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1876–2024
Augusta-Aiken·Georgia

Augusta-Aiken has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential cycles.

A cross-border market where South Carolina's political center of gravity meets Georgia's CSRA

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+9
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
741,452
2024 ACS

Augusta-Aiken, Georgia: Republican loyalist market. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
741,4522024 5-year
Median household income
$67,4142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.7%2024 5-year
Black
36.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
18 counties · 5 D · 13 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
−9.1%
158,157190,333351,800
R
−5.1%
163,091181,018348,738
R
−8.9%
132,086159,069302,103
R
−5.6%
139,201155,974298,525
R
−5.2%
138,413153,724294,370
R
−14.9%
108,004146,105255,851
R
−13.6%
90,661119,691213,223
R
−5.2%
88,13498,345196,501
R
−4.2%
84,48693,067201,991
R
−24.9%
62,099103,618166,571
R
−22.7%
63,794101,434165,730
D
+8.4%
78,55366,206147,709
D
+19.2%
81,08754,922136,347
R
−47.4%
29,21882,510112,424
R
−6.0%
35,83543,162121,277
R
−31.3%
37,19871,026108,229
R
−3.6%
33,33835,80569,143
D
+8.1%
26,75922,33754,568
D
+10.2%
29,65124,17753,828
O
+14.9%
8,4042,61238,762
D
+73.2%
21,3133,08524,915
D
+86.1%
22,7491,67024,475
D
+89.4%
26,9551,43628,554
D
+91.3%
24,03098725,250
D
+15.5%
13,3949,80023,198
D
+64.4%
11,7131,92015,205
D
+83.2%
13,8931,27315,166
D
+84.2%
14,26956716,270
D
+84.6%
9,72727711,171
D
+53.6%
10,1692,11815,034
D
+63.6%
10,1951,18914,162
D
+66.1%
9,9471,83812,266
D
+45.6%
14,3835,03320,518
D
+42.3%
21,5685,74337,421
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.1%
English
9.2%
German
6.9%
Irish
6.6%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.3%
75–84
3.1%
5.0%
65–74
5.9%
6.2%
55–64
6.8%
5.5%
45–54
6.0%
6.3%
35–44
6.6%
6.6%
25–34
6.7%
4.7%
18–24
4.1%
8.6%
5–17
8.1%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,414
Augusta-Aiken ranks near the middle of US counties.
Augusta-Aiken$67,414
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.6%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
23.3%
Other Christian
11.1%
Methodist
6.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning Augusta, Georgia and Aiken, South Carolina, this media market straddles a state line and two distinct electoral environments, with Aiken County's reliably conservative lean contrasting the more competitive dynamics of the broader metro area.

The Republican margin in Augusta-Aiken reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was nine points, in line with the market's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,414, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 741,452 together describe a market whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Augusta-Aiken, Georgia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/dma/520/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Augusta-Aiken, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Augusta-Aiken, Georgia voted Republican by 9.1 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 351,800 votes cast, 158,157 went Democratic and 190,333 went Republican.
What is Augusta-Aiken, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Augusta-Aiken, Georgia as a "Republican loyalist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Augusta-Aiken, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Augusta-Aiken, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Augusta-Aiken, Georgia?
Augusta-Aiken, Georgia has a population of 741,452 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Augusta-Aiken, Georgia?
Median household income in Augusta-Aiken, Georgia is $67,414 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Augusta-Aiken, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Augusta-Aiken, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.