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1876–2024
Columbus, GA-AL·Georgia

Columbus, GA-AL votes the way the country votes.

Fort Moore anchors an economy that votes across two states

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
325,615
2024 ACS

Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
325,6152024 5-year
Median household income
$60,4502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
44.6%2024 5-year
Black
42.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
7 counties · 4 D · 3 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
+6.1%
70,83262,637134,284
D
+9.0%
71,48859,580132,581
D
+5.0%
58,54752,795114,996
D
+10.0%
62,94751,400115,356
D
+9.0%
64,31253,588118,519
R
−2.7%
49,74052,540102,849
D
+6.6%
44,01238,52783,376
D
+13.0%
40,13830,46774,541
D
+10.4%
41,85933,27082,774
R
−7.2%
30,85635,69766,927
R
−2.5%
34,72236,49671,406
D
+23.5%
38,92723,69564,863
D
+32.1%
40,11620,55161,032
R
−51.7%
12,72540,30553,395
O
−1.8%
12,76413,72454,751
R
−33.5%
14,94230,74947,235
D
+9.9%
15,64712,81228,507
D
+16.1%
14,67410,57625,404
D
+29.8%
18,4199,96628,388
D
+33.0%
7,8662,85915,173
D
+73.6%
11,5301,75013,284
D
+82.6%
10,8061,01911,845
D
+86.1%
10,19374710,968
D
+90.8%
8,2993828,721
D
+38.3%
5,2692,3457,632
D
+80.6%
4,3773544,990
D
+78.5%
3,4873983,933
D
+87.0%
4,6062235,036
D
+87.9%
5,2231025,828
D
+47.5%
3,8221,2285,461
D
+67.9%
4,0366075,048
D
+53.3%
4,5671,3396,054
D
+30.7%
5,4162,8038,517
D
+41.3%
7,6952,38712,866
D
+28.8%
1,9701,0883,058
D
+19.5%
1,9981,3473,345
D
+9.0%
1,6781,4023,080
D
+33.5%
2,0511,0223,073

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.1%
American
7.4%
Irish
6.2%
German
6.0%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 36.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.8%
75–84
2.7%
4.3%
65–74
5.1%
5.8%
55–64
6.4%
5.5%
45–54
5.9%
6.3%
35–44
6.8%
7.5%
25–34
7.3%
5.1%
18–24
4.2%
8.9%
5–17
8.5%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,450
Columbus, GA-AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Columbus, GA-AL$60,450
Georgia$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.4%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.5%
Other Christian
11.0%
Methodist
9.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Columbus metro straddles the Georgia-Alabama border and centers on one of the Army's largest installations, giving it an unusually high share of active-duty and veteran households that consistently shapes turnout patterns on both sides of the state line.

The Democratic margin in Columbus, GA-AL has rarely exceeded ninety-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-two points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Democratic candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 45% non-Hispanic-white share, a 19% poverty rate, and a median household income of $60,450 — all within the broad national range.

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Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/17980/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia voted Democratic by 6.1 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 134,284 votes cast, 70,832 went Democratic and 62,637 went Republican.
What is Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 32 times, Republican 5 times, and other 1 times.
When did Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia?
Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia has a population of 325,615 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia?
Median household income in Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia is $60,450 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Columbus, GA-AL, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 32 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.