In 1984, Ronald Reagan won Fayette County by 63 percentage points.
In 2020, Donald Trump won the county by just 6.8 percentage points.
Will the county flip from Red to Blue in 2024? It's possible, but if not, it'll be very close.
3rd party votes: 17.9% in 1992, 7% in 1996, 5.2% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 57.1% of the vote in 1968)
Trump received 2,908 more votes than he did in 2016, a 8% increase. Biden received 9,788 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 42%.
Trump's share of the vote decreased by 4.3 percentage points. Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 8 percentage points.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
- 47.2% - Fayette County
- 33.6% - Georgia
- 34.3% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
- 20.7% - Fayette County
- 15.4% - Georgia
- 17.7% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
- 5.9% - Fayette County
- 13.6% - Georgia
- 11.1% - U.S.
Other candidates to flip Blue in 2024:
Douglas County, Colorado. (11/2/2024)
Hamilton County, Indiana. (11/2/2024)
Kent County, Michigan (11/2/2024)
Carver County, Minnesota. (11/2/2024)
Platte County, Missouri. (11/2/2024)
Delaware County, Ohio. (11/2/2024)
Collin County, Texas. (11/2/2024)
Denton County, Texas. (11/2/2024)
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. (11/2/2024)
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