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Georgia 2000 vs 2008: county swing

115 of 159 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 12 changed hands.

Appling County: swing R+16.0Barrow County: swing R+9.3Bryan County: swing R+4.9Candler County: swing R+8.9Chattooga County: swing R+21.7Clarke County: swing D+19.8Colquitt County: swing R+4.6Crawford County: swing R+15.8Dodge County: swing R+16.4Emanuel County: swing R+16.7Fayette County: swing D+10.3Gilmer County: swing R+15.3Wheeler County: swing R+23.9Whitfield County: swing R+2.2Wilkinson County: swing R+3.4Glascock County: swing R+19.1Gordon County: swing R+18.2Grady County: swing R+6.4Hall County: swing R+7.4Jackson County: swing R+17.5Jones County: swing R+4.1Laurens County: swing R+4.4Lumpkin County: swing R+17.7Marion County: swing R+3.0Miller County: swing R+13.2Newton County: swing D+25.3Peach County: swing D+6.6Polk County: swing R+24.0Randolph County: swing D+6.3Seminole County: swing R+8.6Taliaferro County: swing R+3.5Tift County: swing R+2.4Troup County: swing D+8.2Upson County: swing R+5.7Washington County: swing R+0.3Heard County: swing R+25.4Cobb County: swing D+13.5Coffee County: swing R+6.6Columbia County: swing D+6.5Coweta County: swing R+1.9Crisp County: swing D+0.5Decatur County: swing R+3.9Dooly County: swing R+5.4Dougherty County: swing D+19.8Echols County: swing R+27.6Effingham County: swing R+12.2Evans County: swing R+8.0Floyd County: swing R+14.3Franklin County: swing R+23.4Atkinson County: swing R+14.8Bacon County: swing R+22.5Baldwin County: swing D+5.8Bartow County: swing R+13.6Bleckley County: swing R+13.9Brantley County: swing R+24.8Bulloch County: swing D+4.0Calhoun County: swing D+3.7Charlton County: swing R+7.5Chattahoochee County: swing D+0.3Cherokee County: swing R+1.9Clayton County: swing D+33.7Wilkes County: swing R+5.1Worth County: swing R+12.6Habersham County: swing R+14.1Hancock County: swing D+6.4Hart County: swing R+17.9Irwin County: swing R+15.2Jasper County: swing R+14.7Jenkins County: swing R+10.6Lamar County: swing R+13.9Lanier County: swing R+13.9Lincoln County: swing R+7.3Morgan County: swing R+9.8Muscogee County: swing D+10.7Quitman County: swing R+13.6McIntosh County: swing R+13.3Paulding County: swing D+3.2Lowndes County: swing D+5.9McDuffie County: swing D+5.7Madison County: swing R+5.7Meriwether County: swing R+9.6Mitchell County: swing R+7.1Montgomery County: swing R+23.1Murray County: swing R+11.2Oglethorpe County: swing R+2.6Pierce County: swing R+18.8Pike County: swing R+20.8Pulaski County: swing R+13.9Rabun County: swing R+14.6Rockdale County: swing D+38.4Spalding County: swing D+3.6Stephens County: swing R+17.6Tattnall County: swing R+12.5Taylor County: swing R+10.9Thomas County: swing D+2.6Toombs County: swing R+12.6Towns County: swing R+19.3Twiggs County: swing R+4.3Walker County: swing R+15.2Warren County: swing D+5.2Banks County: swing R+21.8Berrien County: swing R+28.8Brooks County: swing R+6.8Burke County: swing D+4.6Camden County: swing D+3.5Chatham County: swing D+14.7Clay County: swing R+7.0Baker County: swing R+17.3Bibb County: swing D+16.2Butts County: swing R+15.4Catoosa County: swing R+12.8Clinch County: swing R+11.2Cook County: swing R+12.7Dawson County: swing R+19.5Early County: swing D+6.9Forsyth County: swing D+0.9Webster County: swing R+26.5White County: swing R+18.1Wilcox County: swing R+19.7Dade County: swing R+14.4DeKalb County: swing D+15.2Douglas County: swing D+26.8Elbert County: swing R+5.5Fannin County: swing R+16.6Fulton County: swing D+17.0Glynn County: swing D+6.0Greene County: swing D+1.2Haralson County: swing R+29.7Houston County: swing D+6.5Jefferson County: swing D+7.7Long County: swing R+9.2Macon County: swing D+3.6Monroe County: swing R+8.7Oconee County: swing R+2.8Pickens County: swing R+21.3Putnam County: swing R+15.7Schley County: swing R+23.5Stewart County: swing R+5.5Telfair County: swing R+16.6Treutlen County: swing R+14.9Walton County: swing R+12.9Gwinnett County: swing D+21.4Harris County: swing R+12.4Henry County: swing D+28.1Jeff Davis County: swing R+14.0Johnson County: swing R+8.3Lee County: swing R+2.2Liberty County: swing D+19.5Turner County: swing R+15.2Union County: swing R+18.4Ware County: swing R+7.2Wayne County: swing R+13.9Ben Hill County: swing R+10.5Carroll County: swing R+3.5Richmond County: swing D+21.6Screven County: swing R+1.2Sumter County: swing D+7.1Talbot County: swing R+3.6Terrell County: swing D+11.2
Red: toward the Republican ticket. Blue: toward the Democratic ticket.
County20002008SwingVotes 2000Votes 2008
Haralson County R+28.0 R+57.7 R+29.7 8,167 11,097
Berrien County R+24.4 R+53.2 R+28.8 4,410 6,449
Echols County R+38.1 R+65.7 R+27.6 898 1,187
Webster County flipped D+20.0 R+6.5 R+26.5 909 1,111
Heard County R+24.1 R+49.5 R+25.4 3,198 4,225
Brantley County R+38.3 R+63.1 R+24.8 4,566 6,277
Polk County R+17.1 R+41.1 R+24.0 10,116 14,113
Wheeler County R+3.9 R+27.8 R+23.9 1,575 2,210
Schley County R+20.9 R+44.4 R+23.5 1,176 1,738
Franklin County R+28.1 R+51.5 R+23.4 5,762 8,073
Montgomery County R+18.0 R+41.1 R+23.1 2,509 3,590
Bacon County R+35.2 R+57.7 R+22.5 2,995 3,938
Banks County R+43.7 R+65.5 R+21.8 4,533 6,241
Chattooga County R+14.1 R+35.8 R+21.7 6,477 8,307
Pickens County R+36.6 R+57.9 R+21.3 8,201 12,786
Pike County R+39.8 R+60.6 R+20.8 4,885 8,203
Wilcox County R+17.7 R+37.4 R+19.7 2,365 3,163
Dawson County R+46.7 R+66.2 R+19.5 5,898 9,974
Towns County R+31.3 R+50.6 R+19.3 4,497 5,739
Glascock County R+50.4 R+69.5 R+19.1 1,020 1,428
Pierce County R+43.7 R+62.5 R+18.8 4,681 6,791
Union County R+33.6 R+52.0 R+18.4 6,956 10,634
Gordon County R+32.1 R+50.3 R+18.2 12,205 17,607
White County R+40.4 R+58.5 R+18.1 7,043 10,761
Hart County R+13.9 R+31.8 R+17.9 7,536 10,002
Lumpkin County R+34.2 R+51.9 R+17.7 6,750 11,075
Stephens County R+29.8 R+47.4 R+17.6 8,376 10,517
Jackson County R+38.3 R+55.8 R+17.5 11,635 22,960
Baker County D+18.3 D+1.0 R+17.3 1,519 1,687
Emanuel County R+8.1 R+24.8 R+16.7 6,263 8,242
Fannin County R+32.5 R+49.1 R+16.6 8,390 10,584
Telfair County flipped D+2.4 R+14.2 R+16.6 3,493 4,374
Dodge County R+19.5 R+35.9 R+16.4 5,877 8,212
Appling County R+30.3 R+46.3 R+16.0 6,099 6,996
Crawford County R+13.3 R+29.1 R+15.8 3,567 5,240
Putnam County R+15.6 R+31.3 R+15.7 6,299 9,132
Butts County R+16.3 R+31.7 R+15.4 5,635 9,091
Gilmer County R+36.7 R+52.0 R+15.3 7,370 11,149
Irwin County R+21.6 R+36.8 R+15.2 2,852 3,828
Turner County R+3.6 R+18.8 R+15.2 2,456 3,553
Walker County R+31.6 R+46.8 R+15.2 18,895 23,542
Treutlen County R+9.3 R+24.2 R+14.9 1,963 2,954
Atkinson County R+19.7 R+34.5 R+14.8 2,071 2,904
Jasper County R+18.8 R+33.5 R+14.7 3,943 5,904
Rabun County R+31.3 R+45.9 R+14.6 5,341 7,599
Dade County R+33.8 R+48.2 R+14.4 5,049 6,408
Floyd County R+22.1 R+36.4 R+14.3 26,825 34,213
Habersham County R+45.8 R+59.9 R+14.1 9,691 14,808
Jeff Davis County R+33.6 R+47.6 R+14.0 4,221 5,278
Bleckley County R+31.0 R+44.9 R+13.9 3,749 5,071
Lamar County R+13.7 R+27.6 R+13.9 5,230 7,688
Lanier County R+11.3 R+25.2 R+13.9 1,904 2,873
Pulaski County R+15.9 R+29.8 R+13.9 3,346 3,953
Wayne County R+31.0 R+44.9 R+13.9 8,004 10,560
Bartow County R+31.6 R+45.2 R+13.6 22,781 36,093
Quitman County D+21.5 D+7.9 R+13.6 904 1,114
McIntosh County flipped D+7.3 R+6.0 R+13.3 3,837 6,236
Miller County R+26.3 R+39.5 R+13.2 2,150 2,738
Walton County R+39.2 R+52.1 R+12.9 19,083 36,026
Catoosa County R+37.0 R+49.8 R+12.8 17,721 24,496
Cook County R+16.2 R+28.9 R+12.7 3,944 5,903
Toombs County R+25.5 R+38.1 R+12.6 7,210 9,688
Worth County R+26.1 R+38.7 R+12.6 6,061 8,370
Tattnall County R+29.1 R+41.6 R+12.5 5,610 6,714
Harris County R+30.9 R+43.3 R+12.4 8,562 14,908
Effingham County R+38.5 R+50.7 R+12.2 10,650 20,316
Clinch County R+14.3 R+25.5 R+11.2 1,929 2,696
Murray County R+34.1 R+45.3 R+11.2 8,372 11,382
Taylor County R+2.6 R+13.5 R+10.9 2,780 3,583
Jenkins County R+2.6 R+13.2 R+10.6 2,593 3,440
Ben Hill County R+3.2 R+13.7 R+10.5 4,661 6,036
Morgan County R+21.8 R+31.6 R+9.8 5,902 9,151
Meriwether County flipped D+4.2 R+5.4 R+9.6 6,709 9,504
Barrow County R+35.3 R+44.6 R+9.3 12,102 24,582
Long County R+14.9 R+24.1 R+9.2 2,314 3,450
Candler County R+21.7 R+30.6 R+8.9 2,722 3,518
Monroe County R+22.9 R+31.6 R+8.7 7,541 12,131
Seminole County R+7.8 R+16.4 R+8.6 2,877 3,996
Johnson County R+25.4 R+33.7 R+8.3 2,883 3,647
Evans County R+20.3 R+28.3 R+8.0 3,080 3,855
Charlton County R+26.9 R+34.4 R+7.5 2,816 3,685
Hall County R+43.5 R+50.9 R+7.4 38,150 59,928
Lincoln County R+17.1 R+24.4 R+7.3 3,103 4,416
Ware County R+27.2 R+34.4 R+7.2 9,628 12,416
Mitchell County flipped D+3.1 R+4.0 R+7.1 5,799 8,120
Clay County D+29.2 D+22.2 R+7.0 1,277 1,440
Brooks County R+6.8 R+13.6 R+6.8 4,551 6,201
Coffee County R+22.9 R+29.5 R+6.6 9,430 13,747
Grady County R+17.5 R+23.9 R+6.4 6,703 9,365
Madison County R+40.6 R+46.3 R+5.7 7,993 11,365
Upson County R+22.5 R+28.2 R+5.7 8,282 11,421
Elbert County R+12.5 R+18.0 R+5.5 5,853 8,317
Stewart County D+30.3 D+24.8 R+5.5 1,954 2,105
Dooly County D+8.9 D+3.5 R+5.4 3,520 4,160
Wilkes County R+2.6 R+7.7 R+5.1 4,026 5,052
Bryan County R+37.7 R+42.6 R+4.9 7,059 12,845
Colquitt County R+33.0 R+37.6 R+4.6 9,972 13,435
Laurens County R+17.1 R+21.5 R+4.4 14,036 19,937
Twiggs County D+11.3 D+7.0 R+4.3 3,615 4,519
Jones County R+21.7 R+25.8 R+4.1 8,068 12,438
Decatur County R+10.3 R+14.2 R+3.9 7,648 10,374
Talbot County D+32.4 D+28.8 R+3.6 2,531 3,700
Carroll County R+29.4 R+32.9 R+3.5 25,741 43,498
Taliaferro County D+34.2 D+30.7 R+3.5 832 990
Wilkinson County flipped D+2.3 R+1.1 R+3.4 3,740 4,673
Marion County R+9.3 R+12.3 R+3.0 2,184 3,188
Oconee County R+39.7 R+42.5 R+2.8 11,168 17,132
Oglethorpe County R+27.1 R+29.7 R+2.6 4,385 6,447
Tift County R+30.4 R+32.8 R+2.4 10,328 14,257
Lee County R+49.9 R+52.1 R+2.2 7,884 13,087
Whitfield County R+37.8 R+40.0 R+2.2 23,302 27,677
Cherokee County R+49.2 R+51.1 R+1.9 52,348 93,772
Coweta County R+39.3 R+41.2 R+1.9 31,226 53,549
Screven County R+4.9 R+6.1 R+1.2 4,719 6,481
Washington County D+4.7 D+4.4 R+0.3 6,691 8,863
Chattahoochee County D+0.8 D+1.1 D+0.3 1,207 1,653
Crisp County R+18.2 R+17.7 D+0.5 5,609 7,550
Forsyth County R+59.0 R+58.1 D+0.9 35,755 75,376
Greene County R+16.2 R+15.0 D+1.2 5,197 7,919
Thomas County R+18.5 R+15.9 D+2.6 12,058 18,459
Paulding County R+41.8 R+38.6 D+3.2 24,260 56,985
Camden County R+27.1 R+23.6 D+3.5 10,119 17,084
Macon County D+27.3 D+30.9 D+3.6 4,355 4,984
Spalding County R+22.3 R+18.7 D+3.6 15,391 25,255
Calhoun County D+18.0 D+21.7 D+3.7 1,887 2,211
Bulloch County R+23.2 R+19.2 D+4.0 14,782 23,920
Burke County D+4.7 D+9.3 D+4.6 7,135 9,626
Warren County D+12.3 D+17.5 D+5.2 2,145 2,660
McDuffie County R+20.5 R+14.8 D+5.7 6,550 9,544
Baldwin County flipped R+1.2 D+4.6 D+5.8 12,126 16,537
Lowndes County R+15.2 R+9.3 D+5.9 25,432 39,240
Glynn County R+29.4 R+23.4 D+6.0 22,384 33,341
Randolph County D+8.1 D+14.4 D+6.3 2,569 3,215
Hancock County D+56.7 D+63.1 D+6.4 3,086 4,344
Columbia County R+49.1 R+42.6 D+6.5 36,008 55,351
Houston County R+26.7 R+20.2 D+6.5 36,988 55,931
Peach County D+0.2 D+6.8 D+6.6 7,137 11,165
Early County R+8.9 R+2.0 D+6.9 3,585 5,335
Sumter County flipped R+1.0 D+6.1 D+7.1 9,697 12,235
Jefferson County D+7.4 D+15.1 D+7.7 5,566 7,234
Troup County R+27.1 R+18.9 D+8.2 17,804 26,028
Fayette County R+41.0 R+30.7 D+10.3 42,449 59,321
Muscogee County D+9.0 D+19.7 D+10.7 52,163 74,065
Terrell County D+2.6 D+13.8 D+11.2 3,113 4,416
Cobb County R+22.9 R+9.4 D+13.5 235,027 315,444
Chatham County flipped R+0.3 D+14.4 D+14.7 76,475 110,238
DeKalb County D+43.5 D+58.7 D+15.2 219,980 322,301
Bibb County D+1.8 D+18.0 D+16.2 49,776 66,368
Fulton County D+18.0 D+35.0 D+17.0 263,212 405,628
Liberty County D+8.9 D+28.4 D+19.5 9,972 16,376
Clarke County D+11.5 D+31.3 D+19.8 28,904 45,510
Dougherty County D+15.2 D+35.0 D+19.8 29,064 38,846
Gwinnett County R+31.6 R+10.2 D+21.4 191,111 290,147
Richmond County D+10.3 D+31.9 D+21.6 57,538 79,333
Newton County flipped R+24.1 D+1.2 D+25.3 18,375 41,435
Douglas County flipped R+25.0 D+1.8 D+26.8 30,964 55,083
Henry County R+35.6 R+7.5 D+28.1 38,867 88,229
Clayton County D+32.7 D+66.4 D+33.7 61,402 99,438
Rockdale County flipped R+28.9 D+9.5 D+38.4 24,649 37,706

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data