† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
4 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAlbany, GAGeorgiaUnited States
African American†51.0%27.4%9.9%
African0.9%0.8%0.5%
Haitian0.3%0.4%0.3%
American10.1%7.6%5.3%
English6.9%10.3%9.5%
Irish4.5%6.9%9.4%
German4.3%6.3%12.5%
Italian1.1%2.2%4.8%
Scottish1.0%1.7%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.0%——
French0.5%1.0%1.6%
Mexican1.4%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.7%0.5%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Albany, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
38
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Albany, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$59,461
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.9%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.3%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Albany, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.4%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.6%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Albany, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
1.4%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.3%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.5%
49.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.0%
6.6%
5.2%
Black Protestant
7.0%
5.1%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Albany, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
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
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
51.1%Harris33,341
48.5%Trump31,625
0.3%
D+2.6
R+1.3
D+4.1
65,183
D
51.6%Biden33,906
47.6%Trump31,295
0.8%
D+4.0
D+0.9
R+0.5
65,726
D
50.4%Clinton30,768
47.3%Trump28,904
2.3%
D+3.1
R+4.8
D+1.0
61,072
D
53.6%Obama34,522
45.7%Romney29,466
0.7%
D+7.8
D+1.5
D+4.0
64,464
D
53.0%Obama34,278
46.6%McCain30,142
0.5%
D+6.4
D+11.3
R+0.9
64,719
R
47.3%Kerry26,157
52.2%Bush28,876
0.5%
R+4.9
R+2.7
R+2.5
55,298
R
48.5%Gore22,384
50.8%Bush23,416
0.7%
R+2.2
R+7.9
R+2.8
46,122
D
50.0%Clinton21,414
44.3%Dole18,990
5.7%
D+5.7
D+0.1
R+2.9
42,865
D
46.7%Clinton21,567
41.2%Bush19,003
12.1%
D+5.6
D+20.8
±0.0
46,150
R
39.4%Dukakis16,268
54.7%Bush22,580
6.0%
R+15.3
D+1.6
R+7.6
41,314
R
41.6%Mondale17,471
58.4%Reagan24,546
0.0%
R+16.8
R+20.9
D+1.4
42,017
D
51.3%Carter19,677
47.2%Reagan18,122
1.5%
D+4.1
R+13.8
D+13.8
38,391
D
58.9%Carter18,326
41.1%Ford12,771
0.0%
D+17.9
D+75.2
D+15.8
31,097
R
21.3%McGovern5,243
78.7%Nixon19,318
0.0%
R+57.3
R+55.1
R+34.2
24,561
O
22.4%Humphrey6,498
24.6%Nixon7,148
53.0%
Wallace +28.3
D+44.1
R+1.5
29,017
R
26.8%Johnson6,923
73.2%Goldwater18,895
0.0%
R+46.4
R+70.4
R+69.0
25,818
D
62.0%Kennedy8,388
38.0%Nixon5,137
0.0%
D+24.0
R+11.5
D+23.9
13,525
D
67.8%Stevenson8,036
32.2%Eisenhower3,823
0.0%
D+35.5
R+3.9
D+50.9
11,859
D
69.7%Stevenson8,186
30.3%Eisenhower3,553
0.0%
D+39.5
R+13.5
D+50.2
11,739
D
65.7%Truman4,499
12.8%Dewey874
21.5%
D+53.0
R+29.0
D+48.5
6,844
D
91.0%Roosevelt6,381
9.0%Dewey632
0.0%
D+82.0
R+2.3
D+74.5
7,013
D
92.1%Roosevelt4,567
7.8%Willkie387
0.1%
D+84.3
R+4.8
D+74.3
4,960
D
94.5%Roosevelt5,541
5.4%Landon316
0.1%
D+89.1
R+4.9
D+64.8
5,864
D
96.9%Roosevelt5,533
2.9%Hoover163
0.3%
D+94.0
D+36.9
D+76.2
5,712
D
78.6%Smith3,118
21.4%Hoover850
0.0%
D+57.2
R+18.1
D+74.6
3,968
D
84.5%Davis2,522
9.2%Coolidge275
6.3%
D+75.3
D+7.6
D+100.4
2,986
D
83.8%Cox1,998
16.2%Harding386
0.0%
D+67.6
R+20.5
D+93.8
2,384
D
92.2%Wilson2,519
4.1%Hughes111
3.7%
D+88.1
D+0.1
D+85.0
2,732
D
91.2%Wilson2,049
3.2%Taft71
5.6%
D+88.1
D+51.0
D+68.5
2,246
D
63.3%Bryan1,905
26.2%Taft789
10.5%
D+37.1
R+15.1
D+46.6
3,011
D
68.5%Parker1,919
16.3%Roosevelt457
15.2%
D+52.2
D+13.5
D+71.8
2,803
D
67.8%Bryan1,907
29.2%McKinley821
3.0%
D+38.6
D+14.2
D+46.2
2,812
D
59.7%Bryan2,026
35.2%McKinley1,197
5.1%
D+24.4
R+4.6
D+30.5
3,396
D
61.2%Cleveland3,221
32.1%Harrison1,692
6.7%
D+29.1
—
D+27.4
5,263
Congressional elections · 1 Senate race
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2020
D
50.5%32,849
48.0%31,216
65,055
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Albany, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
104,367
2018
106,623
2020
112,746
2022
116,386
2024
117,270
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−359 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −16,484 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Albany, GA in Albany, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−725
2012
−1,480
2013
−2,237
2014
−1,467
2015
−2,268
2016
−1,812
2017
−1,532
2018
−641
2019
−1,516
2021
−2,955
2022
+996
2023
−320
2024
−168
2025
−359
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 94.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.6 points.
A population of 146,018, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,461 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Macon-Bibb County, GA and Rocky Mount, NC.
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In 2024, Albany, GA, Georgia voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+2.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 65,183 votes cast, 33,341 went Democratic and 31,625 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Albany, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
