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1876–2024
Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL)·Georgia

Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL) delivered R+7 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

A Chattahoochee River market split between two states and two economies

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+7
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
612,849
2024 ACS

Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia: Republican loyalist market. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
612,8492024 5-year
Median household income
$59,4822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
51.4%2024 5-year
Black
37.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+90 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
16 counties · 7 D · 9 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
−7.2%
116,178134,295252,976
R
−2.5%
120,906127,088251,261
R
−5.0%
99,582110,499216,388
D
+0.7%
107,760106,353216,222
R
−0.3%
109,063109,745220,283
R
−9.4%
85,640103,605190,431
R
−1.3%
77,88379,975160,401
D
+6.5%
71,44262,182142,185
D
+5.7%
75,15066,082158,239
R
−13.4%
55,47172,827129,428
R
−10.0%
61,04874,717136,528
D
+16.6%
69,17648,869122,641
D
+23.1%
69,98043,522114,691
R
−52.0%
23,02874,02498,074
O
+2.8%
22,72219,90299,820
R
−43.3%
18,74252,53177,959
D
+23.3%
32,10919,92952,214
D
+31.4%
30,88315,96647,432
D
+38.6%
35,08515,51050,650
O
+25.2%
10,3754,00625,266
D
+79.8%
23,3552,59826,026
D
+86.3%
24,2631,75426,082
D
+89.5%
23,0331,24924,346
D
+89.7%
19,3141,00420,421
D
+29.9%
12,3326,64418,999
D
+80.0%
11,46296913,109
D
+74.0%
11,0641,56912,828
D
+87.1%
11,41959212,437
D
+87.9%
11,43829212,677
D
+51.2%
9,3362,70912,955
D
+73.6%
10,4271,20612,528
D
+52.6%
14,0874,19018,831
D
+22.9%
14,4748,87524,494
D
+49.1%
20,4164,44132,562
D
+35.6%
9,6064,56514,174
D
+24.0%
7,8324,79612,657
D
+24.2%
8,2925,05513,381
D
+52.8%
10,8123,34214,156

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.3%
English
10.0%
Irish
6.7%
German
6.1%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.5%
French
0.5%
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: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.9%
75–84
2.7%
4.3%
65–74
5.1%
5.8%
55–64
6.3%
5.6%
45–54
5.8%
6.1%
35–44
6.5%
7.1%
25–34
6.9%
6.1%
18–24
5.5%
8.4%
5–17
8.2%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,482
Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL) ranks near the middle of US counties.
Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL)$59,482
Georgia$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.4%
Working age (18–64)17.7%
Seniors (65+)16.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.2%
Other Christian
9.5%
Methodist
9.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Columbus–Opelika media market straddles the Georgia-Alabama line, blending a mid-size military and manufacturing hub anchored by Fort Moore with the smaller Auburn-Opelika college corridor, producing a diverse but reliably conservative electorate across both states.

The Republican margin in Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL) reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was seven points, in line with the market's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,482, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 612,849 together describe a market whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/dma/522/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia voted Republican by 7.2 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 252,976 votes cast, 116,178 went Democratic and 134,295 went Republican.
What is Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), 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 26 times, Republican 10 times, and other 2 times.
When did Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia?
Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia has a population of 612,849 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia?
Median household income in Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia is $59,482 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL), Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.