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1876–2024
Douglas County, Georgia
Douglas County·Georgia

Douglas County changed direction in the last decade.

A suburban Atlanta county that has shifted sharply toward Democrats over two cycles

18762024·38 elections
Douglas County, Georgia · Kåre Thor Olsen · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+31
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
147,888
2024 ACS
Most similar
Anne Arundel County
MD · similarity 0.97
25 precincts · 71,153 votes cast
Harris · D+31
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+31.3%
46,24023,99671,153
2020D
+25.1%
42,80925,45169,097
2016D
+10.6%
31,00524,81758,123
2012D
+4.0%
28,44126,24155,379
2008D
+1.8%
27,82526,81255,083
2004R
−23.4%
15,99725,84642,124
2000R
−25.0%
11,16218,89330,964
1996R
−18.4%
9,63114,49526,477
1992R
−16.8%
8,86913,34926,657
1988R
−45.0%
5,08613,49318,678
1984R
−48.0%
4,37112,42816,799
1980R
−1.0%
6,8076,94514,238
1976D
+32.7%
7,8053,95911,764
1972R
−74.1%
9826,6107,592
1968R
−8.4%
1,2421,8487,249
1964R
−14.0%
2,5013,3155,816
1960D
+38.8%
2,5761,1363,712
1956D
+35.7%
2,1111,0013,112
1952D
+53.0%
2,1026452,747
1948D
+9.5%
1,3361,0193,346
1944D
+49.5%
8282801,108
1940D
+61.8%
8331951,033
1936D
+62.0%
1,0152371,255
1932D
+87.9%
1,013571,087
1928R
−14.6%
4526061,058
1924D
+46.8%
35586575
1920R
−5.3%
427475902
1916D
+64.0%
41661555
1912D
+42.0%
26618591
1908R
−5.5%
152181525
1904D
+15.1%
230133644
1900D
+6.1%
345300738
1896R
−15.9%
4636411,121
1892D
+19.5%
4672341,194
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
1.0%
African American
40.2%
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
Baptist
18.7%
Other Christian
11.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.3%
Methodist
3.6%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Douglas County's rapid population growth, fueled by Atlanta metro spillover, has redrawn its electoral map — the 2024 presidential margin of D+31.4 reflects a demographic transformation from its historically competitive past.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the county by two points. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points, in line with the county's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 147,888, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,984 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anne Arundel County and Rockdale County.