Clayton County, Georgia

2024 results by precinct

69 precincts · 112,651 votes cast

Harris · D+69

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+68.6%	94,203	16,877	112,651
2020	D	+70.9%	95,476	15,813	112,344
2016	D	+70.1%	78,220	12,645	93,580
2012	D	+70.0%	81,479	14,164	96,230
2008	D	+66.4%	82,527	16,506	99,438
2004	D	+41.4%	56,113	23,106	79,643
2000	D	+32.7%	40,042	19,966	61,402
1996	D	+18.2%	30,687	20,625	55,242
1992	D	+3.3%	25,890	23,965	57,989
1988	R	−31.4%	14,689	28,225	43,137
1984	R	−45.7%	11,763	31,553	43,316
1980	R	−4.3%	17,540	19,160	38,051
1976	D	+24.8%	21,432	12,905	34,337
1972	R	−72.7%	3,740	23,681	27,421
1968	R	−20.2%	3,510	8,256	23,438
1964	R	−28.2%	5,869	10,488	16,367
1960	D	+33.2%	5,892	2,953	8,845
1956	D	+55.2%	5,522	1,593	7,115
1952	D	+53.5%	4,058	1,230	5,288
1948	D	+56.2%	2,192	339	3,296
1944	D	+76.3%	1,828	245	2,074
1940	D	+79.0%	1,382	161	1,545
1936	D	+76.9%	1,352	175	1,530
1932	D	+94.5%	1,361	35	1,403
1928	R	−0.6%	612	619	1,231
1924	D	+57.6%	273	46	394
1920	D	+86.6%	475	34	509
1916	D	+86.4%	517	3	595
1912	D	+78.6%	443	3	560
1908	D	+4.3%	248	223	582
1904	D	+48.8%	333	59	562
1900	D	+29.9%	346	179	559
1896	D	+4.3%	516	472	1,017
1892	D	+15.1%	518	335	1,214
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Polish

2.1%

African American

55.5%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 33.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.3%

85+

0.5%

1.1%

75–84

1.5%

3.2%

65–74

4.2%

5.3%

55–64

6.3%

5.6%

45–54

6.9%

5.9%

35–44

7.3%

25–34

8.3%

4.8%

18–24

4.9%

10.2%

5–17

9.9%

3.5%

3.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$59,806

Clayton County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Clayton County$59,806

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.6%

Baptist

12.9%

Non-Christian

9.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.1%

Methodist

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Mainline Protestant

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Clayton County, anchored by communities south of Atlanta and home to Hartsfield-Jackson's cargo corridor, has shifted steadily left over two decades and now delivers presidential margins exceeding 60 points for Democratic nominees.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Clayton County peaked at ninety-five points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1992 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Clayton County's median household income of $59,806 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richmond County and Dougherty County.

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For twenty-four years, Clayton County voted Republican. Then it stopped.