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1876–2024
Albany, GA·Georgia

Albany, GA has voted Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember.

Southwest Georgia's majority-Black metro anchors a rural-urban political divide

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
146,018
2024 ACS

Albany, GA, Georgia: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
146,0182024 5-year
Median household income
$59,4612024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
40.1%2024 5-year
Black
52.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 2 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+2.6%
33,34131,62565,245
D
+4.0%
33,90631,29565,726
D
+3.1%
30,76828,90461,072
D
+7.8%
34,52229,46664,464
D
+6.4%
34,27830,14264,719
R
−4.9%
26,15728,87655,298
R
−2.2%
22,38423,41646,122
D
+5.7%
21,41418,99042,865
D
+5.6%
21,56719,00346,150
R
−15.3%
16,26822,58041,314
R
−16.8%
17,47124,54642,017
D
+4.1%
19,67718,12238,391
D
+17.9%
18,32612,77131,097
R
−57.3%
5,24319,31824,561
O
−2.2%
6,4987,14829,017
R
−46.4%
6,92318,89525,818
D
+24.0%
8,3885,13713,525
D
+35.5%
8,0363,82311,859
D
+39.5%
8,1863,55311,739
D
+53.0%
4,4998746,844
D
+82.0%
6,3816327,013
D
+84.3%
4,5673874,960
D
+89.1%
5,5413165,864
D
+94.0%
5,5331635,712
D
+57.2%
3,1188503,968
D
+75.3%
2,5222752,986
D
+67.6%
1,9983862,384
D
+88.1%
2,5191112,732
D
+88.1%
2,049712,246
D
+37.1%
1,9057893,011
D
+52.2%
1,9194572,803
D
+38.6%
1,9078212,812
D
+24.4%
2,0261,1973,396
D
+29.1%
3,2211,6925,263
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.1%
English
6.9%
Irish
4.5%
German
4.3%
Italian
1.1%
Scottish
1.0%
French
0.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.8%
4.7%
65–74
5.7%
5.7%
55–64
6.8%
5.7%
45–54
6.1%
5.6%
35–44
6.8%
5.9%
25–34
6.8%
4.6%
18–24
4.8%
9.2%
5–17
8.7%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,461
Albany, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Albany, GA$59,461
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.2%
Working age (18–64)18.2%
Seniors (65+)15.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
23.7%
Other Christian
10.5%
Methodist
6.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Non-Christian
1.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Albany's Dougherty County votes heavily Democratic in a region where surrounding rural counties trend strongly Republican, creating one of Georgia's sharpest intra-metro partisan contrasts within a 50-mile radius.

The Republican margin in Albany, GA reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was three points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,461, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 146,018 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Albany, GA, Georgia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/10500/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Albany, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albany, GA, Georgia voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 65,245 votes cast, 33,341 went Democratic and 31,625 went Republican.
What is Albany, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Albany, GA, Georgia as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 6 times, and other 1 times.
When did Albany, GA, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Albany, GA, Georgia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Albany, GA, Georgia?
Albany, GA, Georgia has a population of 146,018 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albany, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Albany, GA, Georgia is $59,461 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Albany, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Albany, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.