Rome, GA, Georgia: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 99,6932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,5652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Rome, 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 | 12,862 | 31,631 | 44,738 | ||
| R | 12,008 | 29,123 | 41,648 | ||
| R | 9,159 | 24,114 | 34,860 | ||
| R | 9,640 | 22,733 | 32,927 | ||
| R | 10,691 | 23,132 | 34,213 | ||
| R | 10,038 | 21,400 | 31,676 | ||
| R | 10,282 | 16,194 | 26,825 | ||
| R | 10,464 | 12,426 | 25,378 | ||
| R | 11,614 | 12,378 | 27,860 | ||
| R | 8,548 | 14,697 | 23,386 | ||
| R | 8,873 | 15,437 | 24,310 | ||
| D | 13,710 | 9,220 | 23,596 | ||
| D | 15,151 | 7,713 | 22,864 | ||
| R | 3,372 | 15,485 | 18,857 | ||
| O | 4,036 | 7,470 | 21,512 | ||
| R | 8,750 | 9,849 | 18,636 | ||
| D | 7,350 | 6,108 | 13,458 | ||
| D | 6,633 | 5,955 | 12,588 | ||
| D | 8,477 | 4,532 | 13,009 | ||
| D | 5,247 | 1,689 | 7,611 | ||
| D | 4,764 | 1,123 | 5,887 | ||
| D | 5,528 | 912 | 6,461 | ||
| D | 5,499 | 612 | 6,119 | ||
| D | 4,342 | 300 | 4,672 | ||
| R | 1,494 | 1,730 | 3,224 | ||
| D | 1,922 | 470 | 2,604 | ||
| D | 1,923 | 667 | 2,590 | ||
| D | 2,137 | 50 | 2,573 | ||
| D | 1,837 | 63 | 2,275 | ||
| D | 1,204 | 677 | 2,047 | ||
| D | 1,692 | 466 | 2,378 | ||
| D | 1,450 | 638 | 2,135 | ||
| D | 2,150 | 1,117 | 3,324 | ||
| D | 1,742 | 684 | 2,858 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
20.3%
Irish
11.6%
American
10.1%
German
5.7%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.6%
French
0.7%
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: 38.2 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
$65,565
Rome, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rome, GA$65,565
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.1%
Working age (18–64)13.8%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rome anchors the Floyd County metro in northwest Georgia's Ridge and Valley region, where a legacy of textile and industrial employment has produced a working-class electorate that leans reliably Republican but tracks economic shifts closely.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Rome, GA peaked at eighty-seven points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $65,565 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rome, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rome, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 42.0 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,738 votes cast, 12,862 went Democratic and 31,631 went Republican.
What is Rome, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Rome, GA, Georgia as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rome, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rome, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Rome, GA, Georgia?
Rome, GA, Georgia has a population of 99,693 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rome, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Rome, GA, Georgia is $65,565 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Rome, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rome, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.