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Georgia 2008 vs 2016: county swing

139 of 159 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 9 changed hands.

Appling County: swing R+11.6Barrow County: swing R+5.4Bryan County: swing R+0.3Candler County: swing R+12.9Chattooga County: swing R+23.0Clarke County: swing D+6.2Colquitt County: swing R+9.7Crawford County: swing R+13.6Dodge County: swing R+9.5Emanuel County: swing R+12.1Fayette County: swing D+11.4Gilmer County: swing R+14.6Wheeler County: swing R+9.1Whitfield County: swing R+4.3Wilkinson County: swing R+9.1Glascock County: swing R+9.4Gordon County: swing R+13.0Grady County: swing R+9.1Hall County: swing D+0.6Jackson County: swing R+7.8Jones County: swing R+8.8Laurens County: swing R+7.4Lumpkin County: swing R+7.6Marion County: swing R+9.9Miller County: swing R+10.3Newton County: swing D+1.2Peach County: swing R+9.7Polk County: swing R+16.2Randolph County: swing R+3.1Seminole County: swing R+15.9Taliaferro County: swing R+8.8Tift County: swing R+4.0Troup County: swing R+4.2Upson County: swing R+6.7Washington County: swing R+3.8Heard County: swing R+12.7Cobb County: swing D+11.6Coffee County: swing R+10.0Columbia County: swing D+5.3Coweta County: swing R+0.8Crisp County: swing R+5.1Decatur County: swing R+4.2Dooly County: swing R+5.6Dougherty County: swing D+3.4Echols County: swing R+6.3Effingham County: swing R+4.8Evans County: swing R+6.9Floyd County: swing R+6.8Franklin County: swing R+16.9Atkinson County: swing R+10.8Bacon County: swing R+10.9Baldwin County: swing R+2.9Bartow County: swing R+9.6Bleckley County: swing R+7.8Brantley County: swing R+15.5Bulloch County: swing R+3.8Calhoun County: swing R+4.5Charlton County: swing R+14.1Chattahoochee County: swing R+12.4Cherokee County: swing D+1.6Clayton County: swing D+4.2Wilkes County: swing R+8.4Worth County: swing R+11.1Habersham County: swing R+6.0Hancock County: swing R+11.2Hart County: swing R+14.6Irwin County: swing R+12.9Jasper County: swing R+13.1Jenkins County: swing R+12.1Lamar County: swing R+10.8Lanier County: swing R+15.8Lincoln County: swing R+11.9Morgan County: swing R+9.5Muscogee County: swing R+1.1Quitman County: swing R+18.8McIntosh County: swing R+14.1Paulding County: swing R+2.4Lowndes County: swing R+8.1McDuffie County: swing R+3.9Madison County: swing R+10.2Meriwether County: swing R+10.0Mitchell County: swing R+6.0Montgomery County: swing R+9.9Murray County: swing R+23.3Oglethorpe County: swing R+12.2Pierce County: swing R+11.3Pike County: swing R+8.6Pulaski County: swing R+7.2Rabun County: swing R+14.7Rockdale County: swing D+16.3Spalding County: swing R+5.8Stephens County: swing R+12.2Tattnall County: swing R+7.8Taylor County: swing R+9.1Thomas County: swing R+5.8Toombs County: swing R+8.7Towns County: swing R+11.1Twiggs County: swing R+8.5Walker County: swing R+14.7Warren County: swing R+3.7Banks County: swing R+12.6Berrien County: swing R+13.2Brooks County: swing R+4.9Burke County: swing R+6.7Camden County: swing R+10.1Chatham County: swing D+0.4Clay County: swing R+11.9Baker County: swing R+9.7Bibb County: swing D+2.4Butts County: swing R+11.9Catoosa County: swing R+10.4Clinch County: swing R+16.9Cook County: swing R+11.1Dawson County: swing R+5.6Early County: swing R+6.0Forsyth County: swing D+10.9Webster County: swing R+7.6White County: swing R+9.9Wilcox County: swing R+4.4Dade County: swing R+17.2DeKalb County: swing D+4.8Douglas County: swing D+8.9Elbert County: swing R+16.5Fannin County: swing R+16.1Fulton County: swing D+6.6Glynn County: swing R+5.0Greene County: swing R+10.9Haralson County: swing R+13.7Houston County: swing R+1.3Jefferson County: swing R+4.3Long County: swing R+6.7Macon County: swing R+3.7Monroe County: swing R+9.9Oconee County: swing D+3.6Pickens County: swing R+11.0Putnam County: swing R+8.6Schley County: swing R+11.7Stewart County: swing R+4.5Telfair County: swing R+15.7Treutlen County: swing R+10.8Walton County: swing R+4.0Gwinnett County: swing D+16.0Harris County: swing R+4.2Henry County: swing D+11.9Jeff Davis County: swing R+15.2Johnson County: swing R+3.8Lee County: swing R+0.8Liberty County: swing R+7.2Turner County: swing R+6.2Union County: swing R+13.4Ware County: swing R+7.3Wayne County: swing R+13.8Ben Hill County: swing R+13.9Carroll County: swing R+7.0Richmond County: swing D+0.3Screven County: swing R+11.5Sumter County: swing R+3.9Talbot County: swing R+3.9Terrell County: swing R+4.4
Red: toward the Republican ticket. Blue: toward the Democratic ticket.
County20082016SwingVotes 2008Votes 2016
Murray County R+45.3 R+68.6 R+23.3 11,382 12,458
Chattooga County R+35.8 R+58.8 R+23.0 8,307 8,252
Quitman County flipped D+7.9 R+10.9 R+18.8 1,114 1,044
Dade County R+48.2 R+65.4 R+17.2 6,408 6,242
Clinch County R+25.5 R+42.4 R+16.9 2,696 2,455
Franklin County R+51.5 R+68.4 R+16.9 8,073 8,502
Elbert County R+18.0 R+34.5 R+16.5 8,317 7,987
Polk County R+41.1 R+57.3 R+16.2 14,113 14,215
Fannin County R+49.1 R+65.2 R+16.1 10,584 11,812
Seminole County R+16.4 R+32.3 R+15.9 3,996 3,588
Lanier County R+25.2 R+41.0 R+15.8 2,873 2,871
Telfair County R+14.2 R+29.9 R+15.7 4,374 3,796
Brantley County R+63.1 R+78.6 R+15.5 6,277 6,301
Jeff Davis County R+47.6 R+62.8 R+15.2 5,278 5,096
Rabun County R+45.9 R+60.6 R+14.7 7,599 7,992
Walker County R+46.8 R+61.5 R+14.7 23,542 23,956
Gilmer County R+52.0 R+66.6 R+14.6 11,149 12,773
Hart County R+31.8 R+46.4 R+14.6 10,002 10,117
Charlton County R+34.4 R+48.5 R+14.1 3,685 4,016
McIntosh County R+6.0 R+20.1 R+14.1 6,236 5,903
Ben Hill County R+13.7 R+27.6 R+13.9 6,036 5,936
Wayne County R+44.9 R+58.7 R+13.8 10,560 10,413
Haralson County R+57.7 R+71.4 R+13.7 11,097 11,357
Crawford County R+29.1 R+42.7 R+13.6 5,240 5,176
Union County R+52.0 R+65.4 R+13.4 10,634 12,063
Berrien County R+53.2 R+66.4 R+13.2 6,449 6,590
Jasper County R+33.5 R+46.6 R+13.1 5,904 6,045
Gordon County R+50.3 R+63.3 R+13.0 17,607 18,959
Candler County R+30.6 R+43.5 R+12.9 3,518 3,763
Irwin County R+36.8 R+49.7 R+12.9 3,828 3,670
Heard County R+49.5 R+62.2 R+12.7 4,225 4,223
Banks County R+65.5 R+78.1 R+12.6 6,241 6,975
Chattahoochee County flipped D+1.1 R+11.3 R+12.4 1,653 1,390
Oglethorpe County R+29.7 R+41.9 R+12.2 6,447 6,674
Stephens County R+47.4 R+59.6 R+12.2 10,517 9,815
Emanuel County R+24.8 R+36.9 R+12.1 8,242 7,860
Jenkins County R+13.2 R+25.3 R+12.1 3,440 3,056
Butts County R+31.7 R+43.6 R+11.9 9,091 9,514
Clay County D+22.2 D+10.3 R+11.9 1,440 1,273
Lincoln County R+24.4 R+36.3 R+11.9 4,416 4,102
Schley County R+44.4 R+56.1 R+11.7 1,738 1,909
Appling County R+46.3 R+57.9 R+11.6 6,996 7,012
Screven County R+6.1 R+17.6 R+11.5 6,481 5,715
Pierce County R+62.5 R+73.8 R+11.3 6,791 7,311
Hancock County D+63.1 D+51.9 R+11.2 4,344 3,580
Cook County R+28.9 R+40.0 R+11.1 5,903 6,057
Towns County R+50.6 R+61.7 R+11.1 5,739 6,764
Worth County R+38.7 R+49.8 R+11.1 8,370 8,295
Pickens County R+57.9 R+68.9 R+11.0 12,786 14,038
Bacon County R+57.7 R+68.6 R+10.9 3,938 4,020
Greene County R+15.0 R+25.9 R+10.9 7,919 8,852
Atkinson County R+34.5 R+45.3 R+10.8 2,904 2,610
Lamar County R+27.6 R+38.4 R+10.8 7,688 7,612
Treutlen County R+24.2 R+35.0 R+10.8 2,954 2,703
Catoosa County R+49.8 R+60.2 R+10.4 24,496 26,757
Miller County R+39.5 R+49.8 R+10.3 2,738 2,544
Madison County R+46.3 R+56.5 R+10.2 11,365 11,998
Camden County R+23.6 R+33.7 R+10.1 17,084 18,901
Coffee County R+29.5 R+39.5 R+10.0 13,747 13,915
Meriwether County R+5.4 R+15.4 R+10.0 9,504 9,217
Marion County R+12.3 R+22.2 R+9.9 3,188 3,190
Monroe County R+31.6 R+41.5 R+9.9 12,131 12,687
Montgomery County R+41.1 R+51.0 R+9.9 3,590 3,576
White County R+58.5 R+68.4 R+9.9 10,761 11,823
Baker County flipped D+1.0 R+8.7 R+9.7 1,687 1,440
Colquitt County R+37.6 R+47.3 R+9.7 13,435 13,624
Peach County flipped D+6.8 R+2.9 R+9.7 11,165 10,752
Bartow County R+45.2 R+54.8 R+9.6 36,093 39,550
Dodge County R+35.9 R+45.4 R+9.5 8,212 7,009
Morgan County R+31.6 R+41.1 R+9.5 9,151 9,475
Glascock County R+69.5 R+78.9 R+9.4 1,428 1,390
Grady County R+23.9 R+33.0 R+9.1 9,365 9,213
Taylor County R+13.5 R+22.6 R+9.1 3,583 3,408
Wheeler County R+27.8 R+36.9 R+9.1 2,210 2,102
Wilkinson County R+1.1 R+10.2 R+9.1 4,673 4,287
Jones County R+25.8 R+34.6 R+8.8 12,438 12,551
Taliaferro County D+30.7 D+21.9 R+8.8 990 897
Toombs County R+38.1 R+46.8 R+8.7 9,688 9,138
Pike County R+60.6 R+69.2 R+8.6 8,203 8,725
Putnam County R+31.3 R+39.9 R+8.6 9,132 9,488
Twiggs County flipped D+7.0 R+1.5 R+8.5 4,519 4,059
Wilkes County R+7.7 R+16.1 R+8.4 5,052 4,486
Lowndes County R+9.3 R+17.4 R+8.1 39,240 37,805
Bleckley County R+44.9 R+52.7 R+7.8 5,071 4,974
Jackson County R+55.8 R+63.6 R+7.8 22,960 27,190
Tattnall County R+41.6 R+49.4 R+7.8 6,714 6,903
Lumpkin County R+51.9 R+59.5 R+7.6 11,075 12,425
Webster County R+6.5 R+14.1 R+7.6 1,111 1,116
Laurens County R+21.5 R+28.9 R+7.4 19,937 19,530
Ware County R+34.4 R+41.7 R+7.3 12,416 12,184
Liberty County D+28.4 D+21.2 R+7.2 16,376 16,143
Pulaski County R+29.8 R+37.0 R+7.2 3,953 3,605
Carroll County R+32.9 R+39.9 R+7.0 43,498 44,121
Evans County R+28.3 R+35.2 R+6.9 3,855 3,613
Floyd County R+36.4 R+43.2 R+6.8 34,213 34,608
Burke County D+9.3 D+2.6 R+6.7 9,626 9,351
Long County R+24.1 R+30.8 R+6.7 3,450 4,117
Upson County R+28.2 R+34.9 R+6.7 11,421 10,934
Echols County R+65.7 R+72.0 R+6.3 1,187 1,182
Turner County R+18.8 R+25.0 R+6.2 3,553 3,398
Early County R+2.0 R+8.0 R+6.0 5,335 4,785
Habersham County R+59.9 R+65.9 R+6.0 14,808 16,243
Mitchell County R+4.0 R+10.0 R+6.0 8,120 7,880
Spalding County R+18.7 R+24.5 R+5.8 25,255 25,704
Thomas County R+15.9 R+21.7 R+5.8 18,459 18,802
Dawson County R+66.2 R+71.8 R+5.6 9,974 11,765
Dooly County flipped D+3.5 R+2.1 R+5.6 4,160 3,859
Barrow County R+44.6 R+50.0 R+5.4 24,582 29,060
Crisp County R+17.7 R+22.8 R+5.1 7,550 7,512
Glynn County R+23.4 R+28.4 R+5.0 33,341 34,263
Brooks County R+13.6 R+18.5 R+4.9 6,201 6,336
Effingham County R+50.7 R+55.5 R+4.8 20,316 23,458
Calhoun County D+21.7 D+17.2 R+4.5 2,211 2,025
Stewart County D+24.8 D+20.3 R+4.5 2,105 2,058
Terrell County D+13.8 D+9.4 R+4.4 4,416 4,189
Wilcox County R+37.4 R+41.8 R+4.4 3,163 2,976
Jefferson County D+15.1 D+10.8 R+4.3 7,234 6,968
Whitfield County R+40.0 R+44.3 R+4.3 27,677 30,658
Decatur County R+14.2 R+18.4 R+4.2 10,374 10,286
Harris County R+43.3 R+47.5 R+4.2 14,908 16,502
Troup County R+18.9 R+23.1 R+4.2 26,028 26,111
Tift County R+32.8 R+36.8 R+4.0 14,257 14,219
Walton County R+52.1 R+56.1 R+4.0 36,026 40,698
McDuffie County R+14.8 R+18.7 R+3.9 9,544 9,268
Sumter County D+6.1 D+2.2 R+3.9 12,235 10,974
Talbot County D+28.8 D+24.9 R+3.9 3,700 3,246
Bulloch County R+19.2 R+23.0 R+3.8 23,920 25,316
Johnson County R+33.7 R+37.5 R+3.8 3,647 3,686
Washington County D+4.4 D+0.6 R+3.8 8,863 8,461
Macon County D+30.9 D+27.2 R+3.7 4,984 4,287
Warren County D+17.5 D+13.8 R+3.7 2,660 2,334
Randolph County D+14.4 D+11.3 R+3.1 3,215 2,899
Baldwin County D+4.6 D+1.7 R+2.9 16,537 16,116
Paulding County R+38.6 R+41.0 R+2.4 56,985 64,890
Houston County R+20.2 R+21.5 R+1.3 55,931 60,079
Muscogee County D+19.7 D+18.6 R+1.1 74,065 69,032
Coweta County R+41.2 R+42.0 R+0.8 53,549 61,745
Lee County R+52.1 R+52.9 R+0.8 13,087 14,143
Bryan County R+42.6 R+42.9 R+0.3 12,845 15,173
Richmond County D+31.9 D+32.2 D+0.3 79,333 75,515
Chatham County D+14.4 D+14.8 D+0.4 110,238 112,142
Hall County R+50.9 R+50.3 D+0.6 59,928 70,694
Newton County D+1.2 D+2.4 D+1.2 41,435 43,987
Cherokee County R+51.1 R+49.5 D+1.6 93,772 112,043
Bibb County D+18.0 D+20.4 D+2.4 66,368 62,596
Dougherty County D+35.0 D+38.4 D+3.4 38,846 34,087
Oconee County R+42.5 R+38.9 D+3.6 17,132 20,149
Clayton County D+66.4 D+70.6 D+4.2 99,438 92,859
DeKalb County D+58.7 D+63.5 D+4.8 322,301 314,757
Columbia County R+42.6 R+37.3 D+5.3 55,351 64,743
Clarke County D+31.3 D+37.5 D+6.2 45,510 44,976
Fulton County D+35.0 D+41.6 D+6.6 405,628 431,391
Douglas County D+1.8 D+10.7 D+8.9 55,083 57,738
Forsyth County R+58.1 R+47.2 D+10.9 75,376 98,221
Fayette County R+30.7 R+19.3 D+11.4 59,321 60,913
Cobb County flipped R+9.4 D+2.2 D+11.6 315,444 330,819
Henry County flipped R+7.5 D+4.4 D+11.9 88,229 98,766
Gwinnett County flipped R+10.2 D+5.8 D+16.0 290,147 328,331
Rockdale County D+9.5 D+25.8 D+16.3 37,706 37,869

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