Rockdale County, Georgia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 45,160 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -FIELDSTONE (FI)FIELDSTONE (FI) | 3,570 | 558 | 20 | 4,148 | 86.1% | 13.5% | D+72.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -OLDE TOWNE (OT)OLDE TOWNE (OT) | 3,499 | 571 | 15 | 4,085 | 85.7% | 14.0% | D+71.7 |
| Precinct -ROCKDALE (RO)ROCKDALE (RO) | 2,635 | 784 | 17 | 3,436 | 76.7% | 22.8% | D+53.9 |
| Precinct -BARKSDALE (BA)BARKSDALE (BA) | 2,308 | 1,098 | 27 | 3,433 | 67.2% | 32.0% | D+35.2 |
| Precinct -ST PIUS (SP)ST PIUS (SP) | 2,665 | 685 | 20 | 3,370 | 79.1% | 20.3% | D+58.8 |
| Precinct -LORRAINE (LO)LORRAINE (LO) | 1,961 | 1,084 | 16 | 3,061 | 64.1% | 35.4% | D+28.7 |
| Precinct -SMYRNA (SM)SMYRNA (SM) | 2,343 | 673 | 20 | 3,036 | 77.2% | 22.2% | D+55.0 |
| Precinct -MILSTEAD (MI)MILSTEAD (MI) | 2,287 | 571 | 19 | 2,877 | 79.5% | 19.8% | D+59.6 |
| Precinct -FLAT SHOALS (FS)FLAT SHOALS (FS) | 2,224 | 505 | 24 | 2,753 | 80.8% | 18.3% | D+62.4 |
| Precinct -BETHEL (BT)BETHEL (BT) | 1,234 | 1,486 | 26 | 2,746 | 44.9% | 54.1% | R+9.2 |
| Precinct -HIGHTOWER (HI)HIGHTOWER (HI) | 1,786 | 772 | 11 | 2,569 | 69.5% | 30.1% | D+39.5 |
| Precinct -STANTON (ST)STANTON (ST) | 1,562 | 731 | 16 | 2,309 | 67.6% | 31.7% | D+36.0 |
| Precinct -MAGNET (MA)MAGNET (MA) | 1,397 | 802 | 15 | 2,214 | 63.1% | 36.2% | D+26.9 |
| Precinct -CONYERS (CO)CONYERS (CO) | 1,705 | 445 | 14 | 2,164 | 78.8% | 20.6% | D+58.2 |
| Precinct -HONEY CREEK (HC)HONEY CREEK (HC) | 1,077 | 597 | 14 | 1,688 | 63.8% | 35.4% | D+28.4 |
| Precinct -THE LAKES (LA)THE LAKES (LA) | 912 | 349 | 10 | 1,271 | 71.8% | 27.5% | D+44.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +12.6% |
| 1896 | −1.0% |
| 1900 | +33.1% |
| 1904 | +43.4% |
| 1908 | +29.4% |
| 1912 | +83.6% |
| 1916 | +67.4% |
| 1920 | +41.7% |
| 1924 | +82.5% |
| 1928 | +50.3% |
| 1932 | +91.7% |
| 1936 | +83.9% |
| 1940 | +87.3% |
| 1944 | +81.6% |
| 1948 | +73.1% |
| 1952 | +67.7% |
| 1956 | +57.2% |
| 1960 | +56.1% |
| 1964 | +13.5% |
| 1968 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | −63.6% |
| 1976 | +21.9% |
| 1980 | −9.0% |
| 1984 | −50.9% |
| 1988 | −48.0% |
| 1992 | −21.8% |
| 1996 | −23.6% |
| 2000 | −29.0% |
| 2004 | −21.5% |
| 2008 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | +16.5% |
| 2016 | +25.7% |
| 2020 | +40.8% |
| 2024 | +47.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 73.3%25,478 | 25.1%8,722 | 34,774 |
| 2020 | D | 69.5%61,506 | 28.6%25,285 | 88,475 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 61,271 |
| 2018 | 63,596 |
| 2020 | 68,717 |
| 2022 | 68,612 |
| 2024 | 72,536 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+679 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +5,405 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $43,076 in average income, against $61,729 for residents who stayed — 30% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+36.4 on average — 11 points more Republican-leaning than Rockdale County, GA itself (D+47.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- DeKalb County, GA988D+64.8
- Newton County, GA588D+15.1
- Gwinnett County, GA407D+16.5
- Fulton County, GA236D+44.9
- Henry County, GA212D+29.7
- Clayton County, GA150D+69.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Newton County, GA738
- DeKalb County, GA686
- Gwinnett County, GA299
- Henry County, GA248
- Fulton County, GA244
- Walton County, GA120
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 | −447 |
| 2012 | −496 |
| 2013 | +688 |
| 2014 | +329 |
| 2015 | +749 |
| 2016 | +208 |
| 2017 | +544 |
| 2018 | +411 |
| 2019 | +136 |
| 2021 | +218 |
| 2022 | +910 |
| 2023 | +733 |
| 2024 | +743 |
| 2025 | +679 |
Rockdale County, a small exurban county southeast of Atlanta with around 70,000 residents, returned a 47.5-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting the rapid demographic shift toward majority-minority composition that has reshaped the Atlanta metro's outer ring.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.5 points.
A population of 95,281, a 24% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,247 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Henry County.
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Rockdale County, Georgia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/13247/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.