GA
Georgia
Party timeline · 1789–2024
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Swing timeline · Georgia
One column per cycle. Height is the state’s electoral votes, colour is the party that carried it, and a diamond marks a flip. 17 flips across 59 cycles.
Electoral votes over time
By party · all cycles
Dem 33
Rep 11
D-R 8
3
2
1
1
Popular vote · newest first
Swing is how far the gap between the Democratic and Republican shares moved since the state’s previous election with sourced votes: “R +1.6” means 1.6 points toward the Republican.
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| Year | Carried by | Dem | Rep | Others named | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rep Trump | Harris 2,548,017 48.5% | Trump 2,663,117 50.7% | None | 115,100 2.2 pts | R +2.4 since 2020 |
| 20201 | Dem Biden | Biden 2,473,633 49.5% | Trump 2,461,854 49.2% | Jo Jorgensen 62,229 · 1.2% | 11,779 0.2 pts | D +5.4 since 2016 |
| 2016 | Rep Trump | Clinton 1,877,963 45.6% | Trump 2,089,104 50.8% | Gary Johnson 125,306 · 3.0% | 211,141 5.1 pts | D +2.7 since 2012 |
| 2012 | Rep Romney | Obama 1,773,827 45.5% | Romney 2,078,688 53.3% | Gary Johnson 45,324 · 1.2% | 304,861 7.8 pts | R +2.6 since 2008 |
| 2008 | Rep McCain | Obama 1,844,123 47.0% | McCain 2,048,759 52.2% | None | 204,636 5.2 pts | D +11.4 since 2004 |
| 2004 | Rep Bush | Kerry 1,366,149 41.4% | Bush 1,914,254 58.0% | None | 548,105 16.6 pts | R +4.9 since 2000 |
| 2000 | Rep Bush | Gore 1,116,230 43.2% | Bush 1,419,720 55.0% | Harry Browne 36,332 · 1.4% | 303,490 11.7 pts | R +10.6 since 1996 |
| 1996 | Rep Dole | Clinton 1,053,849 45.8% | Dole 1,080,843 47.0% | Ross Perot 146,337 · 6.4% | 26,994 1.2 pts | R +1.8 since 1992 |
| 1992 | Dem Clinton | Clinton 1,008,966 43.5% | Bush 995,252 42.9% | Ross Perot 309,657 · 13.3% | 13,714 0.6 pts | D +20.8 since 1988 |
| 1988 | Rep Bush | Dukakis 714,792 39.5% | Bush 1,081,331 59.8% | None | 366,539 20.3 pts | D +0.1 since 1984 |
| 1984 | Rep Reagan | Mondale 706,628 39.8% | Reagan 1,068,722 60.2% | None | 362,094 20.4 pts | R +35.2 since 1980 |
| 1980 | Dem Carter | Carter 890,955 55.8% | Reagan 654,168 41.0% | John B. Anderson 36,055 · 2.3% | 236,787 14.8 pts | R +19.0 since 1976 |
| 1976 | Dem Carter | Carter 979,409 66.9% | Ford 483,743 33.1% | None | 495,666 33.9 pts | D +84.3 since 1972 |
| 1972 | Rep Nixon | McGovern 289,529 24.6% | Nixon 881,496 75.0% | None | 591,967 50.4 pts | R +47.8 since 1968 |
| 1968 | AI Wallace | Humphrey 334,439 27.0% | Nixon 366,611 29.6% | George Wallace 535,550 · 43.3% | 168,939 13.7 pts | D +5.7 since 1964 |
| 1964 | Rep Goldwater | Johnson 522,557 45.9% | Goldwater 616,600 54.1% | None | 94,043 8.3 pts | R +33.4 since 1960 |
| 1960 | Dem Kennedy | Kennedy 458,638 62.5% | Nixon 274,472 37.4% | None | 184,166 25.1 pts | R +8.0 since 1956 |
| 1956 | Dem Stevenson | Stevenson 444,388 66.4% | Eisenhower 222,778 33.3% | None | 221,610 33.1 pts | R +6.2 since 1952 |
| 19522 | Dem Stevenson | Stevenson 456,8232 69.7% | Eisenhower 198,9792 30.3% | None | 257,844 39.3 pts | R +3.2 since 1948 |
| 1948 | Dem Truman | Truman 254,646 60.8% | Dewey 76,691 18.3% | Strom Thurmond 85,055 · 20.3% | 169,591 40.5 pts | R +22.0 since 1944 |
| 19443 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 268,1873 81.7% | Dewey 56,5063 17.2% | None | 211,681 64.5 pts | R +12.7 since 1940 |
| 19404 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 265,1944 84.9% | Willkie 23,9344 7.7% | None | 241,260 77.2 pts | D +2.7 since 1936 |
| 1936 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 255,364 87.1% | Landon 36,942 12.6% | None | 218,422 74.5 pts | R +9.3 since 1932 |
| 1932 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 234,118 91.6% | Hoover 19,863 7.8% | None | 214,255 83.8 pts | D +55.0 since 1928 |
| 19285 | Dem Smith | Smith 129,6025 56.6% | Hoover 63,4985 27.7% | None | 66,104 28.8 pts | R +26.9 since 1924 |
| 1924 | Dem Davis | Davis 123,200 74.0% | Coolidge 30,300 18.2% | Robert M. La Follette 12,691 · 7.6% | 92,900 55.8 pts | D +11.2 since 1920 |
| 19206,7 | Dem Cox | Cox 107,1626 72.3% | Harding 41,0896 27.7% | None | 66,073 44.6 pts | R +28.2 since 1916 |
| 19168 | Dem Wilson | Wilson 121,9698 79.6% | Hughes 10,5538 6.9% | None | 111,416 72.8 pts | D +0.4 since 1912 |
| 19129 | Dem Wilson | Wilson 93,1719 76.7% | Taft 5,1909 4.3% | Theodore Roosevelt 22,010 · 18.1%9 | 71,161 58.6 pts | D +49.3 since 1908 |
| 1908 | Dem Bryan | Bryan 72,413 54.5% | Taft 41,692 31.4% | Thomas E. Watson 16,969 · 12.8% | 30,721 23.1 pts | R +22.4 since 1904 |
| 1904 | Dem Parker | Parker 88,331 63.9% | Roosevelt 25,335 18.3% | Thomas E. Watson 23,490 · 17.0% | 62,996 45.6 pts | D +7.6 since 1900 |
| 1900 | Dem Bryan | Bryan 81,700 66.6% | McKinley 35,035 28.5% | Wharton Barker 4,584 · 3.7% John G. Woolley 1,396 · 1.1% | 46,665 38.0 pts | D +17.0 since 1896 |
| 189610 | Dem Bryan | Bryan 94,23210 57.9% | McKinley 60,09110 36.9% | Joshua Levering 5,613 · 3.5%10 John M. Palmer 2,708 · 1.7%10 | 34,141 21.0 pts | R +15.6 since 1892 |
| 189211 | Dem Cleveland | Cleveland 129,36111 58.4% | Harrison 48,30511 21.8% | James B. Weaver 42,937 · 19.4%11 | 81,056 36.6 pts | R +5.4 since 1888 |
| 1888 | Dem Cleveland | Cleveland 100,499 70.3% | Harrison 40,496 28.3% | Clinton B. Fisk 1,808 · 1.3% | 60,003 42.0 pts | D +9.1 since 1884 |
| 188412 | Dem Cleveland | Cleveland 94,65312 66.4% | Blaine 47,69212 33.4% | None | 46,961 32.9 pts | D +0.9 since 1880 |
| 188013 | Dem Hancock | Hancock 102,52213 65.9% | Garfield 52,64813 33.8% | None | 49,874 32.0 pts | R +12.1 since 1876 |
| 187614 | Dem Tilden | Tilden 130,08814 72.1% | Hayes 50,44614 27.9% | None | 79,642 44.1 pts | D +34.6 since 1872 |
| 187215,16 | Dem Greeley Brown 6, Jenkins 2 | Greeley 76,27815 53.3% | Grant 62,71515 43.9% | Charles O'Conor 4,000 · 2.8%15 | 13,563 9.5 pts | R +19.1 since 1868 |
| 186817 | Dem Seymour | Seymour 102,82217 64.3% | Grant 57,13417 35.7% | None | 45,688 28.6 pts | First sourced year |
| 186018 | S-Dem Breckinridge | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 185619 | Dem Buchanan | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 185220 | Dem Pierce | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184821 | Whig Taylor | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184422 | Dem Polk | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184023 | Whig Harrison | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 183624 | Whig White | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 183225 | Dem Jackson | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 182826 | Dem Jackson | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 182427 | D-R Crawford | Electors were chosen by the legislature. | ||||
| 182028 | D-R Monroe | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 181629 | D-R Monroe | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 181230 | D-R Madison | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 180831 | D-R Madison | Electors were chosen by the legislature. | ||||
| 180432 | D-R Jefferson | Electors were chosen by the legislature. | ||||
| 180033 | D-R Jefferson Aaron Burr 4, Thomas Jefferson 4 | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 179634 | D-R Jefferson George Clinton 4, Thomas Jefferson 4 | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 179235 | Ind Washington George Clinton 4, George Washington 4 | Electors were chosen by the legislature. | ||||
| 178936 | Ind Washington George Washington 5, John Milton 2, Benjamin Lincoln 1, Edward Telfair 1, James Armstrong 1 | Electors were chosen by the legislature. | ||||
Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.
Notes on the figures
- 2020 'Other candidates' includes 61 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 1952 The official table notes: Others: Liberty Party votes (footnote 9).
- 1944 The official table notes: Others: Independent Democrats 3,373 votes and scattering 9 votes (footnote 4).
- 1940 The official table notes: Other: Independent Democrats, 22,428.
- 1928 The official table notes: Footnote 5: 'Anti-Smith votes, 35,871, included in grand total.'
- 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1920 The official table notes: The Georgia heading carries footnote 1, 'Statistics not furnished by State authorities.' (PDF page 3); presidential figures are nonetheless printed.
- 1916 The official table's state total (153,133) is 19,792 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
- 1912 The official table's state total (121,533) is 1 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
- 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1884 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1880 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1876 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1872 Horace Greeley was the Liberal Republican nominee and was also endorsed by the Democratic Party; he is listed under the Democratic column, where the county file records his votes.
- 1872 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1868 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1860 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1856 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1852 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1848 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1844 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1840 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1836 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1832 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1828 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1824 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
- 1820 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1816 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1812 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1808 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
- 1804 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
- 1800 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1796 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1792 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
- 1789 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 ; Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 ; The World Almanac 1891 ; The World Almanac 1886 ; The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 ; The World Almanac for 1873 . How these figures were compiled
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National: Thomas Jefferson · D-R
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Second Party System1828
Jackson
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Second Party System1832
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National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System1836
White
National: Martin Van Buren · Dem
Second Party System1840
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Second Party System1844
Polk
National: James K. Polk · Dem
Second Party System1848
Taylor
National: Zachary Taylor · Whig
Second Party System1852
Pierce
National: Franklin Pierce · Dem
Antebellum Crisis1856
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National: James Buchanan · Dem
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National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Reconstruction1868
Seymour
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Reconstruction1872
Greeley
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Gilded Age1876
Tilden
National: Rutherford B. Hayes · Rep
Gilded Age1880
Hancock
National: James A. Garfield · Rep
Gilded Age1884
Cleveland
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Gilded Age1888
Cleveland
National: Benjamin Harrison · Rep
Gilded Age1892
Cleveland
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Progressive Era1896
Bryan
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era1900
Bryan
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era1904
Parker
National: Theodore Roosevelt · Rep
Progressive Era1908
Bryan
National: William Howard Taft · Rep
Progressive Era1912
Wilson
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Progressive Era1916
Wilson
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Roaring Twenties1920
Cox
National: Warren G. Harding · Rep
Roaring Twenties1924
Davis
National: Calvin Coolidge · Rep
Roaring Twenties1928
Smith
National: Herbert Hoover · Rep
New Deal Coalition1932
Roosevelt
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1936
Roosevelt
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1940
Roosevelt
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1944
Roosevelt
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1948
Truman
National: Harry S. Truman · Dem
New Deal Coalition1952
Stevenson
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition1956
Stevenson
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition1960
Kennedy
National: John F. Kennedy · Dem
New Deal Coalition1964
Goldwater
National: Lyndon B. Johnson · Dem
Cold War Realignment1968
Wallace
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment1972
Nixon
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment1976
Carter
National: Jimmy Carter · Dem
Cold War Realignment1980
Carter
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment1984
Reagan
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment1988
Bush
National: George H. W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization1992
Clinton
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization1996
Dole
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization2000
Bush
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization2004
Bush
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization2008
McCain
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization2012
Romney
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization2016
Trump
National: Donald Trump · Rep
Modern Polarization2020
Biden
National: Joe Biden · Dem
Modern Polarization2024
Trump
National: Donald Trump · Rep
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