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1876–2024
Albany, GA·Georgia

Albany, GA delivered D+3 in 2024.

Southwest Georgia's majority-Black metro anchors a rural-urban political divide

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
LatestD+3in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population146,0182024 ACS

Albany, GA, Georgia: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
146,0182024 5-year
Median household income
$59,4612024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
40.1%2024 5-year
Black
52.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Albany, GA
HarrisD+3
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2024 presidential margin by county for Albany, GA, GAA map of the constituent counties of Albany, GA, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Terrell County, GA · D+4Lee County, GA · R+43Dougherty County, GA · D+41Worth County, GA · R+50
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.1%33,341
Donald TrumpRepublican48.5%31,625
OtherAll other candidates0.4%279
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +2.6% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+2.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+29.1%
1896+24.4%
1900+38.6%
1904+52.2%
1908+37.1%
1912+88.1%
1916+88.1%
1920+67.6%
1924+75.3%
1928+57.2%
1932+94.0%
1936+89.1%
1940+84.3%
1944+82.0%
1948+53.0%
1952+39.5%
1956+35.5%
1960+24.0%
1964−46.4%
1968−2.2%
1972−57.3%
1976+17.9%
1980+4.1%
1984−16.8%
1988−15.3%
1992+5.6%
1996+5.7%
2000−2.2%
2004−4.9%
2008+6.4%
2012+7.8%
2016+3.1%
2020+4.0%
2024+2.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+2.6%
33,34131,62565,245
D
+4.0%
33,90631,29565,726
D
+3.1%
30,76828,90461,072
D
+7.8%
34,52229,46664,464
D
+6.4%
34,27830,14264,719
R
−4.9%
26,15728,87655,298
R
−2.2%
22,38423,41646,122
D
+5.7%
21,41418,99042,865
D
+5.6%
21,56719,00346,150
R
−15.3%
16,26822,58041,314
R
−16.8%
17,47124,54642,017
D
+4.1%
19,67718,12238,391
D
+17.9%
18,32612,77131,097
R
−57.3%
5,24319,31824,561
O
−2.2%
6,4987,14829,017
R
−46.4%
6,92318,89525,818
D
+24.0%
8,3885,13713,525
D
+35.5%
8,0363,82311,859
D
+39.5%
8,1863,55311,739
D
+53.0%
4,4998746,844
D
+82.0%
6,3816327,013
D
+84.3%
4,5673874,960
D
+89.1%
5,5413165,864
D
+94.0%
5,5331635,712
D
+57.2%
3,1188503,968
D
+75.3%
2,5222752,986
D
+67.6%
1,9983862,384
D
+88.1%
2,5191112,732
D
+88.1%
2,049712,246
D
+37.1%
1,9057893,011
D
+52.2%
1,9194572,803
D
+38.6%
1,9078212,812
D
+24.4%
2,0261,1973,396
D
+29.1%
3,2211,6925,263
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.1%
English
6.9%
Irish
4.5%
German
4.3%
Italian
1.1%
Scottish
1.0%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.8%
4.7%
65–74
5.7%
5.7%
55–64
6.8%
5.7%
45–54
6.1%
5.6%
35–44
6.8%
5.9%
25–34
6.8%
4.6%
18–24
4.8%
9.2%
5–17
8.7%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,461
Albany, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Albany, GA$59,461
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.2%
Working age (18–64)18.2%
Seniors (65+)15.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
23.7%
Other Christian
10.5%
Methodist
6.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Non-Christian
1.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Albany's Dougherty County votes heavily Democratic in a region where surrounding rural counties trend strongly Republican, creating one of Georgia's sharpest intra-metro partisan contrasts within a 50-mile radius.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-four points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.

A population of 146,018, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,461 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Albany, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albany, GA, Georgia voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 65,245 votes cast, 33,341 went Democratic and 31,625 went Republican.
What is Albany, GA, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Albany, GA, Georgia in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 6 times, and other 1 times.
When did Albany, GA, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Albany, GA, Georgia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Albany, GA, Georgia?
Albany, GA, Georgia has a population of 146,018 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 $59,461 — 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, 27 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.