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Georgia 2004 vs 2008: county swing

53 of 159 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 10 changed hands.

Appling County: swing R+4.7Barrow County: swing D+8.6Bryan County: swing D+5.3Candler County: swing R+0.4Chattooga County: swing R+8.0Clarke County: swing D+13.4Colquitt County: swing D+4.3Crawford County: swing R+0.1Dodge County: swing R+4.5Emanuel County: swing D+0.6Fayette County: swing D+12.1Gilmer County: swing R+2.9Wheeler County: swing R+10.9Whitfield County: swing D+6.9Wilkinson County: swing R+0.5Glascock County: swing R+9.1Gordon County: swing R+1.8Grady County: swing D+0.3Hall County: swing D+6.1Jackson County: swing D+0.8Jones County: swing D+2.7Laurens County: swing D+5.2Lumpkin County: swing D+0.1Marion County: swing D+1.1Miller County: swing R+0.3Newton County: swing D+25.7Peach County: swing D+13.7Polk County: swing R+4.0Randolph County: swing D+8.0Seminole County: swing D+5.0Taliaferro County: swing D+1.5Tift County: swing D+5.1Troup County: swing D+11.0Upson County: swing D+3.7Washington County: swing D+8.8Heard County: swing R+8.0Cobb County: swing D+15.5Coffee County: swing D+5.6Columbia County: swing D+8.5Coweta County: swing D+8.3Crisp County: swing D+6.4Decatur County: swing D+5.5Dooly County: swing D+0.4Dougherty County: swing D+16.8Echols County: swing R+12.6Effingham County: swing D+4.3Evans County: swing D+2.4Floyd County: swing R+0.4Franklin County: swing R+11.8Atkinson County: swing D+0.6Bacon County: swing R+6.9Baldwin County: swing D+11.0Bartow County: swing D+3.0Bleckley County: swing R+2.7Brantley County: swing R+8.4Bulloch County: swing D+9.0Calhoun County: swing D+10.4Charlton County: swing D+2.4Chattahoochee County: swing D+8.9Cherokee County: swing D+7.9Clayton County: swing D+24.9Wilkes County: swing D+2.5Worth County: swing D+0.6Habersham County: swing R+1.9Hancock County: swing D+9.8Hart County: swing R+9.4Irwin County: swing D+1.1Jasper County: swing D+0.2Jenkins County: swing R+1.3Lamar County: swing R+3.0Lanier County: swing D+2.3Lincoln County: swing D+2.1Morgan County: swing D+4.3Muscogee County: swing D+16.5Quitman County: swing R+6.0McIntosh County: swing R+0.1Paulding County: swing D+14.3Lowndes County: swing D+11.1McDuffie County: swing D+10.2Madison County: swing D+1.8Meriwether County: swing D+3.1Mitchell County: swing D+3.3Montgomery County: swing R+5.0Murray County: swing D+0.1Oglethorpe County: swing D+2.1Pierce County: swing R+4.3Pike County: swing R+5.9Pulaski County: swing R+4.0Rabun County: swing R+4.7Rockdale County: swing D+31.0Spalding County: swing D+9.9Stephens County: swing R+4.0Tattnall County: swing D+2.9Taylor County: swing EvenThomas County: swing D+7.4Toombs County: swing D+3.1Towns County: swing R+5.3Twiggs County: swing D+4.5Walker County: swing R+3.2Warren County: swing D+7.9Banks County: swing R+7.2Berrien County: swing R+12.5Brooks County: swing D+0.5Burke County: swing D+9.5Camden County: swing D+10.6Chatham County: swing D+14.2Clay County: swing D+0.1Baker County: swing R+5.6Bibb County: swing D+15.9Butts County: swing D+1.2Catoosa County: swing R+2.2Clinch County: swing D+7.7Cook County: swing R+1.3Dawson County: swing R+1.5Early County: swing D+16.8Forsyth County: swing D+8.9Webster County: swing R+9.5White County: swing R+1.7Wilcox County: swing R+6.6Dade County: swing R+7.4DeKalb County: swing D+12.6Douglas County: swing D+25.2Elbert County: swing D+3.4Fannin County: swing R+6.3Fulton County: swing D+15.6Glynn County: swing D+11.4Greene County: swing D+3.8Haralson County: swing R+6.0Houston County: swing D+12.6Jefferson County: swing D+9.3Long County: swing D+7.6Macon County: swing D+8.8Monroe County: swing D+2.2Oconee County: swing D+3.3Pickens County: swing R+4.5Putnam County: swing R+2.8Schley County: swing R+5.2Stewart County: swing D+3.9Telfair County: swing D+1.2Treutlen County: swing R+1.0Walton County: swing D+4.8Gwinnett County: swing D+22.1Harris County: swing D+1.1Henry County: swing D+26.3Jeff Davis County: swing R+0.7Johnson County: swing R+5.1Lee County: swing D+5.7Liberty County: swing D+24.6Turner County: swing D+4.2Union County: swing R+3.0Ware County: swing D+4.1Wayne County: swing R+1.5Ben Hill County: swing D+7.1Carroll County: swing D+8.5Richmond County: swing D+18.2Screven County: swing D+7.8Sumter County: swing D+7.2Talbot County: swing D+4.1Terrell County: swing D+11.4
Red: toward the Republican ticket. Blue: toward the Democratic ticket.
County20042008SwingVotes 2004Votes 2008
Echols County R+53.1 R+65.7 R+12.6 991 1,187
Berrien County R+40.7 R+53.2 R+12.5 5,592 6,449
Franklin County R+39.7 R+51.5 R+11.8 7,502 8,073
Wheeler County R+16.9 R+27.8 R+10.9 2,049 2,210
Webster County flipped D+3.0 R+6.5 R+9.5 1,004 1,111
Hart County R+22.4 R+31.8 R+9.4 9,021 10,002
Glascock County R+60.4 R+69.5 R+9.1 1,269 1,428
Brantley County R+54.7 R+63.1 R+8.4 5,618 6,277
Chattooga County R+27.8 R+35.8 R+8.0 7,847 8,307
Heard County R+41.5 R+49.5 R+8.0 3,955 4,225
Dade County R+40.8 R+48.2 R+7.4 6,230 6,408
Banks County R+58.3 R+65.5 R+7.2 5,590 6,241
Bacon County R+50.8 R+57.7 R+6.9 3,790 3,938
Wilcox County R+30.8 R+37.4 R+6.6 2,613 3,163
Fannin County R+42.8 R+49.1 R+6.3 9,650 10,584
Haralson County R+51.7 R+57.7 R+6.0 10,193 11,097
Quitman County D+13.9 D+7.9 R+6.0 965 1,114
Pike County R+54.7 R+60.6 R+5.9 6,741 8,203
Baker County D+6.6 D+1.0 R+5.6 1,764 1,687
Towns County R+45.3 R+50.6 R+5.3 5,277 5,739
Schley County R+39.2 R+44.4 R+5.2 1,530 1,738
Johnson County R+28.6 R+33.7 R+5.1 3,553 3,647
Montgomery County R+36.1 R+41.1 R+5.0 3,168 3,590
Appling County R+41.6 R+46.3 R+4.7 6,369 6,996
Rabun County R+41.2 R+45.9 R+4.7 6,625 7,599
Dodge County R+31.4 R+35.9 R+4.5 6,995 8,212
Pickens County R+53.4 R+57.9 R+4.5 10,627 12,786
Pierce County R+58.2 R+62.5 R+4.3 5,923 6,791
Polk County R+37.1 R+41.1 R+4.0 12,395 14,113
Pulaski County R+25.8 R+29.8 R+4.0 3,511 3,953
Stephens County R+43.4 R+47.4 R+4.0 9,660 10,517
Walker County R+43.6 R+46.8 R+3.2 21,453 23,542
Lamar County R+24.6 R+27.6 R+3.0 6,494 7,688
Union County R+49.0 R+52.0 R+3.0 9,225 10,634
Gilmer County R+49.1 R+52.0 R+2.9 9,998 11,149
Putnam County R+28.5 R+31.3 R+2.8 8,107 9,132
Bleckley County R+42.2 R+44.9 R+2.7 4,467 5,071
Catoosa County R+47.6 R+49.8 R+2.2 22,304 24,496
Habersham County R+58.0 R+59.9 R+1.9 13,245 14,808
Gordon County R+48.5 R+50.3 R+1.8 15,775 17,607
White County R+56.8 R+58.5 R+1.7 9,483 10,761
Dawson County R+64.7 R+66.2 R+1.5 8,113 9,974
Wayne County R+43.4 R+44.9 R+1.5 9,542 10,560
Cook County R+27.6 R+28.9 R+1.3 4,816 5,903
Jenkins County R+11.9 R+13.2 R+1.3 3,403 3,440
Treutlen County R+23.2 R+24.2 R+1.0 2,756 2,954
Jeff Davis County R+46.9 R+47.6 R+0.7 4,844 5,278
Wilkinson County R+0.6 R+1.1 R+0.5 4,514 4,673
Candler County R+30.2 R+30.6 R+0.4 3,151 3,518
Floyd County R+36.0 R+36.4 R+0.4 31,625 34,213
Miller County R+39.2 R+39.5 R+0.3 2,441 2,738
Crawford County R+29.0 R+29.1 R+0.1 4,402 5,240
McIntosh County R+5.9 R+6.0 R+0.1 5,378 6,236
Taylor County R+13.5 R+13.5 Even 3,381 3,583
Clay County D+22.1 D+22.2 D+0.1 1,309 1,440
Lumpkin County R+52.0 R+51.9 D+0.1 8,855 11,075
Murray County R+45.4 R+45.3 D+0.1 10,689 11,382
Jasper County R+33.7 R+33.5 D+0.2 4,740 5,904
Grady County R+24.2 R+23.9 D+0.3 8,191 9,365
Dooly County D+3.1 D+3.5 D+0.4 3,844 4,160
Brooks County R+14.1 R+13.6 D+0.5 5,113 6,201
Atkinson County R+35.1 R+34.5 D+0.6 2,470 2,904
Emanuel County R+25.4 R+24.8 D+0.6 7,468 8,242
Worth County R+39.3 R+38.7 D+0.6 7,348 8,370
Jackson County R+56.6 R+55.8 D+0.8 16,170 22,960
Harris County R+44.4 R+43.3 D+1.1 12,331 14,908
Irwin County R+37.9 R+36.8 D+1.1 3,414 3,828
Marion County R+13.4 R+12.3 D+1.1 2,952 3,188
Butts County R+32.9 R+31.7 D+1.2 7,734 9,091
Telfair County R+15.4 R+14.2 D+1.2 3,775 4,374
Taliaferro County D+29.2 D+30.7 D+1.5 951 990
Madison County R+48.1 R+46.3 D+1.8 9,833 11,365
Lincoln County R+26.5 R+24.4 D+2.1 3,657 4,416
Oglethorpe County R+31.8 R+29.7 D+2.1 5,628 6,447
Monroe County R+33.8 R+31.6 D+2.2 9,783 12,131
Lanier County R+27.5 R+25.2 D+2.3 2,584 2,873
Charlton County R+36.8 R+34.4 D+2.4 3,387 3,685
Evans County R+30.7 R+28.3 D+2.4 3,514 3,855
Wilkes County R+10.2 R+7.7 D+2.5 4,543 5,052
Jones County R+28.5 R+25.8 D+2.7 10,845 12,438
Tattnall County R+44.5 R+41.6 D+2.9 6,463 6,714
Bartow County R+48.2 R+45.2 D+3.0 30,232 36,093
Meriwether County R+8.5 R+5.4 D+3.1 8,147 9,504
Toombs County R+41.2 R+38.1 D+3.1 8,813 9,688
Mitchell County R+7.3 R+4.0 D+3.3 7,267 8,120
Oconee County R+45.8 R+42.5 D+3.3 14,170 17,132
Elbert County R+21.4 R+18.0 D+3.4 7,656 8,317
Upson County R+31.9 R+28.2 D+3.7 10,086 11,421
Greene County R+18.8 R+15.0 D+3.8 6,872 7,919
Stewart County D+20.9 D+24.8 D+3.9 2,031 2,105
Talbot County D+24.7 D+28.8 D+4.1 2,943 3,700
Ware County R+38.5 R+34.4 D+4.1 11,281 12,416
Turner County R+23.0 R+18.8 D+4.2 2,960 3,553
Colquitt County R+41.9 R+37.6 D+4.3 11,730 13,435
Effingham County R+55.0 R+50.7 D+4.3 16,167 20,316
Morgan County R+35.9 R+31.6 D+4.3 7,242 9,151
Twiggs County D+2.5 D+7.0 D+4.5 4,365 4,519
Walton County R+56.9 R+52.1 D+4.8 27,624 36,026
Seminole County R+21.4 R+16.4 D+5.0 3,274 3,996
Tift County R+37.9 R+32.8 D+5.1 12,520 14,257
Laurens County R+26.7 R+21.5 D+5.2 17,237 19,937
Bryan County R+47.9 R+42.6 D+5.3 9,983 12,845
Decatur County R+19.7 R+14.2 D+5.5 8,951 10,374
Coffee County R+35.1 R+29.5 D+5.6 12,327 13,747
Lee County R+57.8 R+52.1 D+5.7 10,413 13,087
Hall County R+57.0 R+50.9 D+6.1 49,696 59,928
Crisp County R+24.1 R+17.7 D+6.4 6,250 7,550
Whitfield County R+46.9 R+40.0 D+6.9 26,356 27,677
Ben Hill County R+20.8 R+13.7 D+7.1 5,536 6,036
Sumter County flipped R+1.1 D+6.1 D+7.2 11,287 12,235
Thomas County R+23.3 R+15.9 D+7.4 15,705 18,459
Long County R+31.7 R+24.1 D+7.6 3,036 3,450
Clinch County R+33.2 R+25.5 D+7.7 2,265 2,696
Screven County R+13.9 R+6.1 D+7.8 5,923 6,481
Cherokee County R+59.0 R+51.1 D+7.9 73,587 93,772
Warren County D+9.6 D+17.5 D+7.9 2,489 2,660
Randolph County D+6.4 D+14.4 D+8.0 3,047 3,215
Coweta County R+49.5 R+41.2 D+8.3 42,545 53,549
Carroll County R+41.4 R+32.9 D+8.5 35,278 43,498
Columbia County R+51.1 R+42.6 D+8.5 47,144 55,351
Barrow County R+53.2 R+44.6 D+8.6 17,727 24,582
Macon County D+22.1 D+30.9 D+8.8 4,777 4,984
Washington County flipped R+4.4 D+4.4 D+8.8 7,847 8,863
Chattahoochee County flipped R+7.8 D+1.1 D+8.9 1,688 1,653
Forsyth County R+67.0 R+58.1 D+8.9 56,826 75,376
Bulloch County R+28.2 R+19.2 D+9.0 19,171 23,920
Jefferson County D+5.8 D+15.1 D+9.3 6,535 7,234
Burke County flipped R+0.2 D+9.3 D+9.5 8,479 9,626
Hancock County D+53.3 D+63.1 D+9.8 3,550 4,344
Spalding County R+28.6 R+18.7 D+9.9 21,007 25,255
McDuffie County R+25.0 R+14.8 D+10.2 7,773 9,544
Calhoun County D+11.3 D+21.7 D+10.4 2,019 2,211
Camden County R+34.2 R+23.6 D+10.6 14,175 17,084
Baldwin County flipped R+6.4 D+4.6 D+11.0 14,547 16,537
Troup County R+29.9 R+18.9 D+11.0 21,912 26,028
Lowndes County R+20.4 R+9.3 D+11.1 31,622 39,240
Glynn County R+34.8 R+23.4 D+11.4 27,692 33,341
Terrell County D+2.4 D+13.8 D+11.4 3,824 4,416
Fayette County R+42.8 R+30.7 D+12.1 52,528 59,321
DeKalb County D+46.1 D+58.7 D+12.6 276,139 322,301
Houston County R+32.8 R+20.2 D+12.6 45,153 55,931
Clarke County D+17.9 D+31.3 D+13.4 37,235 45,510
Peach County flipped R+6.9 D+6.8 D+13.7 8,545 11,165
Chatham County D+0.2 D+14.4 D+14.2 91,515 110,238
Paulding County R+52.9 R+38.6 D+14.3 40,467 56,985
Cobb County R+24.9 R+9.4 D+15.5 279,473 315,444
Fulton County D+19.4 D+35.0 D+15.6 336,024 405,628
Bibb County D+2.1 D+18.0 D+15.9 57,687 66,368
Muscogee County D+3.2 D+19.7 D+16.5 63,948 74,065
Dougherty County D+18.2 D+35.0 D+16.8 33,647 38,846
Early County R+18.8 R+2.0 D+16.8 4,213 5,335
Richmond County D+13.7 D+31.9 D+18.2 69,282 79,333
Gwinnett County R+32.3 R+10.2 D+22.1 243,917 290,147
Liberty County D+3.8 D+28.4 D+24.6 12,800 16,376
Clayton County D+41.5 D+66.4 D+24.9 79,546 99,438
Douglas County flipped R+23.4 D+1.8 D+25.2 42,065 55,083
Newton County flipped R+24.5 D+1.2 D+25.7 29,166 41,435
Henry County R+33.8 R+7.5 D+26.3 64,153 88,229
Rockdale County flipped R+21.5 D+9.5 D+31.0 31,156 37,706

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