Presidential elections · 2000–2024
DeKalb County, GA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, DeKalb County, Georgia voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+64.8 — 299,630 Democratic to 62,622 Republican of 366,008 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 67.0 points more Democratic than Georgia overall (R+2.2).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in DeKalb County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 299,630 | 62,622 | 3,756 | 81.9% | 17.1% | D+64.8 |
| 2020 | 308,227 | 58,373 | 4,204 | 83.1% | 15.7% | D+67.4 |
| 2016 | 251,370 | 51,468 | 11,919 | 79.9% | 16.4% | D+63.5 |
| 2012 | 238,224 | 64,392 | 3,649 | 77.8% | 21.0% | D+56.8 |
| 2008 | 254,594 | 65,581 | 2,126 | 79.0% | 20.3% | D+58.6 |
| 2004 | 200,787 | 73,570 | 1,782 | 72.7% | 26.6% | D+46.1 |
| 2000 | 154,509 | 58,807 | 6,664 | 70.2% | 26.7% | D+43.5 |
DeKalb County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried DeKalb County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried DeKalb County, Georgia in 2024 by D+64.8, with 366,008 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did DeKalb County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
DeKalb County shifted 2.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+67.4) and 2024 (D+64.8).
Is DeKalb County more Democratic or Republican than Georgia overall?+
In 2024, DeKalb County went D+64.8 while Georgia overall went R+2.2 — 67.0 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.