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Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC·Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC delivered R+8 in 2024.

Georgia's oldest chartered city anchors a cross-state metro on the Savannah River

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+8
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
624,181
2024 ACS

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
624,1812024 5-year
Median household income
$70,9292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
53.3%2024 5-year
Black
35.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+89 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
7 counties · 1 D · 6 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
R
−8.2%
134,520158,961296,353
R
−5.1%
136,400151,315291,873
R
−10.3%
107,350133,095250,561
R
−8.4%
110,335130,747244,022
R
−7.5%
109,851127,822239,456
R
−18.7%
83,003121,388205,742
R
−18.2%
68,31699,222169,950
R
−11.1%
65,20382,375155,359
R
−9.2%
61,87476,448158,182
R
−30.4%
44,18283,082127,886
R
−28.1%
44,30279,037123,735
D
+1.6%
53,24951,502107,229
D
+11.7%
54,48043,04197,798
R
−50.4%
19,63060,21280,467
R
−12.4%
23,37733,72983,475
R
−32.0%
26,10450,64676,753
R
−12.4%
21,48827,55949,047
R
−9.2%
15,52518,95037,297
R
−1.4%
17,50818,01635,524
O
+7.9%
3,8511,89824,760
D
+74.0%
12,6311,79214,645
D
+85.7%
12,77396913,776
D
+89.0%
14,80682215,717
D
+86.3%
11,78979912,742
R
−2.5%
6,3106,63812,951
D
+53.2%
6,3481,5938,933
D
+81.3%
7,0357267,761
D
+83.2%
7,4103698,467
D
+83.6%
5,3002106,091
D
+68.6%
5,7915547,637
D
+73.6%
5,6922727,368
D
+74.6%
5,6207776,490
D
+47.1%
9,0503,11912,589
D
+44.0%
15,1574,28724,696
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.8%
English
9.4%
German
7.5%
Irish
6.8%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
1.6%
French
0.8%
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.9%
4.9%
65–74
5.7%
6.0%
55–64
6.7%
5.6%
45–54
6.0%
6.3%
35–44
6.7%
6.7%
25–34
7.0%
4.8%
18–24
4.1%
8.7%
5–17
8.2%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,929
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$70,929
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.3%
Other Christian
11.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.7%
Methodist
5.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Non-Christian
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Augusta-Richmond County leans Democratic in its urban core while surrounding exurban and South Carolina portions tilt reliably Republican, producing a metro-wide competitive dynamic that closely tracks statewide margins in presidential cycles.

The Democratic margin in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC has rarely exceeded eighty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 53% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $70,929 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/12260/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia voted Republican by 8.2 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 296,353 votes cast, 134,520 went Democratic and 158,961 went Republican.
What is Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia?
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia has a population of 624,181 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia?
Median household income in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia is $70,929 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.