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United States presidential elections in Georgia

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United States presidential elections in Georgia

Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Georgia, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1788, Georgia has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the election of 1864, when it had seceded in the American Civil War. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.

Infobox

Number of elections
58
Voted Democratic
32
Voted Republican
11
Voted Whig
3
Voted Democratic-Republican
8
Voted other
3[a]
Voted for winning candidate
37
Voted for losing candidate
21

Tables

· Elections from 1864 to present
2024
2024
Year
2024
Winner (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
2,663,117
Percent
50.73
Runner-up (nationally)
Kamala Harris
Votes
2,548,017
Percent
48.53
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
16
2020
2020
Year
2020
Winner (nationally)
Joe Biden
Votes
2,473,633
Percent
49.47
Runner-up (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
2,461,854
Percent
49.24
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
16
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winner (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
2,089,104
Percent
50.44
Runner-up (nationally)
Hillary Clinton
Votes
1,877,963
Percent
45.35
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
16
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winner (nationally)
Barack Obama
Votes
1,773,827
Percent
45.48
Runner-up (nationally)
Mitt Romney
Votes
2,078,688
Percent
53.30
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
16
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winner (nationally)
Barack Obama
Votes
1,844,123
Percent
46.99
Runner-up (nationally)
John McCain
Votes
2,048,759
Percent
52.20
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
15
2004
2004
Year
2004
Winner (nationally)
George W. Bush
Votes
1,914,254
Percent
57.97
Runner-up (nationally)
John Kerry
Votes
1,366,149
Percent
41.37
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
15
2000
2000
Year
2000
Winner (nationally)
George W. Bush
Votes
1,419,720
Percent
54.67
Runner-up (nationally)
Al Gore
Votes
1,116,230
Percent
42.98
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
13
1996
1996
Year
1996
Winner (nationally)
Bill Clinton
Votes
1,053,849
Percent
45.84
Runner-up (nationally)
Bob Dole
Votes
1,080,843
Percent
47.01
Other nationalcandidates
Ross Perot
Votes
146,337
Percent
6.37
Electoralvotes
13
1992
1992
Year
1992
Winner (nationally)
Bill Clinton
Votes
1,008,966
Percent
43.47
Runner-up (nationally)
George H. W. Bush
Votes
995,252
Percent
42.88
Other nationalcandidates
Ross Perot
Votes
309,657
Percent
13.34
Electoralvotes
13
1988
1988
Year
1988
Winner (nationally)
George H. W. Bush
Votes
1,081,331
Percent
59.75
Runner-up (nationally)
Michael Dukakis
Votes
714,792
Percent
39.50
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1984
1984
Year
1984
Winner (nationally)
Ronald Reagan
Votes
1,068,722
Percent
60.17
Runner-up (nationally)
Walter Mondale
Votes
706,628
Percent
39.79
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1980
1980
Year
1980
Winner (nationally)
Ronald Reagan
Votes
654,168
Percent
40.95
Runner-up (nationally)
Jimmy Carter
Votes
890,733
Percent
55.76
Other nationalcandidates
John B. Anderson
Votes
36,055
Percent
2.26
Electoralvotes
12
1976
1976
Year
1976
Winner (nationally)
Jimmy Carter
Votes
979,409
Percent
66.74
Runner-up (nationally)
Gerald Ford
Votes
483,743
Percent
32.96
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1972
1972
Year
1972
Winner (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
881,496
Percent
75.04
Runner-up (nationally)
George McGovern
Votes
289,529
Percent
24.65
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1968
1968
Year
1968
Winner (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
380,111
Percent
30.40
Runner-up (nationally)
Hubert Humphrey
Votes
334,440
Percent
26.75
Other nationalcandidates
George Wallace
Votes
535,550
Percent
42.83
Electoralvotes
12
1964
1964
Year
1964
Winner (nationally)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Votes
522,557
Percent
45.87
Runner-up (nationally)
Barry Goldwater
Votes
616,584
Percent
54.12
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1960
1960
Year
1960
Winner (nationally)
John F. Kennedy
Votes
458,638
Percent
62.54
Runner-up (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
274,472
Percent
37.43
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1956
1956
Year
1956
Winner (nationally)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes
216,652
Percent
32.65
Runner-up (nationally)
Adlai Stevenson II
Votes
441,094
Percent
66.48
Other nationalcandidates
T. Coleman Andrews/Unpledged Electors
Votes
—
Electoralvotes
12
1952
1952
Year
1952
Winner (nationally)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes
198,979
Percent
30.34
Runner-up (nationally)
Adlai Stevenson II
Votes
456,823
Percent
69.66
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1948
1948
Year
1948
Winner (nationally)
Harry S. Truman
Votes
254,646
Percent
60.81
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas E. Dewey
Votes
76,691
Percent
18.31
Other nationalcandidates
Strom Thurmond
Votes
85,055
Percent
20.31
Electoralvotes
12
1944
1944
Year
1944
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
268,187
Percent
81.74
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas E. Dewey
Votes
59,880
Percent
18.25
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1940
1940
Year
1940
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
265,194
Percent
84.85
Runner-up (nationally)
Wendell Willkie
Votes
46,360
Percent
14.83
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1936
1936
Year
1936
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
255,364
Percent
87.10
Runner-up (nationally)
Alf Landon
Votes
36,942
Percent
12.60
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1932
1932
Year
1932
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
234,118
Percent
91.60
Runner-up (nationally)
Herbert Hoover
Votes
19,863
Percent
7.77
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1928
1928
Year
1928
Winner (nationally)
Herbert Hoover
Votes
99,369
Percent
43.36
Runner-up (nationally)
Al Smith
Votes
129,602
Percent
56.56
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
14
1924
1924
Year
1924
Winner (nationally)
Calvin Coolidge
Votes
30,300
Percent
18.19
Runner-up (nationally)
John W. Davis
Votes
123,200
Percent
73.96
Other nationalcandidates
Robert M. La Follette
Votes
12,691
Percent
7.62
Electoralvotes
14
1920
1920
Year
1920
Winner (nationally)
Warren G. Harding
Votes
41,089
Percent
27.72
Runner-up (nationally)
James M. Cox
Votes
107,162
Percent
72.28
Other nationalcandidates
Parley P. Christensen
Votes
—
Percent
—
Electoralvotes
14
1916
1916
Year
1916
Winner (nationally)
Woodrow Wilson
Votes
127,754
Percent
79.51
Runner-up (nationally)
Charles E. Hughes
Votes
11,294
Percent
7.03
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
14
1912
1912
Year
1912
Winner (nationally)
Woodrow Wilson
Votes
93,087
Percent
76.63
Runner-up (nationally)
Theodore Roosevelt
Votes
21,985
Percent
18.10
Other nationalcandidates
William H. Taft
Votes
5,191
Percent
4.27
Electoralvotes
14
1908
1908
Year
1908
Winner (nationally)
William H. Taft
Votes
41,355
Percent
31.21
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
72,350
Percent
54.60
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
13
1904
1904
Year
1904
Winner (nationally)
Theodore Roosevelt
Votes
24,004
Percent
18.33
Runner-up (nationally)
Alton B. Parker
Votes
83,466
Percent
63.72
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
13
1900
1900
Year
1900
Winner (nationally)
William McKinley
Votes
34,260
Percent
28.22
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
81,180
Percent
66.86
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
13
1896
1896
Year
1896
Winner (nationally)
William McKinley
Votes
59,395
Percent
36.56
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
93,885
Percent
57.78
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
13
1892
1892
Year
1892
Winner (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
129,446
Percent
58.01
Runner-up (nationally)
Benjamin Harrison
Votes
48,408
Percent
21.70
Other nationalcandidates
James B. Weaver
Votes
41,939
Percent
18.8
Electoralvotes
13
1888
1888
Year
1888
Winner (nationally)
Benjamin Harrison
Votes
40,499
Percent
28.33
Runner-up (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
100,493
Percent
70.31
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1884
1884
Year
1884
Winner (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
94,667
Percent
65.92
Runner-up (nationally)
James G. Blaine
Votes
48,603
Percent
33.84
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
12
1880
1880
Year
1880
Winner (nationally)
James A. Garfield
Votes
54,470
Percent
34.59
Runner-up (nationally)
Winfield S. Hancock
Votes
102,981
Percent
65.41
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
11
1876
1876
Year
1876
Winner (nationally)
Rutherford B. Hayes
Votes
50,533
Percent
27.97
Runner-up (nationally)
Samuel J. Tilden
Votes
130,157
Percent
72.03
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
11
1872
1872
Year
1872
Winner (nationally)
Ulysses S. Grant
Votes
62,550
Percent
45.03
Runner-up (nationally)
Horace Greeley
Votes
76,356
Percent
54.97
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
11
1868
1868
Year
1868
Winner (nationally)
Ulysses S. Grant
Votes
57,109
Percent
35.7
Runner-up (nationally)
Horatio Seymour
Votes
102,707
Percent
64.3
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
9
1864
1864
Year
1864
Winner (nationally)
Abraham Lincoln
Runner-up (nationally)
George B. McClellan
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
n/a
Notes
No vote due to secession.
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Other nationalcandidates
Votes
Percent
Electoralvotes
Notes
2024
Donald Trump
2,663,117
50.73
Kamala Harris
2,548,017
48.53
—
16
2020
Joe Biden
2,473,633
49.47
Donald Trump
2,461,854
49.24
—
16
2016
Donald Trump
2,089,104
50.44
Hillary Clinton
1,877,963
45.35
—
16
2012
Barack Obama
1,773,827
45.48
Mitt Romney
2,078,688
53.30
—
16
2008
Barack Obama
1,844,123
46.99
John McCain
2,048,759
52.20
—
15
2004
George W. Bush
1,914,254
57.97
John Kerry
1,366,149
41.37
—
15
2000
George W. Bush
1,419,720
54.67
Al Gore
1,116,230
42.98
—
13
1996
Bill Clinton
1,053,849
45.84
Bob Dole
1,080,843
47.01
Ross Perot
146,337
6.37
13
1992
Bill Clinton
1,008,966
43.47
George H. W. Bush
995,252
42.88
Ross Perot
309,657
13.34
13
1988
George H. W. Bush
1,081,331
59.75
Michael Dukakis
714,792
39.50
—
12
1984
Ronald Reagan
1,068,722
60.17
Walter Mondale
706,628
39.79
—
12
1980
Ronald Reagan
654,168
40.95
Jimmy Carter
890,733
55.76
John B. Anderson
36,055
2.26
12
1976
Jimmy Carter
979,409
66.74
Gerald Ford
483,743
32.96
—
12
1972
Richard Nixon
881,496
75.04
George McGovern
289,529
24.65
—
12
1968
Richard Nixon
380,111
30.40
Hubert Humphrey
334,440
26.75
George Wallace
535,550
42.83
12
1964
Lyndon B. Johnson
522,557
45.87
Barry Goldwater
616,584
54.12
—
12
1960
John F. Kennedy
458,638
62.54
Richard Nixon
274,472
37.43
—
12
1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower
216,652
32.65
Adlai Stevenson II
441,094
66.48
T. Coleman Andrews/Unpledged Electors
—
12
1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower
198,979
30.34
Adlai Stevenson II
456,823
69.66
—
12
1948
Harry S. Truman
254,646
60.81
Thomas E. Dewey
76,691
18.31
Strom Thurmond
85,055
20.31
12
1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt
268,187
81.74
Thomas E. Dewey
59,880
18.25
—
12
1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt
265,194
84.85
Wendell Willkie
46,360
14.83
—
12
1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt
255,364
87.10
Alf Landon
36,942
12.60
—
12
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt
234,118
91.60
Herbert Hoover
19,863
7.77
—
12
1928
Herbert Hoover
99,369
43.36
Al Smith
129,602
56.56
—
14
1924
Calvin Coolidge
30,300
18.19
John W. Davis
123,200
73.96
Robert M. La Follette
12,691
7.62
14
1920
Warren G. Harding
41,089
27.72
James M. Cox
107,162
72.28
Parley P. Christensen
—
—
14
1916
Woodrow Wilson
127,754
79.51
Charles E. Hughes
11,294
7.03
—
14
1912
Woodrow Wilson
93,087
76.63
Theodore Roosevelt
21,985
18.10
William H. Taft
5,191
4.27
14
1908
William H. Taft
41,355
31.21
William Jennings Bryan
72,350
54.60
—
13
1904
Theodore Roosevelt
24,004
18.33
Alton B. Parker
83,466
63.72
—
13
1900
William McKinley
34,260
28.22
William Jennings Bryan
81,180
66.86
—
13
1896
William McKinley
59,395
36.56
William Jennings Bryan
93,885
57.78
—
13
1892
Grover Cleveland
129,446
58.01
Benjamin Harrison
48,408
21.70
James B. Weaver
41,939
18.8
13
1888
Benjamin Harrison
40,499
28.33
Grover Cleveland
100,493
70.31
—
12
1884
Grover Cleveland
94,667
65.92
James G. Blaine
48,603
33.84
—
12
1880
James A. Garfield
54,470
34.59
Winfield S. Hancock
102,981
65.41
—
11
1876
Rutherford B. Hayes
50,533
27.97
Samuel J. Tilden
130,157
72.03
—
11
1872
Ulysses S. Grant
62,550
45.03
Horace Greeley
76,356
54.97
—
11
1868
Ulysses S. Grant
57,109
35.7
Horatio Seymour
102,707
64.3
—
9
1864
Abraham Lincoln
George B. McClellan
—
n/a
No vote due to secession.
· Election of 1860
1860
1860
Year
1860
Winner (nationally)
Abraham Lincoln
Votes
no ballots
Runner-up (nationally)
Stephen A. Douglas
Votes
11,581
Percent
10.9
Runner-up (nationally)
John C. Breckinridge
Votes
52,176
Percent
48.9
Runner-up (nationally)
John Bell
Votes
42,960
Percent
40.3
Electoralvotes
10
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Electoralvotes
1860
Abraham Lincoln
no ballots
Stephen A. Douglas
11,581
10.9
John C. Breckinridge
52,176
48.9
John Bell
42,960
40.3
10
· Elections from 1828 to 1856
1856
1856
Year
1856
Winner (nationally)
James Buchanan
Votes
56,581
Percent
57.14
Runner-up (nationally)
John C. Frémont
Votes
no ballots
Other nationalcandidates
Millard Fillmore
Votes
42,439
Percent
42.86
Electoralvotes
10
1852
1852
Year
1852
Winner (nationally)
Franklin Pierce
Votes
40,516
Percent
64.7
Runner-up (nationally)
Winfield Scott
Votes
16,660
Percent
26.6
Other nationalcandidates
John P. Hale
Votes
no ballots
Electoralvotes
10
1848
1848
Year
1848
Winner (nationally)
Zachary Taylor
Votes
47,532
Percent
51.49
Runner-up (nationally)
Lewis Cass
Votes
44,785
Percent
48.51
Other nationalcandidates
Martin Van Buren
Votes
no ballots
Electoralvotes
10
1844
1844
Year
1844
Winner (nationally)
James K. Polk
Votes
44,147
Percent
51.19
Runner-up (nationally)
Henry Clay
Votes
42,100
Percent
48.81
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
10
1840
1840
Year
1840
Winner (nationally)
William Henry Harrison
Votes
40,339
Percent
55.78
Runner-up (nationally)
Martin Van Buren
Votes
31,983
Percent
44.22
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
11
1836
1836
Year
1836
Winner (nationally)
Martin Van Buren
Votes
22,778
Percent
48.2
Runner-up (nationally)
Hugh Lawson White
Votes
24,481
Percent
51.8
Other nationalcandidates
various
Electoralvotes
11
1832
1832
Year
1832
Winner (nationally)
Andrew Jackson
Votes
20,750
Percent
100
Runner-up (nationally)
Henry Clay
Votes
no ballots
Other nationalcandidates
William Wirt
Votes
no ballots
Electoralvotes
11
1828
1828
Year
1828
Winner (nationally)
Andrew Jackson
Votes
19,362
Percent
96.79
Runner-up (nationally)
John Quincy Adams
Votes
642
Percent
3.21
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
9
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Other nationalcandidates
Votes
Percent
Electoralvotes
Notes
1856
James Buchanan
56,581
57.14
John C. Frémont
no ballots
Millard Fillmore
42,439
42.86
10
1852
Franklin Pierce
40,516
64.7
Winfield Scott
16,660
26.6
John P. Hale
no ballots
10
1848
Zachary Taylor
47,532
51.49
Lewis Cass
44,785
48.51
Martin Van Buren
no ballots
10
1844
James K. Polk
44,147
51.19
Henry Clay
42,100
48.81
—
10
1840
William Henry Harrison
40,339
55.78
Martin Van Buren
31,983
44.22
—
11
1836
Martin Van Buren
22,778
48.2
Hugh Lawson White
24,481
51.8
various
11
1832
Andrew Jackson
20,750
100
Henry Clay
no ballots
William Wirt
no ballots
11
1828
Andrew Jackson
19,362
96.79
John Quincy Adams
642
3.21
—
9
· Election of 1824
1824
1824
Year
1824
Winner (nationally)
Andrew Jackson
Votes
no popular vote
Runner-up (nationally)
John Quincy Adams
Votes
no popular vote
Runner-up (nationally)
Henry Clay
Votes
no popular vote
Runner-up (nationally)
William H. Crawford
Votes
no popular vote
Electoralvotes
9
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Electoralvotes
1824
Andrew Jackson
no popular vote
John Quincy Adams
no popular vote
Henry Clay
no popular vote
William H. Crawford
no popular vote
9
· Elections from 1788-89 to 1820
1820
1820
Year
1820
Winner (nationally)
James Monroe
Runner-up (nationally)
-
Electoralvotes
8
Notes
Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816
1816
Year
1816
Winner (nationally)
James Monroe
Runner-up (nationally)
Rufus King
Electoralvotes
8
1812
1812
Year
1812
Winner (nationally)
James Madison
Runner-up (nationally)
DeWitt Clinton
Electoralvotes
8
1808
1808
Year
1808
Winner (nationally)
James Madison
Runner-up (nationally)
Charles C. Pinckney
Electoralvotes
6
1804
1804
Year
1804
Winner (nationally)
Thomas Jefferson
Runner-up (nationally)
Charles C. Pinckney
Electoralvotes
6
1800
1800
Year
1800
Winner (nationally)
Thomas Jefferson
Runner-up (nationally)
John Adams
Electoralvotes
4
1796
1796
Year
1796
Winner (nationally)
John Adams
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas Jefferson
Electoralvotes
4
1792
1792
Year
1792
Winner (nationally)
George Washington
Runner-up (nationally)
-
Electoralvotes
4
Notes
Washington effectively ran unopposed.
1788-89
1788-89
Year
1788-89
Winner (nationally)
George Washington
Runner-up (nationally)
-
Electoralvotes
5
Notes
Washington effectively ran unopposed.
Year
Winner (nationally)
Runner-up (nationally)
Electoralvotes
Notes
1820
James Monroe
-
8
Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816
James Monroe
Rufus King
8
1812
James Madison
DeWitt Clinton
8
1808
James Madison
Charles C. Pinckney
6
1804
Thomas Jefferson
Charles C. Pinckney
6
1800
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
4
1796
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
4
1792
George Washington
-
4
Washington effectively ran unopposed.
1788-89
George Washington
-
5
Washington effectively ran unopposed.

References

  1. George Washington, 1788-89, 1792; George Wallace, 1968
  2. For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won
  3. Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote
  4. Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina
  5. Three other candidates ran and received electoral votes nationally as part of the unsuccessful Whig strategy to defeat M
  6. results.enr.clarityelections.com
    https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/105369/web.264614/#/detail/5000
  7. 2016 official Federal Election Commission report.
    https://transition.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2016/federalelections2016.pdf
  8. 2012 official Federal Election Commission report.
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2012/federalelections2012.pdf
  9. 2008 official Federal Election Commission report.
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/federalelections2008.pdf
  10. "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives"
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/federalelections2004.pdf
  11. "2000 Presidential Election Statistics"
    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=2000&f=1&off=0&elect=0
  12. "1996 Presidential Election Statistics"
    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1996&f=1&off=0&elect=0
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