LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 104,5222024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,4472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 36.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for LaGrange, GA-AL, ALOne 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 | 17,162 | 28,103 | 45,549 | ||
| R | 17,943 | 26,896 | 45,333 | ||
| R | 15,497 | 23,593 | 39,906 | ||
| R | 17,418 | 22,805 | 40,646 | ||
| R | 17,254 | 23,458 | 40,984 | ||
| R | 12,977 | 21,805 | 34,971 | ||
| R | 11,995 | 17,235 | 29,638 | ||
| R | 11,455 | 13,423 | 26,928 | ||
| R | 12,350 | 13,800 | 30,130 | ||
| R | 9,665 | 17,178 | 27,045 | ||
| R | 10,574 | 17,364 | 28,075 | ||
| D | 14,365 | 10,262 | 25,328 | ||
| D | 13,863 | 9,910 | 23,969 | ||
| R | 4,132 | 17,066 | 21,409 | ||
| O | 4,254 | 4,321 | 23,003 | ||
| R | 6,032 | 9,907 | 18,496 | ||
| D | 10,910 | 4,673 | 15,654 | ||
| D | 11,327 | 3,662 | 15,113 | ||
| D | 13,285 | 2,877 | 16,207 | ||
| D | 3,896 | 754 | 6,936 | ||
| D | 6,691 | 536 | 7,237 | ||
| D | 7,317 | 398 | 7,739 | ||
| D | 6,354 | 279 | 6,640 | ||
| D | 4,923 | 423 | 5,359 | ||
| R | 2,556 | 2,699 | 5,255 | ||
| D | 3,344 | 311 | 3,796 | ||
| D | 3,445 | 664 | 4,123 | ||
| D | 2,906 | 206 | 3,373 | ||
| D | 2,927 | 44 | 3,170 | ||
| D | 1,739 | 95 | 2,152 | ||
| D | 2,312 | 94 | 2,704 | ||
| D | 3,674 | 895 | 4,753 | ||
| D | 2,888 | 1,256 | 4,259 | ||
| D | 4,086 | 454 | 6,390 | ||
| D | 2,115 | 1,593 | 3,708 | ||
| D | 1,805 | 1,069 | 2,874 | ||
| D | 1,918 | 884 | 2,830 | ||
| D | 2,282 | 1,053 | 3,337 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.8%
English
9.6%
Irish
7.5%
German
5.2%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.9%
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: 38.4 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
$54,447
LaGrange, GA-AL ranks near the middle of US counties.
LaGrange, GA-AL$54,447
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.3%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)18.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Straddling the Georgia-Alabama state line along the Chattahoochee River, the LaGrange area carries a legacy of mill-town labor economics that continues to influence its voter composition and competitive margins in state-level races.
The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in LaGrange, GA-AL, by a twenty-four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
The political shift has tracked, in LaGrange, GA-AL, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $54,447, and a 17% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,549 votes cast, 17,162 went Democratic and 28,103 went Republican.
What is LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama?
LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama has a population of 104,522 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama?
Median household income in LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama is $54,447 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.