A majority-minority metro where suburban collar counties now decide statewide margins
The Atlanta media market spans rapidly diversifying suburbs that have shifted competitive in recent cycles, making it a focal point for statewide campaigns in Georgia. Gwinnett, Cobb, and DeKalb anchor a region where population growth consistently outpaces voter-registration updates.
| County | Pop. | Margin | Dem | Rep | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 1.1M | D+44.9 | 384,752 | 144,655 | 535,238 | 3.6% |
| Fulton | 997K | D+44.9 | 384,752 | 144,655 | 535,238 | 3.6% |
| Fulton | 987K | D+44.9 | 384,752 | 144,655 | 535,238 | 3.6% |
| Gwinnett | 980K | D+16.5 | 242,507 | 173,041 | 420,681 | 2.9% |
| Gwinnett | 874K | D+16.5 | 242,507 | 173,041 | 420,681 | 2.9% |
| Fulton | 816K | D+44.9 | 384,752 | 144,655 | 535,238 | 3.6% |
| Cobb | 775K | D+14.9 | 228,404 | 168,679 | 401,369 | 2.7% |
| Gwinnett | 767K | D+16.5 | 242,507 | 173,041 | 420,681 | 2.9% |
| DeKalb | 765K | D+64.8 | 299,630 | 62,622 | 366,008 | 2.5% |
| DeKalb | 733K | D+64.8 | 299,630 | 62,622 | 366,008 | 2.5% |
| Cobb | 728K | D+14.9 | 228,404 | 168,679 | 401,369 | 2.7% |
| DeKalb | 724K | D+64.8 | 299,630 | 62,622 | 366,008 | 2.5% |
| Cobb | 690K | D+14.9 | 228,404 | 168,679 | 401,369 | 2.7% |
| DeKalb | 666K | D+64.8 | 299,630 | 62,622 | 366,008 | 2.5% |
| Cobb | 608K | D+14.9 | 228,404 | 168,679 | 401,369 | 2.7% |
| Gwinnett | 588K | D+16.5 | 242,507 | 173,041 | 420,681 | 2.9% |
| Clayton | 299K | D+69.2 | 94,203 | 16,877 | 111,729 | 0.8% |
| Cherokee | 281K | R+39.0 | 48,838 | 112,142 | 162,281 | 1.1% |
| Clayton | 272K | D+69.2 | 94,203 | 16,877 | 111,729 | 0.8% |
| Clayton | 270K | D+69.2 | 94,203 | 16,877 | 111,729 | 0.8% |
| Forsyth | 267K | R+33.1 | 45,509 | 91,281 | 138,249 | 0.9% |
| Henry | 250K | D+29.7 | 83,253 | 44,982 | 129,034 | 0.9% |
| Clayton | 237K | D+69.2 | 94,203 | 16,877 | 111,729 | 0.8% |
| Cherokee | 231K | R+39.0 | 48,838 | 112,142 | 162,281 | 1.1% |
| Henry | 214K | D+29.7 | 83,253 | 44,982 | 129,034 | 0.9% |
| Hall | 213K | R+43.8 | 28,347 | 72,991 | 101,973 | 0.7% |
| Forsyth | 204K | R+33.1 | 45,509 | 91,281 | 138,249 | 0.9% |
| Cherokee | 201K | R+39.0 | 48,838 | 112,142 | 162,281 | 1.1% |
| Hall | 190K | R+43.8 | 28,347 | 72,991 | 101,973 | 0.7% |
| Henry | 183K | D+29.7 | 83,253 | 44,982 | 129,034 | 0.9% |
| Paulding | 179K | R+24.1 | 35,802 | 58,769 | 95,196 | 0.6% |
| Hall | 178K | R+43.8 | 28,347 | 72,991 | 101,973 | 0.7% |
| Forsyth | 158K | R+33.1 | 45,509 | 91,281 | 138,249 | 0.9% |
| Coweta | 153K | R+33.9 | 28,111 | 57,204 | 85,916 | 0.6% |
| Paulding | 150K | R+24.1 | 35,802 | 58,769 | 95,196 | 0.6% |
| Douglas | 148K | D+31.4 | 46,240 | 23,996 | 70,721 | 0.5% |
| Cherokee | 142K | R+39.0 | 48,838 | 112,142 | 162,281 | 1.1% |
| Hall | 139K | R+43.8 | 28,347 | 72,991 | 101,973 | 0.7% |
| Douglas | 138K | D+31.4 | 46,240 | 23,996 | 70,721 | 0.5% |
| Coweta | 136K | R+33.9 | 28,111 | 57,204 | 85,916 | 0.6% |
| Clarke | 130K | D+38.3 | 36,297 | 16,049 | 52,887 | 0.4% |
| Paulding | 126K | R+24.1 | 35,802 | 58,769 | 95,196 | 0.6% |
| Carroll | 125K | R+41.2 | 17,634 | 42,536 | 60,494 | 0.4% |
| Douglas | 123K | D+31.4 | 46,240 | 23,996 | 70,721 | 0.5% |
| Fayette | 122K | R+3.2 | 35,822 | 38,177 | 74,633 | 0.5% |
| Clarke | 122K | D+38.3 | 36,297 | 16,049 | 52,887 | 0.4% |
| Henry | 119K | D+29.7 | 83,253 | 44,982 | 129,034 | 0.9% |
| Coweta | 119K | R+33.9 | 28,111 | 57,204 | 85,916 | 0.6% |
| Newton | 118K | D+15.2 | 33,839 | 24,893 | 59,051 | 0.4% |
| Carroll | 114K | R+41.2 | 17,634 | 42,536 | 60,494 | 0.4% |
| Bartow | 113K | R+51.0 | 13,942 | 43,271 | 57,547 | 0.4% |
| Clarke | 113K | D+38.3 | 36,297 | 16,049 | 52,887 | 0.4% |
| Carroll | 111K | R+41.2 | 17,634 | 42,536 | 60,494 | 0.4% |
| Fayette | 109K | R+3.2 | 35,822 | 38,177 | 74,633 | 0.5% |
| Fayette | 105K | R+3.2 | 35,822 | 38,177 | 74,633 | 0.5% |
| Newton | 104K | D+15.2 | 33,839 | 24,893 | 59,051 | 0.4% |
| Walton | 103K | R+45.9 | 15,605 | 42,407 | 58,376 | 0.4% |
| Bartow | 102K | R+51.0 | 13,942 | 43,271 | 57,547 | 0.4% |
| Clarke | 101K | D+38.3 | 36,297 | 16,049 | 52,887 | 0.4% |
| Floyd | 100K | R+42.0 | 12,862 | 31,631 | 44,738 | 0.3% |
| Forsyth | 98K | R+33.1 | 45,509 | 91,281 | 138,249 | 0.9% |
| Floyd | 96K | R+42.0 | 12,862 | 31,631 | 44,738 | 0.3% |
| Rockdale | 95K | D+47.5 | 33,165 | 11,711 | 45,160 | 0.3% |
| Floyd | 95K | R+42.0 | 12,862 | 31,631 | 44,738 | 0.3% |
| Newton | 94K | D+15.2 | 33,839 | 24,893 | 59,051 | 0.4% |
| Bartow | 92K | R+51.0 | 13,942 | 43,271 | 57,547 | 0.4% |
| Douglas | 92K | D+31.4 | 46,240 | 23,996 | 70,721 | 0.5% |
| Fayette | 91K | R+3.2 | 35,822 | 38,177 | 74,633 | 0.5% |
| Floyd | 91K | R+42.0 | 12,862 | 31,631 | 44,738 | 0.3% |
| Barrow | 90K | R+40.5 | 12,949 | 30,730 | 43,934 | 0.3% |
| Coweta | 89K | R+33.9 | 28,111 | 57,204 | 85,916 | 0.6% |
| Rockdale | 88K | D+47.5 | 33,165 | 11,711 | 45,160 | 0.3% |
| Walton | 87K | R+45.9 | 15,605 | 42,407 | 58,376 | 0.4% |
| Carroll | 87K | R+41.2 | 17,634 | 42,536 | 60,494 | 0.4% |
| Jackson | 85K | R+55.1 | 10,472 | 36,497 | 47,243 | 0.3% |
| Walton | 82K | R+45.9 | 15,605 | 42,407 | 58,376 | 0.4% |
| Paulding | 82K | R+24.1 | 35,802 | 58,769 | 95,196 | 0.6% |
| Rockdale | 81K | D+47.5 | 33,165 | 11,711 | 45,160 | 0.3% |
| Bartow | 76K | R+51.0 | 13,942 | 43,271 | 57,547 | 0.4% |
| Barrow | 73K | R+40.5 | 12,949 | 30,730 | 43,934 | 0.3% |
| Troup | 70K | R+24.4 | 11,757 | 19,392 | 31,304 | 0.2% |
| Rockdale | 70K | D+47.5 | 33,165 | 11,711 | 45,160 | 0.3% |
| Troup | 69K | R+24.4 | 11,757 | 19,392 | 31,304 | 0.2% |
| Spalding | 69K | R+16.7 | 13,679 | 19,184 | 33,038 | 0.2% |
| Barrow | 66K | R+40.5 | 12,949 | 30,730 | 43,934 | 0.3% |
| Spalding | 64K | R+16.7 | 13,679 | 19,184 | 33,038 | 0.2% |
| Troup | 63K | R+24.4 | 11,757 | 19,392 | 31,304 | 0.2% |
| Spalding | 63K | R+16.7 | 13,679 | 19,184 | 33,038 | 0.2% |
| Jackson | 62K | R+55.1 | 10,472 | 36,497 | 47,243 | 0.3% |
| Newton | 62K | D+15.2 | 33,839 | 24,893 | 59,051 | 0.4% |
| Walton | 61K | R+45.9 | 15,605 | 42,407 | 58,376 | 0.4% |
| Gordon | 59K | R+63.4 | 4,982 | 22,495 | 27,606 | 0.2% |
| Troup | 59K | R+24.4 | 11,757 | 19,392 | 31,304 | 0.2% |
| Jackson | 59K | R+55.1 | 10,472 | 36,497 | 47,243 | 0.3% |
| Spalding | 58K | R+16.7 | 13,679 | 19,184 | 33,038 | 0.2% |
| Gordon | 56K | R+63.4 | 4,982 | 22,495 | 27,606 | 0.2% |
| Gordon | 52K | R+63.4 | 4,982 | 22,495 | 27,606 | 0.2% |
| Habersham | 48K | R+64.9 | 4,036 | 19,142 | 23,280 | 0.2% |
| Barrow | 46K | R+40.5 | 12,949 | 30,730 | 43,934 | 0.3% |
| Gordon | 44K | R+63.4 | 4,982 | 22,495 | 27,606 | 0.2% |
| Polk | 44K | R+60.5 | 3,749 | 15,352 | 19,171 | 0.1% |
| Habersham | 44K | R+64.9 | 4,036 | 19,142 | 23,280 | 0.2% |
| Oconee | 44K | R+35.9 | 8,620 | 18,424 | 27,287 | 0.2% |
| Habersham | 42K | R+64.9 | 4,036 | 19,142 | 23,280 | 0.2% |
| Jackson | 42K | R+55.1 | 10,472 | 36,497 | 47,243 | 0.3% |
| Polk | 41K | R+60.5 | 3,749 | 15,352 | 19,171 | 0.1% |
| Polk | 41K | R+60.5 | 3,749 | 15,352 | 19,171 | 0.1% |
| Polk | 38K | R+60.5 | 3,749 | 15,352 | 19,171 | 0.1% |
| Habersham | 36K | R+64.9 | 4,036 | 19,142 | 23,280 | 0.2% |
| Oconee | 35K | R+35.9 | 8,620 | 18,424 | 27,287 | 0.2% |
| Pickens | 35K | R+65.8 | 3,522 | 17,281 | 20,915 | 0.1% |
| Lumpkin | 35K | R+61.7 | 3,356 | 14,339 | 17,808 | 0.1% |
| Gilmer | 32K | R+62.6 | 3,413 | 14,976 | 18,481 | 0.1% |
| Madison | 32K | R+54.8 | 3,753 | 12,951 | 16,787 | 0.1% |
| Oconee | 31K | R+35.9 | 8,620 | 18,424 | 27,287 | 0.2% |
| Haralson | 31K | R+74.4 | 2,065 | 14,239 | 16,364 | 0.1% |
| Lumpkin | 31K | R+61.7 | 3,356 | 14,339 | 17,808 | 0.1% |
| Dawson | 30K | R+65.3 | 3,350 | 16,115 | 19,561 | 0.1% |
| Pickens | 30K | R+65.8 | 3,522 | 17,281 | 20,915 | 0.1% |
| Pickens | 30K | R+65.8 | 3,522 | 17,281 | 20,915 | 0.1% |
| Gilmer | 29K | R+62.6 | 3,413 | 14,976 | 18,481 | 0.1% |
| White | 29K | R+68.5 | 2,609 | 14,136 | 16,825 | 0.1% |
| Haralson | 29K | R+74.4 | 2,065 | 14,239 | 16,364 | 0.1% |
| Haralson | 29K | R+74.4 | 2,065 | 14,239 | 16,364 | 0.1% |
| Gilmer | 28K | R+62.6 | 3,413 | 14,976 | 18,481 | 0.1% |
| Madison | 28K | R+54.8 | 3,753 | 12,951 | 16,787 | 0.1% |
| White | 28K | R+68.5 | 2,609 | 14,136 | 16,825 | 0.1% |
| Upson | 28K | R+39.8 | 4,098 | 9,528 | 13,662 | 0.1% |
| Madison | 28K | R+54.8 | 3,753 | 12,951 | 16,787 | 0.1% |
| Upson | 28K | R+39.8 | 4,098 | 9,528 | 13,662 | 0.1% |
| Upson | 28K | R+39.8 | 4,098 | 9,528 | 13,662 | 0.1% |
| Butts | 26K | R+45.2 | 3,544 | 9,424 | 13,019 | 0.1% |
| Chattooga | 26K | R+64.2 | 1,896 | 8,769 | 10,706 | 0.1% |
| Lumpkin | 26K | R+61.7 | 3,356 | 14,339 | 17,808 | 0.1% |
| Upson | 26K | R+39.8 | 4,098 | 9,528 | 13,662 | 0.1% |
| Union | 26K | R+62.5 | 3,309 | 14,477 | 17,880 | 0.1% |
| Oconee | 26K | R+35.9 | 8,620 | 18,424 | 27,287 | 0.2% |
| Fannin | 26K | R+64.8 | 2,807 | 13,232 | 16,096 | 0.1% |
| Madison | 26K | R+54.8 | 3,753 | 12,951 | 16,787 | 0.1% |
| Haralson | 26K | R+74.4 | 2,065 | 14,239 | 16,364 | 0.1% |
| Chattooga | 25K | R+64.2 | 1,896 | 8,769 | 10,706 | 0.1% |
| Chattooga | 25K | R+64.2 | 1,896 | 8,769 | 10,706 | 0.1% |
| Chattooga | 25K | R+64.2 | 1,896 | 8,769 | 10,706 | 0.1% |
| White | 25K | R+68.5 | 2,609 | 14,136 | 16,825 | 0.1% |
| Fannin | 24K | R+64.8 | 2,807 | 13,232 | 16,096 | 0.1% |
| Butts | 24K | R+45.2 | 3,544 | 9,424 | 13,019 | 0.1% |
| Butts | 23K | R+45.2 | 3,544 | 9,424 | 13,019 | 0.1% |
| Gilmer | 23K | R+62.6 | 3,413 | 14,976 | 18,481 | 0.1% |
| Pickens | 23K | R+65.8 | 3,522 | 17,281 | 20,915 | 0.1% |
| Dawson | 23K | R+65.3 | 3,350 | 16,115 | 19,561 | 0.1% |
| Meriwether | 23K | R+25.5 | 4,373 | 7,375 | 11,788 | 0.1% |
| Putnam | 23K | R+42.3 | 3,696 | 9,136 | 12,877 | 0.1% |
| Randolph | 23K | R+64.8 | 1,920 | 9,102 | 11,091 | 0.1% |
| Meriwether | 23K | R+25.5 | 4,373 | 7,375 | 11,788 | 0.1% |
| Randolph | 23K | R+64.8 | 1,920 | 9,102 | 11,091 | 0.1% |
| Randolph | 23K | R+64.8 | 1,920 | 9,102 | 11,091 | 0.1% |
| Fannin | 22K | R+64.8 | 2,807 | 13,232 | 16,096 | 0.1% |
| Randolph | 22K | R+64.8 | 1,920 | 9,102 | 11,091 | 0.1% |
| Union | 22K | R+62.5 | 3,309 | 14,477 | 17,880 | 0.1% |
| Dawson | 21K | R+65.3 | 3,350 | 16,115 | 19,561 | 0.1% |
| Putnam | 21K | R+42.3 | 3,696 | 9,136 | 12,877 | 0.1% |
| Meriwether | 21K | R+25.5 | 4,373 | 7,375 | 11,788 | 0.1% |
| Morgan | 21K | R+45.9 | 3,533 | 9,589 | 13,181 | 0.1% |
| Lumpkin | 21K | R+61.7 | 3,356 | 14,339 | 17,808 | 0.1% |
| Meriwether | 21K | R+25.5 | 4,373 | 7,375 | 11,788 | 0.1% |
| Union | 21K | R+62.5 | 3,309 | 14,477 | 17,880 | 0.1% |
| Putnam | 20K | R+42.3 | 3,696 | 9,136 | 12,877 | 0.1% |
| Greene | 20K | R+28.9 | 4,514 | 8,215 | 12,786 | 0.1% |
| White | 20K | R+68.5 | 2,609 | 14,136 | 16,825 | 0.1% |
| Pike | 20K | R+73.4 | 1,648 | 10,864 | 12,549 | 0.1% |
| Fannin | 20K | R+64.8 | 2,807 | 13,232 | 16,096 | 0.1% |
| Lamar | 20K | R+45.9 | 2,795 | 7,575 | 10,412 | 0.1% |
| Butts | 20K | R+45.2 | 3,544 | 9,424 | 13,019 | 0.1% |
| Banks | 19K | R+78.2 | 1,136 | 9,358 | 10,519 | 0.1% |
| Putnam | 19K | R+42.3 | 3,696 | 9,136 | 12,877 | 0.1% |
| Banks | 18K | R+78.2 | 1,136 | 9,358 | 10,519 | 0.1% |
| Lamar | 18K | R+45.9 | 2,795 | 7,575 | 10,412 | 0.1% |
| Morgan | 18K | R+45.9 | 3,533 | 9,589 | 13,181 | 0.1% |
| Morgan | 18K | R+45.9 | 3,533 | 9,589 | 13,181 | 0.1% |
| Pike | 18K | R+73.4 | 1,648 | 10,864 | 12,549 | 0.1% |
| Rabun | 17K | R+56.9 | 2,222 | 8,151 | 10,423 | 0.1% |
| Union | 17K | R+62.5 | 3,309 | 14,477 | 17,880 | 0.1% |
| Pike | 17K | R+73.4 | 1,648 | 10,864 | 12,549 | 0.1% |
| Lamar | 17K | R+45.9 | 2,795 | 7,575 | 10,412 | 0.1% |
| Greene | 17K | R+28.9 | 4,514 | 8,215 | 12,786 | 0.1% |
| Rabun | 16K | R+56.9 | 2,222 | 8,151 | 10,423 | 0.1% |
| Banks | 16K | R+78.2 | 1,136 | 9,358 | 10,519 | 0.1% |
| Rabun | 16K | R+56.9 | 2,222 | 8,151 | 10,423 | 0.1% |
| Dawson | 16K | R+65.3 | 3,350 | 16,115 | 19,561 | 0.1% |
| Jasper | 16K | R+58.4 | 1,881 | 7,203 | 9,118 | 0.1% |
| Lamar | 16K | R+45.9 | 2,795 | 7,575 | 10,412 | 0.1% |
| Greene | 16K | R+28.9 | 4,514 | 8,215 | 12,786 | 0.1% |
| Oglethorpe | 16K | R+42.4 | 2,515 | 6,255 | 8,822 | 0.1% |
| Morgan | 15K | R+45.9 | 3,533 | 9,589 | 13,181 | 0.1% |
| Cleburne | 15K | R+83.4 | 605 | 6,988 | 7,651 | 0.1% |
| Rabun | 15K | R+56.9 | 2,222 | 8,151 | 10,423 | 0.1% |
| Cleburne | 15K | R+83.4 | 605 | 6,988 | 7,651 | 0.1% |
| Oglethorpe | 15K | R+42.4 | 2,515 | 6,255 | 8,822 | 0.1% |
| Cleburne | 15K | R+83.4 | 605 | 6,988 | 7,651 | 0.1% |
| Banks | 14K | R+78.2 | 1,136 | 9,358 | 10,519 | 0.1% |
| Greene | 14K | R+28.9 | 4,514 | 8,215 | 12,786 | 0.1% |
| Cleburne | 14K | R+83.4 | 605 | 6,988 | 7,651 | 0.1% |
| Oglethorpe | 14K | R+42.4 | 2,515 | 6,255 | 8,822 | 0.1% |
| Pike | 14K | R+73.4 | 1,648 | 10,864 | 12,549 | 0.1% |
| Jasper | 14K | R+58.4 | 1,881 | 7,203 | 9,118 | 0.1% |
| Jasper | 14K | R+58.4 | 1,881 | 7,203 | 9,118 | 0.1% |
| Towns | 13K | R+62.3 | 1,649 | 7,155 | 8,838 | 0.1% |
| Oglethorpe | 13K | R+42.4 | 2,515 | 6,255 | 8,822 | 0.1% |
| Heard | 12K | R+72.1 | 859 | 5,335 | 6,210 | 0.0% |
| Clay | 12K | R+50.0 | 1,899 | 5,761 | 7,728 | 0.1% |
| Heard | 12K | R+72.1 | 859 | 5,335 | 6,210 | 0.0% |
| Jasper | 11K | R+58.4 | 1,881 | 7,203 | 9,118 | 0.1% |
| Heard | 11K | R+72.1 | 859 | 5,335 | 6,210 | 0.0% |
| Heard | 11K | R+72.1 | 859 | 5,335 | 6,210 | 0.0% |
| Towns | 11K | R+62.3 | 1,649 | 7,155 | 8,838 | 0.1% |
| Towns | 11K | R+62.3 | 1,649 | 7,155 | 8,838 | 0.1% |
| Clay | 11K | R+50.0 | 1,899 | 5,761 | 7,728 | 0.1% |
| Clay | 10K | R+50.0 | 1,899 | 5,761 | 7,728 | 0.1% |
| Towns | 9K | R+62.3 | 1,649 | 7,155 | 8,838 | 0.1% |
| Clay | 9K | R+50.0 | 1,899 | 5,761 | 7,728 | 0.1% |
| Group | Atlanta | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 54.4% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(16) | 28.8% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(20) | 10.0% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 4.5% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.0% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10) | 0.6% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -30.3pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.6% | 46.6% | — | — | |
| 10.6% | 20.8% | — | — | |
| 7.0% | 13.8% | — | — | |
| 4.8% | 9.4% | — | — | |
| 4.6% | 9.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 1.6% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.4% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 49.3% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Atlanta media market? 25,538,414 residents across 220 counties.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Governor | D+4.7 | R+42.3 | 46.9pp |