DeKalb, Georgia — Presidential Election Results
DeKalb, Georgia has voted Democratic in 6 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024).
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Al Gore | Democratic | 154,509 | 70.2% | 43.5 pts (95,702 votes) | 219,980 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 200,787 | 72.7% | 46.1 pts (127,217 votes) | 276,139 | +1.5 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 254,594 | 79.0% | 58.6 pts (189,013 votes) | 322,301 | +12.7 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 238,224 | 77.8% | 56.8 pts (173,832 votes) | 306,265 | -1.6 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 251,370 | 79.9% | 63.5 pts (199,902 votes) | 314,757 | +8.6 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 299,630 | 81.9% | 64.8 pts (237,008 votes) | 366,008 | -0.6 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in DeKalb shifted 20.6 points toward the Democratic candidate, based on recorded county returns. This reflects the vote totals in this dataset only; no claim is made here about the causes of that shift.
Margin Over Time
Democratic candidate's margin (percentage points, two-party vote share). Positive values favor the Democratic candidate; negative values favor the Republican candidate.