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1876–2024
Cobb County, Georgia
Cobb County·Georgia

Cobb County votes the way the country votes.

Atlanta suburb that has shifted markedly toward Democrats over a decade

18762024·38 elections
Cobb County, Georgia · Thomson200 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+15
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
775,208
2024 ACS
Most similar
Gwinnett County
GA · similarity 0.99
148 precincts · 404,859 votes cast
Harris · D+15
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+14.8%
228,404168,679404,859
2020D
+14.3%
221,846165,459393,746
2016D
+2.2%
160,121152,912334,058
2012R
−12.4%
133,124171,722310,835
2008R
−9.4%
141,216170,957315,444
2004R
−24.8%
103,955173,467280,061
2000R
−22.9%
86,676140,494235,027
1996R
−20.2%
73,750114,188200,573
1992R
−20.2%
63,960103,734197,131
1988R
−45.9%
39,297106,621146,658
1984R
−54.8%
28,41497,429125,843
1980R
−13.4%
39,15751,97795,816
1976D
+13.5%
45,00234,32479,326
1972R
−70.2%
7,68843,97751,665
1968R
−21.9%
8,75518,64945,209
1964R
−11.2%
16,64720,86337,511
1960D
+22.1%
12,9068,24021,146
1956D
+26.5%
11,6966,79818,494
1952D
+42.0%
10,1824,16314,345
1948D
+45.7%
4,7661,5247,098
1944D
+57.5%
5,0001,3496,349
1940D
+63.4%
4,4479925,448
1936D
+59.6%
2,8027073,515
1932D
+86.1%
3,0792183,321
1928R
−9.1%
1,4261,7113,137
1924D
+52.3%
1,3603621,910
1920D
+4.9%
1,2081,0952,303
1916D
+69.5%
1,7501372,321
1912D
+73.7%
1,519412,005
1908D
+20.9%
8895481,630
1904D
+55.5%
1,1712201,712
1900D
+53.6%
1,1563111,576
1896D
+28.1%
1,3877582,238
1892D
+42.8%
1,7945642,873
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
0.9%
African American
21.4%
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.
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
Catholic & Orthodox
16.3%
Other Christian
12.8%
Baptist
11.6%
Methodist
8.9%
Non-Christian
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cobb County, once a reliably Republican anchor of metro Atlanta, recorded a 14.9-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting a college-educated suburban realignment that has reshaped Georgia's competitive statewide map.

The Democratic margin in Cobb County has rarely exceeded eighty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by fifteen points.

Cobb County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $102,738 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gwinnett County and Frederick County.