In contrast to previous elections, in which Democrats made only token efforts in the state, Clinton sent staffers to Georgia and put ads on the air, hoping to improbably flip a state that hasn't voted for a Democrat for president since backing her husband, Bill Clinton, in 1992.
If Georgia is going to continue sliding from red to blue — or at least purple — it is metro Atlanta suburbs like Douglas that, in large part, are going to make it happen.
Source: Wikipedia
Bordering the southwestern edge of Fulton County (Atlanta)
In 2016, the Republican margin of victory shrank by 8.4 percentage points.
3rd party votes: 16.7% in 1992, 6.9% in 1996, 3.3% in 2016
57.4% for George Wallace in 1968
% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
- 26.7% - Douglas County
- 29.9% - Georgia
- 30.9% - U.S.
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