Bainbridge, GA, Georgia: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 29,1952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,3172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 42.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Bainbridge, GA, GAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,372 | 7,140 | 11,549 | ||
| R | 4,780 | 6,758 | 11,627 | ||
| R | 4,124 | 6,020 | 10,317 | ||
| R | 4,591 | 5,824 | 10,500 | ||
| R | 4,424 | 5,890 | 10,374 | ||
| R | 3,577 | 5,348 | 8,956 | ||
| R | 3,398 | 4,187 | 7,648 | ||
| D | 3,245 | 3,035 | 6,797 | ||
| D | 3,198 | 3,142 | 7,419 | ||
| R | 2,348 | 3,866 | 6,241 | ||
| R | 2,656 | 4,134 | 6,790 | ||
| D | 3,242 | 2,919 | 6,243 | ||
| D | 3,736 | 2,500 | 6,236 | ||
| R | 1,196 | 4,292 | 5,488 | ||
| O | 1,729 | 749 | 7,054 | ||
| R | 2,011 | 5,060 | 7,072 | ||
| D | 2,780 | 918 | 3,698 | ||
| D | 3,699 | 1,062 | 4,761 | ||
| D | 2,581 | 1,001 | 3,582 | ||
| D | 1,209 | 296 | 2,272 | ||
| D | 1,606 | 294 | 1,900 | ||
| D | 1,781 | 217 | 2,000 | ||
| D | 1,965 | 79 | 2,053 | ||
| D | 1,169 | 65 | 1,257 | ||
| R | 734 | 1,156 | 1,890 | ||
| D | 637 | 151 | 922 | ||
| D | 982 | 300 | 1,282 | ||
| D | 1,147 | 35 | 1,298 | ||
| D | 1,150 | 52 | 1,617 | ||
| D | 782 | 537 | 1,455 | ||
| D | 985 | 182 | 1,306 | ||
| D | 1,007 | 260 | 1,375 | ||
| D | 972 | 700 | 1,749 | ||
| D | 1,349 | 561 | 2,374 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.6%
American
8.8%
Irish
6.0%
German
2.7%
Italian
0.9%
Scottish
0.9%
French
0.6%
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: 38.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$53,317
Bainbridge, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bainbridge, GA$53,317
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.8%
Working age (18–64)18.4%
Seniors (65+)15.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bainbridge anchors Decatur County in southwest Georgia's farming belt, where a majority-Black population and persistent rural poverty have historically produced split results across state and federal races.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Bainbridge, GA, by a ten points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
The political shift has tracked, in Bainbridge, GA, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $53,317, and a 22% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bainbridge, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bainbridge, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,549 votes cast, 4,372 went Democratic and 7,140 went Republican.
What is Bainbridge, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bainbridge, GA, Georgia as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bainbridge, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bainbridge, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bainbridge, GA, Georgia?
Bainbridge, GA, Georgia has a population of 29,195 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bainbridge, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Bainbridge, GA, Georgia is $53,317 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Bainbridge, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bainbridge, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.