Georgia

Georgia, one of the original 13 colonies, entered the Union in January 1788. The state has participated in every presidential election except 1864 (due to secession). From 1868 thru 1960, the state was as “blue” as can be – voting Democratic in every election. Like many other southern states, its residents were conservative Democrats that went “red” in 1964 in response to unhappiness over the Civil Rights Act, which was effectively exploited by the Republicans in a tactic called the “southern strategy.” In 1968, Georgia voted for Independent George Wallace in an election that marked the last time a third-party candidate received any electoral votes.

Georgia was reliably Republican from 1972 through 2016, except when a southern Democrat was on the ticket. However, the state has become increasingly competitive and in 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won by 0.2% over Donald Trump. It was the narrowest margin of victory in the country that year.

ELECTORAL VOTES

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Recent Presidential Elections

2020
49.5% 49.3%
2016
45.6% 50.8%
2012
45.5% 53.3%
2008
47.0% 52.2%
2004
41.4% 58.0%
2000
43.0% 54.7%
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Presidential Voting History

State voted with the overall winning candidate

1976
D
1980
D
1984
R
1988
R
1992
D
1996
R
2000
R
2004
R
2008
R
2012
R
2016
R
2020
D

Electoral College Votes

Federalist
Democratic-Republican
Democratic
Whig
Republican
American Independent

Colored bars represent electoral votes by party. Tap or hover to see names.

Gray indicates available electoral votes that were either not cast or cast for a candidate not on the ballot.

An empty column indicates the state did not participate in that election.

U.S. Senate Voting History

Class 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
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2
D
D
R
R
R
D
3
D
R
R
R
R
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D

Data: MIT Election Data and Science Lab / Harvard Dataverse through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.

There are three classes of Senators; one is up for election every second year. Each state has one Senator in two of the three classes.

U.S. House Voting History

District 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
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D
D
R
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R
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2
D
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D
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D
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D
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D
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D
D
D
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D
D
D
D
D
3
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
D
D
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R
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R
R
R
R
R
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4
R
D
D
R
R
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
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5
D
D
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D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
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D
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D
D
D
D
6
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
D
D
R
7
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
D
D
8
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R
D
D
R
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R
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R
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R
9
D
D
D
D
D
R
R
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R
R
R
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R
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R
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10
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
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R
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R
R
R
11
D
D
R
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R
R
R
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R
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12
R
D
D
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D
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R
R
R
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13
D
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D
D
D
D
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R
R
R
R
R
R

Data: The Princeton Gerrymandering Project through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.

Vertical lines before 1992, 2002, 2012, and 2022 show Census-related redistricting breakpoints. Geographic borders associated with district numbers may have changed.

The state had an additional redistricting before 1996, 2006, and 2008. Same caution about borders applies.

Governor Voting History

1978
D
1982
D
1986
D
1990
D
1994
D
1998
D
2002
R
2006
R
2010
R
2014
R
2018
R
2022
R

Data: Wikipedia through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.