Tight Georgia Race Comes Down to Metro Atlanta
2016
+5.1 Trump
2020
+0.2 Biden
Current statewide margin
Joseph R. Biden Jr. held a narrow lead in Georgia on Sunday after seeing big gains in support in Atlanta and its suburbs. Georgia’s secretary of state said the margin was so close that officials would conduct a recount.
A closer look at Atlanta and its suburbs shows Mr. Biden’s core of support in the state located there, with the outer rings trending largely toward President Trump.
Precinct results in the Atlanta area
Circles show size of
lead for Trump or Biden
in each precinct
Alpharetta
Marietta
Atlanta
Georgia
Circles show size of lead for Trump or Biden in each precinct
Alpharetta
Marietta
Atlanta
Georgia
Circles show size of lead for
Trump or Biden in each precinct
Alpharetta
Marietta
Atlanta
Georgia
Several Atlanta suburbs and Columbia County, near Augusta, swung more than 10 points to the left for Mr. Biden compared with the 2016 vote.
Margin of victory in Georgia counties since 2008
Each line shows margins in one county over time
Republicans have traditionally depended on big margins among white voters to overwhelm the large share of Democratic Black voters across the state. But Mr. Biden made gains in counties that are predominantly white and in those where most white residents have no college degrees.
Shift in county margins from 2016
Share of population
that is Black
More Black
Less Black
Share of population
that is white
More white
Less white
Share of white population
with no college degree
Fewer college educated
More college educated
Mr. Biden maintained the Democrats’ long-standing support among Black communities in the state, while those areas that are less Black were more divided between the candidates.