Georgia presidential election results and history

Georgia has voted in 50 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 27 of the 49 with a recorded winner (55%).

Current members of Congress from Georgia (16)

Jon Ossoff Senator · Democrat
Raphael G. Warnock Senator · Democrat
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter District 1 · Republican
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. District 2 · Democrat
Brian Jack District 3 · Republican
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. District 4 · Democrat
Nikema Williams District 5 · Democrat
Lucy McBath District 6 · Democrat
Richard McCormick District 7 · Republican
Austin Scott District 8 · Republican
Andrew S. Clyde District 9 · Republican
Mike Collins District 10 · Republican
Barry Loudermilk District 11 · Republican
Rick W. Allen District 12 · Republican
Everton Blair Jr. District 13 · Democrat
Clay Fuller District 14 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump2.2 pts
Electoral votes: 16
Democratic wins: 33
Republican wins: 11

Georgia, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Georgia

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	50.7%	Kamala Harris	2.2	16	5,250,047	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Joseph R. Biden	49.5%	Donald J. Trump	0.2	16	4,997,716	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Donald J. Trump	51.0%	Hillary Clinton	5.2	16	4,092,373	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	53.3%	Barack Obama	7.8	16	3,900,050	Barack Obama ✗
2008	John McCain	52.2%	Barack Obama	5.2	15	3,924,440	Barack Obama ✗
2004	George W. Bush	58.0%	John Kerry	16.6	15	3,301,875	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	54.7%	Albert Gore, Jr.	11.7	13	2,596,645	George W. Bush ✓
1996	Robert Dole	47.0%	William J. Clinton	1.2	13	2,299,071	William J. Clinton ✗
1992	William J. Clinton	43.5%	George H. W. Bush	0.6	13	2,321,125	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	59.8%	Michael Dukakis	20.3	12	1,809,672	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	60.2%	Walter Mondale	20.4	12	1,776,120	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Jimmy Carter	55.8%	Ronald Reagan	14.8	12	1,596,695	Ronald Reagan ✗
1976	Jimmy Carter	66.7%	Gerald R. Ford	33.8	12	1,467,458	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	75.0%	George McGovern	50.4	12	1,174,772	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	George Wallace	42.8%	Richard M. Nixon	12.4	12	1,250,266	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Barry Goldwater	54.1%	Lyndon B. Johnson	8.3	12	1,139,335	Lyndon B. Johnson ✗
1960	John F. Kennedy	62.5%	Richard M. Nixon	25.1	12	733,349	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Adlai Stevenson	66.4%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	33.1	12	669,655	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1952	Adlai Stevenson	69.7%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	39.3	12	655,785	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1948	Harry S Truman	60.8%	Strom Thurmond	40.5	12	418,844	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	81.7%	Thomas E. Dewey	64.5	12	328,129	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	84.8%	Wendell L. Willkie	69.9	12	312,686	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	87.1%	Alfred M. Landon	74.5	12	293,170	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	91.6%	Herbert Hoover	83.8	12	255,590	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Alfred E. Smith	56.0%	Herbert Hoover	12.0	14	231,592	Herbert Hoover ✗
1924	John W. Davis	74.0%	Calvin Coolidge	55.8	14	166,635	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	James M. Cox	71.0%	Warren G. Harding	42.2	14	149,558	Warren G. Harding ✗
1916	Woodrow Wilson	79.3%	Charles E. Hughes	72.2	14	158,690	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	76.6%	Theodore Roosevelt	58.5	14	121,470	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	54.5%	William Howard Taft	23.1	13	132,794	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	63.7%	Theodore Roosevelt	45.4	13	130,986	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William Jennings Bryan	66.9%	William McKinley	38.7	13	121,410	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	58.0%	William McKinley	21.2	13	163,309	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	57.8%	Benjamin Harrison	36.2	13	223,961	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	70.3%	Benjamin Harrison	42.0	12	142,936	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	65.9%	James G. Blaine	32.1	12	143,610	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	65.4%	James A. Garfield	30.8	11	157,451	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	72.0%	Rutherford B. Hayes	44.1	11	180,690	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Horace Greeley	55.0%	Ulysses S. Grant	9.9	—	138,906	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1868	Horatio Seymour	64.3%	Ulysses S. Grant	28.5	9	159,816	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1860	John C. Breckinridge	48.8%	John Bell	8.5	10	106,794	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	57.1%	Millard Fillmore	14.3	10	99,020	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	64.7%	Winfield Scott	38.1	10	62,626	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Zachary Taylor	51.5%	Lewis Cass	3.0	10	92,317	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	James K. Polk	51.2%	Henry Clay	2.4	10	86,247	James K. Polk ✓
1840	William Henry Harrison	55.8%	Martin Van Buren	11.6	11	72,322	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	Hugh Lawson White	51.8%	Martin Van Buren	3.6	11	47,259	Martin Van Buren ✗
1832	Andrew Jackson	100.0%	—	—	11	20,750	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	96.8%	John Quincy Adams	93.6	9	20,004	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	9 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to William Crawford	—	—	—	—	—	John Quincy Adams

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Questions and answers

How has Georgia voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 2.2 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 0.2 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 5.2 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 7.8 points; 2008: John McCain by 5.2 points.

When did Georgia last vote Democratic for president?

In 2020, for Joseph R. Biden.

When did Georgia last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Georgia vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Georgia backed the national winner in 27 of 49 elections in this record (55%).

Is Georgia a swing state?

Yes. It is among the most competitive states: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 7.8 points, Republican by 5.2 points, Democratic by 0.2 points and Republican by 2.2 points.

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