† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 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
GroupLaGrange, GA-ALUnited States
American11.8%5.3%
English9.6%9.5%
Irish7.5%9.4%
German5.2%12.5%
Scottish1.5%1.3%
Italian1.0%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.9%—
French0.9%1.6%
African American†34.9%9.9%
African1.1%0.5%
Haitian0.3%0.3%
Jamaican0.2%0.4%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%—
Mexican2.2%11.3%
Guatemalan0.6%0.5%
Honduran0.4%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Peruvian0.2%—
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian0.7%1.4%
Korean0.5%0.4%
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
LaGrange, GA-AL
United States
Median age
38.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
LaGrange, GA-AL
United States
Median household income
$54,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
LaGrange, GA-AL
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
LaGrange, GA-AL
United States
Catholic
2.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
37.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
41.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.8%
5.2%
Black Protestant
8.4%
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.
LaGrange, GA-AL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+56.8%
1896
+38.3%
1900
+58.5%
1904
+82.0%
1908
+76.4%
1912
+90.9%
1916
+80.0%
1920
+67.5%
1924
+79.9%
1928
−2.7%
1932
+84.0%
1936
+91.5%
1940
+89.4%
1944
+85.0%
1948
+45.3%
1952
+64.2%
1956
+50.7%
1960
+39.8%
1964
−21.0%
1968
−0.3%
1972
−60.4%
1976
+16.5%
1980
+16.2%
1984
−24.2%
1988
−27.8%
1992
−4.8%
1996
−7.3%
2000
−17.7%
2004
−25.2%
2008
−15.1%
2012
−13.3%
2016
−20.3%
2020
−19.7%
2024
−24.0%
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
R
37.7%Harris17,162
61.7%Trump28,103
0.6%
R+24.0
R+4.3
R+22.5
45,549
R
39.6%Biden17,943
59.3%Trump26,896
1.1%
R+19.7
D+0.5
R+24.2
45,333
R
38.8%Clinton15,497
59.1%Trump23,593
2.0%
R+20.3
R+7.0
R+22.4
39,906
R
42.9%Obama17,418
56.1%Romney22,805
1.0%
R+13.3
D+1.9
R+17.1
40,646
R
42.1%Obama17,254
57.2%McCain23,458
0.7%
R+15.1
D+10.1
R+22.4
40,984
R
37.1%Kerry12,977
62.4%Bush21,805
0.5%
R+25.2
R+7.6
R+22.8
34,971
R
40.5%Gore11,995
58.2%Bush17,235
1.4%
R+17.7
R+10.4
R+18.2
29,638
R
42.5%Clinton11,455
49.8%Dole13,423
7.6%
R+7.3
R+2.5
R+15.8
26,928
R
41.0%Clinton12,350
45.8%Bush13,800
13.2%
R+4.8
D+23.0
R+10.4
30,130
R
35.7%Dukakis9,665
63.5%Bush17,178
0.7%
R+27.8
R+3.6
R+20.1
27,045
R
37.7%Mondale10,574
61.8%Reagan17,364
0.5%
R+24.2
R+40.4
R+6.0
28,075
D
56.7%Carter14,365
40.5%Reagan10,262
2.8%
D+16.2
R+0.3
D+25.9
25,328
D
57.8%Carter13,863
41.3%Ford9,910
0.8%
D+16.5
D+76.9
D+14.4
23,969
R
19.3%McGovern4,132
79.7%Nixon17,066
1.0%
R+60.4
R+60.1
R+37.3
21,409
O
18.5%Humphrey4,254
18.8%Nixon4,321
62.7%
Wallace +43.9
D+20.7
D+0.4
23,003
R
32.6%Johnson6,032
53.6%Goldwater9,907
13.8%
R+21.0
R+60.8
R+43.5
18,496
D
69.7%Kennedy10,910
29.9%Nixon4,673
0.5%
D+39.8
R+10.9
D+39.7
15,654
D
74.9%Stevenson11,327
24.2%Eisenhower3,662
0.8%
D+50.7
R+13.5
D+66.1
15,113
D
82.0%Stevenson13,285
17.8%Eisenhower2,877
0.3%
D+64.2
D+18.9
D+75.0
16,207
D
56.2%Truman3,896
10.9%Dewey754
33.0%
D+45.3
R+39.7
D+40.8
6,936
D
92.5%Roosevelt6,691
7.4%Dewey536
0.1%
D+85.0
R+4.4
D+77.6
7,237
D
94.5%Roosevelt7,317
5.1%Willkie398
0.3%
D+89.4
R+2.1
D+79.5
7,739
D
95.7%Roosevelt6,354
4.2%Landon279
0.1%
D+91.5
D+7.5
D+67.2
6,640
D
91.9%Roosevelt4,923
7.9%Hoover423
0.2%
D+84.0
D+86.7
D+66.2
5,359
R
48.6%Smith2,556
51.4%Hoover2,699
0.0%
R+2.7
R+82.6
D+14.7
5,255
D
88.1%Davis3,344
8.2%Coolidge311
3.7%
D+79.9
D+12.4
D+105.1
3,796
D
83.6%Cox3,445
16.1%Harding664
0.3%
D+67.5
R+12.6
D+93.6
4,123
D
86.2%Wilson2,906
6.1%Hughes206
7.7%
D+80.0
R+10.9
D+76.9
3,373
D
92.3%Wilson2,927
1.4%Taft44
6.3%
D+90.9
D+14.6
D+71.4
3,170
D
80.8%Bryan1,739
4.4%Taft95
14.8%
D+76.4
R+5.6
D+85.9
2,152
D
85.5%Parker2,312
3.5%Roosevelt94
11.0%
D+82.0
D+23.6
D+101.7
2,704
D
77.3%Bryan3,674
18.8%McKinley895
3.9%
D+58.5
D+20.1
D+66.0
4,753
D
67.8%Bryan2,888
29.5%McKinley1,256
2.7%
D+38.3
R+18.5
D+44.4
4,259
D
63.9%Cleveland4,086
7.1%Harrison454
29.0%
D+56.8
—
D+55.2
6,390
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in LaGrange, GA-AL
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
43,969
2018
66,407
2020
72,761
2022
73,834
2024
76,709
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+279 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +759 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in LaGrange, GA-AL in LaGrange, GA-AL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+185
2012
+486
2013
+323
2014
−7
2015
−68
2016
−226
2017
−100
2018
−314
2019
−642
2021
+331
2022
+410
2023
+279
2024
−177
2025
+279
Straddling the Georgia-Alabama state line along the Chattahoochee River, the LaGrange area carries a legacy of mill-town labor economics that continues to influence its voter composition and competitive margins in state-level races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 60.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.0 points.
A population of 104,522, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,447 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Thomasville, GA and Meridian, MS.
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In 2024, LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,549 votes cast, 17,162 went Democratic and 28,103 went Republican.
When did LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama?
LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama has a population of 104,522 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama?
Median household income in LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama is $54,447 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in LaGrange, GA-AL, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
