 | 1,571 | 5,053 | 33 | 6,657 | 23.6% | 75.9% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct -0303 | 2,357 | 4,123 | 37 | 6,517 | 36.2% | 63.3% | R+27.1 |
| Precinct -2121 | 3,236 | 3,131 | 39 | 6,406 | 50.5% | 48.9% | D+1.6 |
| Precinct -1818 | 3,178 | 2,763 | 33 | 5,974 | 53.2% | 46.3% | D+6.9 |
| Precinct -0707 | 2,074 | 2,453 | 41 | 4,568 | 45.4% | 53.7% | R+8.3 |
| Precinct -0606 | 1,932 | 2,449 | 35 | 4,416 | 43.8% | 55.5% | R+11.7 |
| Precinct -1111 | 1,329 | 2,657 | 23 | 4,009 | 33.2% | 66.3% | R+33.1 |
| Precinct -0202 | 1,199 | 2,563 | 41 | 3,803 | 31.5% | 67.4% | R+35.9 |
| Precinct -1616 | 756 | 2,592 | 22 | 3,370 | 22.4% | 76.9% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -1010 | 1,534 | 1,486 | 16 | 3,036 | 50.5% | 48.9% | D+1.6 |
| Precinct -0101 | 561 | 2,253 | 8 | 2,822 | 19.9% | 79.8% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -1919 | 469 | 1,583 | 13 | 2,065 | 22.7% | 76.7% | R+53.9 |
| Precinct -0909 | 1,423 | 587 | 19 | 2,029 | 70.1% | 28.9% | D+41.2 |
| Precinct -1212 | 619 | 833 | 8 | 1,460 | 42.4% | 57.1% | R+14.7 |
| Precinct -2020 | 132 | 745 | 4 | 881 | 15.0% | 84.6% | R+69.6 |
| Precinct -1717 | 171 | 542 | 5 | 718 | 23.8% | 75.5% | R+51.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +32.1% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | −8.5% |
| 1904 | +5.0% |
| 1908 | −34.7% |
| 1912 | +34.5% |
| 1916 | +45.1% |
| 1920 | −47.4% |
| 1924 | +4.4% |
| 1928 | −30.7% |
| 1932 | +73.6% |
| 1936 | +36.4% |
| 1940 | +36.3% |
| 1944 | +27.2% |
| 1948 | +44.5% |
| 1952 | +46.4% |
| 1956 | +26.0% |
| 1960 | +49.4% |
| 1964 | +13.5% |
| 1968 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | −47.4% |
| 1976 | +58.2% |
| 1980 | +23.9% |
| 1984 | −39.5% |
| 1988 | −45.7% |
| 1992 | −13.0% |
| 1996 | −25.3% |
| 2000 | −41.8% |
| 2004 | −52.9% |
| 2008 | −38.5% |
| 2012 | −43.5% |
| 2016 | −40.7% |
| 2020 | −29.1% |
| 2024 | −24.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 36.6%24,389 | 61.0%40,689 | 66,713 |
| 2020 | R | 34.3%57,779 | 63.2%106,458 | 168,534 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 98,717 |
| 2018 | 109,747 |
| 2020 | 123,558 |
| 2022 | 127,805 |
| 2024 | 138,413 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,969 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +32,546 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $61,024 in average income, against $77,257 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+8.7 on average — 33 points more Democratic-leaning than Paulding County, GA itself (R+24.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cobb County, GA2,441D+14.9
- Douglas County, GA549D+31.5
- Fulton County, GA426D+44.9
- Cherokee County, GA330R+39.0
- Carroll County, GA298R+41.2
- Bartow County, GA200R+51.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cobb County, GA1,402
- Douglas County, GA490
- Carroll County, GA399
- Bartow County, GA334
- Fulton County, GA293
- Cherokee County, GA271
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 | −428 |
| 2012 | −123 |
| 2013 | +902 |
| 2014 | +670 |
| 2015 | +2,078 |
| 2016 | +2,509 |
| 2017 | +3,157 |
| 2018 | +3,637 |
| 2019 | +3,820 |
| 2021 | +3,794 |
| 2022 | +3,682 |
| 2023 | +3,236 |
| 2024 | +3,643 |
| 2025 | +1,969 |
Paulding County has roughly doubled its population since 2000 as metro Atlanta's western fringe expanded, yet its presidential margins have held consistently above R+20, suggesting growth here has reinforced rather than diluted the existing political lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 73.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 52.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.1 points.
A population of 178,909, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,031 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coweta County and Johnston County.
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Paulding County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13223/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.