Albany, GA, Georgia: Old Confederacy market. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 405,6972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,3472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 51.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 38.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Albany, 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 | 64,040 | 103,635 | 168,282 | ||
| R | 65,782 | 99,388 | 166,510 | ||
| R | 58,566 | 88,433 | 150,178 | ||
| R | 66,960 | 85,825 | 154,111 | ||
| R | 66,820 | 86,687 | 154,399 | ||
| R | 53,686 | 79,699 | 134,059 | ||
| R | 48,668 | 61,481 | 111,060 | ||
| D | 50,359 | 46,300 | 104,599 | ||
| D | 50,763 | 44,090 | 109,965 | ||
| R | 37,448 | 53,045 | 93,356 | ||
| R | 40,850 | 56,244 | 97,094 | ||
| D | 55,926 | 39,583 | 96,887 | ||
| D | 60,400 | 25,535 | 85,935 | ||
| R | 12,918 | 54,042 | 66,960 | ||
| O | 17,154 | 16,847 | 84,829 | ||
| R | 26,121 | 56,078 | 82,206 | ||
| D | 37,348 | 13,066 | 50,414 | ||
| D | 37,227 | 9,801 | 47,028 | ||
| D | 36,908 | 11,780 | 48,688 | ||
| D | 23,435 | 3,585 | 33,149 | ||
| D | 22,643 | 3,895 | 26,540 | ||
| D | 19,516 | 2,574 | 22,160 | ||
| D | 23,408 | 1,869 | 25,318 | ||
| D | 23,018 | 646 | 23,788 | ||
| D | 12,939 | 5,094 | 18,033 | ||
| D | 9,307 | 1,167 | 11,308 | ||
| D | 8,650 | 2,613 | 11,263 | ||
| D | 12,779 | 596 | 14,521 | ||
| D | 8,196 | 254 | 10,139 | ||
| D | 6,373 | 2,842 | 10,773 | ||
| D | 5,850 | 1,368 | 8,398 | ||
| D | 5,060 | 2,794 | 8,013 | ||
| D | 5,417 | 3,276 | 9,200 | ||
| D | 7,742 | 2,636 | 12,052 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.0%
English
7.8%
Irish
5.1%
German
3.7%
Scottish
1.3%
Italian
0.8%
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: 38.0 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
$53,347
Albany, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Albany, GA$53,347
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.1%
Working age (18–64)19.2%
Seniors (65+)18.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish7.2%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Albany's media market spans a stretch of southwest Georgia counties where Black residents comprise a majority in several jurisdictions, making turnout mobilization patterns here closely watched in statewide races decided by narrow margins.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Albany, GA, by a twelve points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-one points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
The political shift has tracked, in Albany, GA, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $53,347, and a 22% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Albany, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albany, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 23.5 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 168,282 votes cast, 64,040 went Democratic and 103,635 went Republican.
What is Albany, GA, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Albany, GA, Georgia as a "Old Confederacy" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Albany, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Albany, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Albany, GA, Georgia?
Albany, GA, Georgia has a population of 405,697 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albany, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Albany, GA, Georgia is $53,347 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Albany, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Albany, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.