It’s difficult to overstate how rapidly the politics of Cobb County, Georgia, have evolved. The results from the last few elections tell the story.
In 2012, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney won Cobb County by 12 percentage points and won Georgia by eight points. In 2016, the county swung Democratic as Hillary Clinton won Cobb by two points, even as she lost the state overall by five points. This past November, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams won Cobb by a solid nine points — and only narrowly lost the state.
Owens says his party has made huge strides in Cobb with loosely affiliated Republicans who are unhappy with the direction and tone of the GOP under Donald Trump. But in this suburban county, and others like it across the country, it’s hard to ignore the impact of transplants from outside of the area — and, especially, from outside of the state.
Loren Martin grew up in the area and moved to South Carolina before coming back. She now owns the West Cobb Diner with her husband and marvels at the differences. One force that may be contributing to that influx of young, college-educated voters is Kennesaw State University, which has expanded dramatically in the last few decades. Since 2000 the school’s enrollment has more than doubled to more than 32,000 students.
When you add all the suburban impacts together the entire state of Georgia starts to looks a little different.
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