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1876–2024
Augusta-Aiken·Georgia

Augusta-Aiken has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+9 in 2024.

A cross-border market where South Carolina's political center of gravity meets Georgia's CSRA

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
LatestR+9in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population741,4522024 ACS

Augusta-Aiken, Georgia: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+9MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
741,4522024 5-year
Median household income
$67,4142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.7%2024 5-year
Black
36.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Augusta-Aiken
TrumpR+9
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2024 presidential margin by county for Augusta-Aiken, GAA map of the constituent counties of Augusta-Aiken, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Wilkes County, GA · R+17Bamberg County, SC · D+15Emanuel County, GA · R+44Allendale County, SC · D+45Burke County, GA · R+9McCormick County, SC · R+17Barnwell County, SC · R+16Lincoln County, GA · R+45Jefferson County, GA · R+1Taliaferro County, GA · D+15Jenkins County, GA · R+30Aiken County, SC · R+26McDuffie County, GA · R+25Glascock County, GA · R+84Warren County, GA · D+5Columbia County, GA · R+26Richmond County, GA · D+36Edgefield County, SC · R+32
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican54.1%190,333
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.0%158,157
OtherAll other candidates0.9%3,310
D+60
R+60
18 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: −9.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−9.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+42.3%
1896+45.6%
1900+66.1%
1904+63.6%
1908+53.6%
1912+84.6%
1916+84.2%
1920+83.2%
1924+64.4%
1928+15.5%
1932+91.3%
1936+89.4%
1940+86.1%
1944+73.2%
1948+14.9%
1952+10.2%
1956+8.1%
1960−3.6%
1964−31.3%
1968−6.0%
1972−47.4%
1976+19.2%
1980+8.4%
1984−22.7%
1988−24.9%
1992−4.2%
1996−5.2%
2000−13.6%
2004−14.9%
2008−5.2%
2012−5.6%
2016−8.9%
2020−5.1%
2024−9.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−9.1%
158,157190,333351,800
R
−5.1%
163,091181,018348,738
R
−8.9%
132,086159,069302,103
R
−5.6%
139,201155,974298,525
R
−5.2%
138,413153,724294,370
R
−14.9%
108,004146,105255,851
R
−13.6%
90,661119,691213,223
R
−5.2%
88,13498,345196,501
R
−4.2%
84,48693,067201,991
R
−24.9%
62,099103,618166,571
R
−22.7%
63,794101,434165,730
D
+8.4%
78,55366,206147,709
D
+19.2%
81,08754,922136,347
R
−47.4%
29,21882,510112,424
R
−6.0%
35,83543,162121,277
R
−31.3%
37,19871,026108,229
R
−3.6%
33,33835,80569,143
D
+8.1%
26,75922,33754,568
D
+10.2%
29,65124,17753,828
O
+14.9%
8,4042,61238,762
D
+73.2%
21,3133,08524,915
D
+86.1%
22,7491,67024,475
D
+89.4%
26,9551,43628,554
D
+91.3%
24,03098725,250
D
+15.5%
13,3949,80023,198
D
+64.4%
11,7131,92015,205
D
+83.2%
13,8931,27315,166
D
+84.2%
14,26956716,270
D
+84.6%
9,72727711,171
D
+53.6%
10,1692,11815,034
D
+63.6%
10,1951,18914,162
D
+66.1%
9,9471,83812,266
D
+45.6%
14,3835,03320,518
D
+42.3%
21,5685,74337,421
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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
9.2%
German
6.9%
Irish
6.6%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.3%
75–84
3.1%
5.0%
65–74
5.9%
6.2%
55–64
6.8%
5.5%
45–54
6.0%
6.3%
35–44
6.6%
6.6%
25–34
6.7%
4.7%
18–24
4.1%
8.6%
5–17
8.1%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,414
Augusta-Aiken ranks near the middle of US counties.
Augusta-Aiken$67,414
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
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.6%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
23.3%
Other Christian
11.1%
Methodist
6.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning Augusta, Georgia and Aiken, South Carolina, this media market straddles a state line and two distinct electoral environments, with Aiken County's reliably conservative lean contrasting the more competitive dynamics of the broader metro area.

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

A population of 741,452, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,414 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Augusta-Aiken, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Augusta-Aiken, Georgia voted Republican by 9.1 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 351,800 votes cast, 158,157 went Democratic and 190,333 went Republican.
What is Augusta-Aiken, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Augusta-Aiken, 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 market has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Augusta-Aiken, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Augusta-Aiken, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Augusta-Aiken, Georgia?
Augusta-Aiken, Georgia has a population of 741,452 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Augusta-Aiken, Georgia?
Median household income in Augusta-Aiken, Georgia is $67,414 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Augusta-Aiken, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Augusta-Aiken, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.