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1876–2024
Bainbridge, GA·Georgia

Bainbridge, GA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+24 in 2024.

Small Georgia city where agriculture and rural demographics shape close margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
LatestR+24in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population29,1952024 ACS

Bainbridge, GA, Georgia: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+24MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
29,1952024 5-year
Median household income
$53,3172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
49.2%2024 5-year
Black
42.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+92 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bainbridge, GA
TrumpR+24
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.8%7,140
Kamala HarrisDemocratic37.9%4,372
OtherAll other candidates0.3%37
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: −24.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−24.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+33.2%
1896+15.6%
1900+54.3%
1904+61.5%
1908+16.8%
1912+67.9%
1916+85.7%
1920+53.2%
1924+52.7%
1928−22.3%
1932+87.8%
1936+91.9%
1940+78.2%
1944+69.1%
1948+40.2%
1952+44.1%
1956+55.4%
1960+50.4%
1964−43.1%
1968+13.9%
1972−56.4%
1976+19.8%
1980+5.2%
1984−21.8%
1988−24.3%
1992+0.8%
1996+3.1%
2000−10.3%
2004−19.8%
2008−14.1%
2012−11.7%
2016−18.4%
2020−17.0%
2024−24.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−24.0%
4,3727,14011,549
R
−17.0%
4,7806,75811,627
R
−18.4%
4,1246,02010,317
R
−11.7%
4,5915,82410,500
R
−14.1%
4,4245,89010,374
R
−19.8%
3,5775,3488,956
R
−10.3%
3,3984,1877,648
D
+3.1%
3,2453,0356,797
D
+0.8%
3,1983,1427,419
R
−24.3%
2,3483,8666,241
R
−21.8%
2,6564,1346,790
D
+5.2%
3,2422,9196,243
D
+19.8%
3,7362,5006,236
R
−56.4%
1,1964,2925,488
O
+13.9%
1,7297497,054
R
−43.1%
2,0115,0607,072
D
+50.4%
2,7809183,698
D
+55.4%
3,6991,0624,761
D
+44.1%
2,5811,0013,582
D
+40.2%
1,2092962,272
D
+69.1%
1,6062941,900
D
+78.2%
1,7812172,000
D
+91.9%
1,965792,053
D
+87.8%
1,169651,257
R
−22.3%
7341,1561,890
D
+52.7%
637151922
D
+53.2%
9823001,282
D
+85.7%
1,147351,298
D
+67.9%
1,150521,617
D
+16.8%
7825371,455
D
+61.5%
9851821,306
D
+54.3%
1,0072601,375
D
+15.6%
9727001,749
D
+33.2%
1,3495612,374
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.6%
American
8.8%
Irish
6.0%
German
2.7%
Italian
0.9%
Scottish
0.9%
French
0.6%
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: 38.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.6%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
4.5%
65–74
5.5%
6.3%
55–64
6.8%
5.7%
45–54
6.2%
5.8%
35–44
5.9%
6.3%
25–34
6.6%
4.7%
18–24
4.3%
8.6%
5–17
8.9%
3.2%
<5
3.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$53,317
Bainbridge, GA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bainbridge, GA$53,317
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
22.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.8%
Working age (18–64)18.4%
Seniors (65+)15.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
31.6%
Methodist
8.4%
Other Christian
7.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bainbridge anchors Decatur County in southwest Georgia's farming belt, where a majority-Black population and persistent rural poverty have historically produced split results across state and federal races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-two points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.

A population of 29,195, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,317 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bainbridge, GA, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bainbridge, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,549 votes cast, 4,372 went Democratic and 7,140 went Republican.
What is Bainbridge, GA, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Bainbridge, GA, Georgia in the "Black Belt" 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bainbridge, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bainbridge, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bainbridge, GA, Georgia?
Bainbridge, GA, Georgia has a population of 29,195 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bainbridge, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Bainbridge, GA, Georgia is $53,317 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Bainbridge, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bainbridge, GA, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.