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2016 presidential election in Georgia

Donald Trump (Republican) beat Hillary Clinton (Democrat) in Georgia in 2016, 50.8% to 45.6%, a margin of 5.1 points and 211,141 votes.

Georgia voted 7.2 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+2.1.

The Republican hold continued from 2012, when Mitt Romney won.

Republicans led in 128 of the 159 counties and Democrats in 31. The largest, Fulton, cast 431,391 votes and went to the Democrat by 41.6 points. The closest was Washington, where 51 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Donald Trump won Republican 2,089,104 50.8%
Hillary Clinton Democratic 1,877,963 45.6%
All other candidates 147,665 3.6%
Total4,114,732

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fulton 297,051 68.9% 117,783 27.3% 16,557 431,391 D+41.6
Cobb 160,121 48.4% 152,912 46.2% 17,786 330,819 D+2.2
Gwinnett 166,153 50.6% 146,989 44.8% 15,189 328,331 D+5.8
DeKalb 251,370 79.9% 51,468 16.4% 11,919 314,757 D+63.5
Chatham 62,290 55.5% 45,688 40.7% 4,164 112,142 D+14.8
Cherokee 25,231 22.5% 80,649 72.0% 6,163 112,043 R+49.5
Henry 50,057 50.7% 45,724 46.3% 2,985 98,766 D+4.4
Forsyth 23,462 23.9% 69,851 71.1% 4,908 98,221 R+47.2
Clayton 78,220 84.2% 12,645 13.6% 1,994 92,859 D+70.6
Richmond 48,814 64.6% 24,461 32.4% 2,240 75,515 D+32.2
Hall 16,180 22.9% 51,733 73.2% 2,781 70,694 R+50.3
Muscogee 39,851 57.7% 26,976 39.1% 2,205 69,032 D+18.7
Paulding 18,025 27.8% 44,662 68.8% 2,203 64,890 R+41.0
Columbia 18,887 29.2% 43,085 66.5% 2,771 64,743 R+37.4
Bibb 36,787 58.8% 24,043 38.4% 1,766 62,596 D+20.4
Coweta 16,583 26.9% 42,533 68.9% 2,629 61,745 R+42.0
Fayette 23,284 38.2% 35,048 57.5% 2,581 60,913 R+19.3
Houston 22,553 37.5% 35,430 59.0% 2,096 60,079 R+21.4
Douglas 31,005 53.7% 24,817 43.0% 1,916 57,738 D+10.7
Clarke 29,603 65.8% 12,717 28.3% 2,656 44,976 D+37.5
Carroll 12,464 28.2% 30,029 68.1% 1,628 44,121 R+39.8
Newton 21,943 49.9% 20,913 47.5% 1,131 43,987 D+2.3
Walton 8,292 20.4% 31,125 76.5% 1,281 40,698 R+56.1
Bartow 8,212 20.8% 29,911 75.6% 1,427 39,550 R+54.9
Rockdale 23,255 61.4% 13,478 35.6% 1,136 37,869 D+25.8
Lowndes 15,064 39.8% 21,635 57.2% 1,106 37,805 R+17.4
Floyd 9,159 26.5% 24,114 69.7% 1,335 34,608 R+43.2
Glynn 11,775 34.4% 21,512 62.8% 976 34,263 R+28.4
Dougherty 23,311 68.4% 10,232 30.0% 544 34,087 D+38.4
Whitfield 7,937 25.9% 21,537 70.2% 1,184 30,658 R+44.4
Barrow 6,580 22.6% 21,108 72.6% 1,372 29,060 R+50.0
Jackson 4,491 16.5% 21,784 80.1% 915 27,190 R+63.6
Catoosa 4,771 17.8% 20,876 78.0% 1,110 26,757 R+60.2
Troup 9,713 37.2% 15,750 60.3% 648 26,111 R+23.1
Spalding 9,357 36.4% 15,646 60.9% 701 25,704 R+24.5
Bulloch 9,261 36.6% 15,097 59.6% 958 25,316 R+23.1
Walker 4,215 17.6% 18,950 79.1% 791 23,956 R+61.5
Effingham 4,853 20.7% 17,874 76.2% 731 23,458 R+55.5
Oconee 5,581 27.7% 13,425 66.6% 1,143 20,149 R+38.9
Laurens 6,752 34.6% 12,411 63.5% 367 19,530 R+29.0
Gordon 3,181 16.8% 15,191 80.1% 587 18,959 R+63.3
Camden 5,930 31.4% 12,310 65.1% 661 18,901 R+33.8
Thomas 7,142 38.0% 11,228 59.7% 432 18,802 R+21.7
Harris 4,086 24.8% 11,936 72.3% 480 16,502 R+47.6
Habersham 2,483 15.3% 13,190 81.2% 570 16,243 R+65.9
Liberty 9,556 59.2% 6,134 38.0% 453 16,143 D+21.2
Baldwin 7,970 49.5% 7,697 47.8% 449 16,116 D+1.7
Bryan 4,014 26.5% 10,529 69.4% 630 15,173 R+42.9
Tift 4,347 30.6% 9,584 67.4% 288 14,219 R+36.8
Polk 2,867 20.2% 11,014 77.5% 334 14,215 R+57.3
Lee 3,170 22.4% 10,646 75.3% 327 14,143 R+52.9
Pickens 1,979 14.1% 11,651 83.0% 408 14,038 R+68.9
Coffee 4,094 29.4% 9,588 68.9% 233 13,915 R+39.5
Colquitt 3,463 25.4% 9,898 72.7% 263 13,624 R+47.2
Gilmer 1,965 15.4% 10,477 82.0% 331 12,773 R+66.6
Monroe 3,571 28.1% 8,832 69.6% 284 12,687 R+41.5
Jones 3,961 31.6% 8,305 66.2% 285 12,551 R+34.6
Murray 1,800 14.4% 10,341 83.0% 317 12,458 R+68.6
Lumpkin 2,220 17.9% 9,619 77.4% 586 12,425 R+59.5
Ware 3,440 28.2% 8,513 69.9% 231 12,184 R+41.6
Union 1,963 16.3% 9,852 81.7% 248 12,063 R+65.4
Madison 2,425 20.2% 9,201 76.7% 372 11,998 R+56.5
White 1,674 14.2% 9,761 82.6% 388 11,823 R+68.4
Fannin 1,923 16.3% 9,632 81.5% 257 11,812 R+65.3
Dawson 1,448 12.3% 9,900 84.1% 417 11,765 R+71.8
Haralson 1,475 13.0% 9,585 84.4% 297 11,357 R+71.4
Sumter 5,520 50.3% 5,276 48.1% 178 10,974 D+2.2
Upson 3,475 31.8% 7,292 66.7% 167 10,934 R+34.9
Peach 5,100 47.4% 5,413 50.3% 239 10,752 R+2.9
Wayne 2,041 19.6% 8,153 78.3% 219 10,413 R+58.7
Decatur 4,124 40.1% 6,020 58.5% 142 10,286 R+18.4
Hart 2,585 25.6% 7,286 72.0% 246 10,117 R+46.5
Stephens 1,837 18.7% 7,686 78.3% 292 9,815 R+59.6
Butts 2,566 27.0% 6,717 70.6% 231 9,514 R+43.6
Putnam 2,758 29.1% 6,544 69.0% 186 9,488 R+39.9
Morgan 2,663 28.1% 6,559 69.2% 253 9,475 R+41.1
Burke 4,731 50.6% 4,491 48.0% 129 9,351 D+2.6
McDuffie 3,699 39.9% 5,432 58.6% 137 9,268 R+18.7
Meriwether 3,804 41.3% 5,222 56.7% 191 9,217 R+15.4
Grady 3,013 32.7% 6,053 65.7% 147 9,213 R+33.0
Toombs 2,338 25.6% 6,615 72.4% 185 9,138 R+46.8
Greene 3,199 36.1% 5,490 62.0% 163 8,852 R+25.9
Pike 1,240 14.2% 7,278 83.4% 207 8,725 R+69.2
Franklin 1,243 14.6% 7,054 83.0% 205 8,502 R+68.3
Washington 4,200 49.6% 4,149 49.0% 112 8,461 D+0.6
Worth 2,020 24.4% 6,152 74.2% 123 8,295 R+49.8
Chattooga 1,613 19.5% 6,462 78.3% 177 8,252 R+58.8
Rabun 1,444 18.1% 6,287 78.7% 261 7,992 R+60.6
Elbert 2,539 31.8% 5,292 66.3% 156 7,987 R+34.5
Mitchell 3,493 44.3% 4,279 54.3% 108 7,880 R+10.0
Emanuel 2,435 31.0% 5,335 67.9% 90 7,860 R+36.9
Lamar 2,270 29.8% 5,190 68.2% 152 7,612 R+38.4
Crisp 2,837 37.8% 4,549 60.6% 126 7,512 R+22.8
Pierce 903 12.4% 6,302 86.2% 106 7,311 R+73.8
Appling 1,434 20.5% 5,494 78.4% 84 7,012 R+57.9
Dodge 1,839 26.2% 5,021 71.6% 149 7,009 R+45.4
Banks 684 9.8% 6,134 87.9% 157 6,975 R+78.1
Jefferson 3,821 54.8% 3,063 44.0% 84 6,968 D+10.9
Tattnall 1,681 24.4% 5,096 73.8% 126 6,903 R+49.5
Towns 1,210 17.9% 5,383 79.6% 171 6,764 R+61.7
Oglethorpe 1,831 27.4% 4,625 69.3% 218 6,674 R+41.9
Berrien 1,047 15.9% 5,422 82.3% 121 6,590 R+66.4
Brooks 2,528 39.9% 3,701 58.4% 107 6,336 R+18.5
Brantley 619 9.8% 5,567 88.4% 115 6,301 R+78.5
Dade 965 15.5% 5,051 80.9% 226 6,242 R+65.5
Cook 1,753 28.9% 4,176 68.9% 128 6,057 R+40.0
Jasper 1,544 25.5% 4,360 72.1% 141 6,045 R+46.6
Ben Hill 2,101 35.4% 3,739 63.0% 96 5,936 R+27.6
McIntosh 2,303 39.0% 3,487 59.1% 113 5,903 R+20.1
Screven 2,300 40.2% 3,305 57.8% 110 5,715 R+17.6
Crawford 1,421 27.5% 3,635 70.2% 120 5,176 R+42.8
Jeff Davis 901 17.7% 4,104 80.5% 91 5,096 R+62.9
Bleckley 1,101 22.1% 3,719 74.8% 154 4,974 R+52.6
Early 2,168 45.3% 2,552 53.3% 65 4,785 R+8.0
Wilkes 1,848 41.2% 2,572 57.3% 66 4,486 R+16.1
Macon 2,705 63.1% 1,540 35.9% 42 4,287 D+27.2
Wilkinson 1,894 44.2% 2,333 54.4% 60 4,287 R+10.2
Heard 743 17.6% 3,370 79.8% 110 4,223 R+62.2
Terrell 2,267 54.1% 1,874 44.7% 48 4,189 D+9.4
Long 1,360 33.0% 2,626 63.8% 131 4,117 R+30.8
Lincoln 1,273 31.0% 2,759 67.3% 70 4,102 R+36.2
Twiggs 1,971 48.6% 2,035 50.1% 53 4,059 R+1.6
Bacon 608 15.1% 3,364 83.7% 48 4,020 R+68.6
Charlton 1,004 25.0% 2,951 73.5% 61 4,016 R+48.5
Dooly 1,872 48.5% 1,951 50.6% 36 3,859 R+2.0
Telfair 1,313 34.6% 2,450 64.5% 33 3,796 R+30.0
Candler 1,026 27.3% 2,664 70.8% 73 3,763 R+43.5
Johnson 1,136 30.8% 2,519 68.3% 31 3,686 R+37.5
Irwin 891 24.3% 2,716 74.0% 63 3,670 R+49.7
Evans 1,130 31.3% 2,404 66.5% 79 3,613 R+35.3
Pulaski 1,104 30.6% 2,437 67.6% 64 3,605 R+37.0
Seminole 1,189 33.1% 2,345 65.4% 54 3,588 R+32.2
Hancock 2,701 75.4% 843 23.5% 36 3,580 D+51.9
Montgomery 847 23.7% 2,670 74.7% 59 3,576 R+51.0
Taylor 1,296 38.0% 2,064 60.6% 48 3,408 R+22.5
Turner 1,246 36.7% 2,095 61.7% 57 3,398 R+25.0
Talbot 2,002 61.7% 1,196 36.8% 48 3,246 D+24.8
Marion 1,213 38.0% 1,921 60.2% 56 3,190 R+22.2
Jenkins 1,123 36.7% 1,895 62.0% 38 3,056 R+25.3
Wilcox 852 28.6% 2,096 70.4% 28 2,976 R+41.8
Randolph 1,598 55.1% 1,271 43.8% 30 2,899 D+11.3
Lanier 806 28.1% 1,984 69.1% 81 2,871 R+41.0
Treutlen 862 31.9% 1,809 66.9% 32 2,703 R+35.0
Atkinson 697 26.7% 1,878 72.0% 35 2,610 R+45.2
Miller 623 24.5% 1,891 74.3% 30 2,544 R+49.8
Clinch 686 27.9% 1,727 70.3% 42 2,455 R+42.4
Warren 1,314 56.3% 991 42.5% 29 2,334 D+13.8
Wheeler 646 30.7% 1,421 67.6% 35 2,102 R+36.9
Stewart 1,222 59.4% 805 39.1% 31 2,058 D+20.3
Calhoun 1,179 58.2% 830 41.0% 16 2,025 D+17.2
Schley 401 21.0% 1,472 77.1% 36 1,909 R+56.1
Baker 650 45.1% 775 53.8% 15 1,440 R+8.7
Chattahoochee 594 42.7% 751 54.0% 45 1,390 R+11.3
Glascock 138 9.9% 1,235 88.8% 17 1,390 R+78.9
Clay 697 54.8% 566 44.5% 10 1,273 D+10.3
Echols 156 13.2% 1,007 85.2% 19 1,182 R+72.0
Webster 473 42.4% 630 56.5% 13 1,116 R+14.1
Quitman 461 44.2% 575 55.1% 8 1,044 R+10.9
Taliaferro 545 60.8% 349 38.9% 3 897 D+21.9

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Georgia in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+2.2
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+0.2
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+5.1
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+7.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+5.2
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+16.6
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+11.7
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+1.2
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+0.6
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+20.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+20.4
1980 Jimmy Carter (D) D+14.8
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+33.9
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+50.4
1968 George Wallace (other)
1964 Barry Goldwater (R) R+8.3
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+25.1
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+33.8
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+39.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+42.5
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+63.5
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+70.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.5
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+83.8
1928 Al Smith (D) D+13.2
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+55.8
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+44.6
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+72.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+72.4
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+23.4
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+45.4
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+38.6
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+21.0
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+36.3
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+42.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+32.2
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+30.9
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+44.1
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Horatio Seymour (D) D+28.5