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Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC·Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+8 in 2024.

Georgia's oldest chartered city anchors a cross-state metro on the Savannah River

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
LatestR+8in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population624,1812024 ACS

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+8MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
624,1812024 5-year
Median household income
$70,9292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
53.3%2024 5-year
Black
35.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+89 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
TrumpR+8
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2024 presidential margin by county for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, GAA map of the constituent counties of Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Burke County, GA · R+9Lincoln County, GA · R+45McDuffie County, GA · R+25Aiken County, SC · R+26Richmond County, GA · D+36Columbia County, GA · R+26Edgefield County, SC · R+32
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.6%158,961
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.4%134,520
OtherAll other candidates1.0%2,872
D+60
R+60
7 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: −8.2% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−8.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+44.0%
1896+47.1%
1900+74.6%
1904+73.6%
1908+68.6%
1912+83.6%
1916+83.2%
1920+81.3%
1924+53.2%
1928−2.5%
1932+86.3%
1936+89.0%
1940+85.7%
1944+74.0%
1948+7.9%
1952−1.4%
1956−9.2%
1960−12.4%
1964−32.0%
1968−12.4%
1972−50.4%
1976+11.7%
1980+1.6%
1984−28.1%
1988−30.4%
1992−9.2%
1996−11.1%
2000−18.2%
2004−18.7%
2008−7.5%
2012−8.4%
2016−10.3%
2020−5.1%
2024−8.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−8.2%
134,520158,961296,353
R
−5.1%
136,400151,315291,873
R
−10.3%
107,350133,095250,561
R
−8.4%
110,335130,747244,022
R
−7.5%
109,851127,822239,456
R
−18.7%
83,003121,388205,742
R
−18.2%
68,31699,222169,950
R
−11.1%
65,20382,375155,359
R
−9.2%
61,87476,448158,182
R
−30.4%
44,18283,082127,886
R
−28.1%
44,30279,037123,735
D
+1.6%
53,24951,502107,229
D
+11.7%
54,48043,04197,798
R
−50.4%
19,63060,21280,467
R
−12.4%
23,37733,72983,475
R
−32.0%
26,10450,64676,753
R
−12.4%
21,48827,55949,047
R
−9.2%
15,52518,95037,297
R
−1.4%
17,50818,01635,524
O
+7.9%
3,8511,89824,760
D
+74.0%
12,6311,79214,645
D
+85.7%
12,77396913,776
D
+89.0%
14,80682215,717
D
+86.3%
11,78979912,742
R
−2.5%
6,3106,63812,951
D
+53.2%
6,3481,5938,933
D
+81.3%
7,0357267,761
D
+83.2%
7,4103698,467
D
+83.6%
5,3002106,091
D
+68.6%
5,7915547,637
D
+73.6%
5,6922727,368
D
+74.6%
5,6207776,490
D
+47.1%
9,0503,11912,589
D
+44.0%
15,1574,28724,696
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.8%
English
9.4%
German
7.5%
Irish
6.8%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
1.6%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.9%
4.9%
65–74
5.7%
6.0%
55–64
6.7%
5.6%
45–54
6.0%
6.3%
35–44
6.7%
6.7%
25–34
7.0%
4.8%
18–24
4.1%
8.7%
5–17
8.2%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,929
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$70,929
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
15.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.3%
Other Christian
11.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.7%
Methodist
5.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Non-Christian
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Augusta-Richmond County leans Democratic in its urban core while surrounding exurban and South Carolina portions tilt reliably Republican, producing a metro-wide competitive dynamic that closely tracks statewide margins in presidential cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-nine points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.

A population of 624,181, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,929 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia voted Republican by 8.2 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 296,353 votes cast, 134,520 went Democratic and 158,961 went Republican.
What is Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 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 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia?
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia has a population of 624,181 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia?
Median household income in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia is $70,929 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.