† 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
1 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
GroupRome, GAGeorgiaUnited States
English20.3%10.3%9.5%
Irish11.6%6.9%9.4%
American10.1%7.6%5.3%
German5.7%6.3%12.5%
Scottish1.9%1.7%1.3%
Italian1.6%2.2%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.6%——
French0.7%1.0%1.6%
African American†13.1%27.4%9.9%
African0.4%0.8%0.5%
Mexican7.1%5.5%11.3%
Guatemalan3.6%0.7%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%0.5%0.7%
Asian Indian0.4%1.6%1.4%
Vietnamese0.4%0.6%0.6%
Korean0.2%0.5%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
Rome, GA
Georgia
United States
Median age
38.2
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.7%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rome, GA
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$65,565
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.0%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.9%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rome, GA
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.4%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
9.3%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rome, GA
Georgia
United States
Catholic
8.4%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.6%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.6%
49.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.6%
6.6%
5.2%
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.
Rome, GA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+37.0%
1896
+31.1%
1900
+38.0%
1904
+51.6%
1908
+25.7%
1912
+78.0%
1916
+81.1%
1920
+48.5%
1924
+55.8%
1928
−7.3%
1932
+86.5%
1936
+79.9%
1940
+71.4%
1944
+61.8%
1948
+46.7%
1952
+30.3%
1956
+5.4%
1960
+9.2%
1964
−5.9%
1968
−16.0%
1972
−64.2%
1976
+32.5%
1980
+19.0%
1984
−27.0%
1988
−26.3%
1992
−2.7%
1996
−7.7%
2000
−22.0%
2004
−35.9%
2008
−36.4%
2012
−39.8%
2016
−42.9%
2020
−41.1%
2024
−42.0%
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
28.7%Harris12,862
70.7%Trump31,631
0.5%
R+42.0
R+0.9
R+40.5
44,738
R
28.8%Biden12,008
69.9%Trump29,123
1.2%
R+41.1
D+1.8
R+45.5
41,648
R
26.3%Clinton9,159
69.2%Trump24,114
4.6%
R+42.9
R+3.1
R+45.0
34,860
R
29.3%Obama9,640
69.0%Romney22,733
1.7%
R+39.8
R+3.4
R+43.6
32,927
R
31.2%Obama10,691
67.6%McCain23,132
1.1%
R+36.4
R+0.5
R+43.6
34,213
R
31.7%Kerry10,038
67.6%Bush21,400
0.8%
R+35.9
R+13.8
R+33.4
31,676
R
38.3%Gore10,282
60.4%Bush16,194
1.3%
R+22.0
R+14.3
R+22.6
26,825
R
41.2%Clinton10,464
49.0%Dole12,426
9.8%
R+7.7
R+5.0
R+16.3
25,378
R
41.7%Clinton11,614
44.4%Bush12,378
13.9%
R+2.7
D+23.6
R+8.3
27,860
R
36.6%Dukakis8,548
62.8%Bush14,697
0.6%
R+26.3
D+0.7
R+18.6
23,386
R
36.5%Mondale8,873
63.5%Reagan15,437
0.0%
R+27.0
R+46.0
R+8.8
24,310
D
58.1%Carter13,710
39.1%Reagan9,220
2.8%
D+19.0
R+13.5
D+28.8
23,596
D
66.3%Carter15,151
33.7%Ford7,713
0.0%
D+32.5
D+96.8
D+30.5
22,864
R
17.9%McGovern3,372
82.1%Nixon15,485
0.0%
R+64.2
R+48.3
R+41.1
18,857
O
18.8%Humphrey4,036
34.7%Nixon7,470
46.5%
Wallace +11.8
R+10.1
R+15.3
21,512
R
47.0%Johnson8,750
52.8%Goldwater9,849
0.2%
R+5.9
R+15.1
R+28.5
18,636
D
54.6%Kennedy7,350
45.4%Nixon6,108
0.0%
D+9.2
D+3.8
D+9.1
13,458
D
52.7%Stevenson6,633
47.3%Eisenhower5,955
0.0%
D+5.4
R+24.9
D+20.8
12,588
D
65.2%Stevenson8,477
34.8%Eisenhower4,532
0.0%
D+30.3
R+16.4
D+41.1
13,009
D
68.9%Truman5,247
22.2%Dewey1,689
8.9%
D+46.7
R+15.1
D+42.3
7,611
D
80.9%Roosevelt4,764
19.1%Dewey1,123
0.0%
D+61.8
R+9.6
D+54.4
5,887
D
85.6%Roosevelt5,528
14.1%Willkie912
0.3%
D+71.4
R+8.4
D+61.5
6,461
D
89.9%Roosevelt5,499
10.0%Landon612
0.1%
D+79.9
R+6.6
D+55.6
6,119
D
92.9%Roosevelt4,342
6.4%Hoover300
0.6%
D+86.5
D+93.8
D+68.7
4,672
R
46.3%Smith1,494
53.7%Hoover1,730
0.0%
R+7.3
R+63.1
D+10.1
3,224
D
73.8%Davis1,922
18.0%Coolidge470
8.1%
D+55.8
D+7.3
D+80.9
2,604
D
74.2%Cox1,923
25.8%Harding667
0.0%
D+48.5
R+32.6
D+74.7
2,590
D
83.1%Wilson2,137
1.9%Hughes50
15.0%
D+81.1
D+3.1
D+78.0
2,573
D
80.7%Wilson1,837
2.8%Taft63
16.5%
D+78.0
D+52.2
D+58.4
2,275
D
58.8%Bryan1,204
33.1%Taft677
8.1%
D+25.7
R+25.8
D+35.3
2,047
D
71.2%Parker1,692
19.6%Roosevelt466
9.3%
D+51.6
D+13.5
D+71.2
2,378
D
67.9%Bryan1,450
29.9%McKinley638
2.2%
D+38.0
D+7.0
D+45.6
2,135
D
64.7%Bryan2,150
33.6%McKinley1,117
1.7%
D+31.1
R+5.9
D+37.2
3,324
D
61.0%Cleveland1,742
23.9%Harrison684
15.1%
D+37.0
—
D+35.4
2,858
Congressional elections · 1 Senate race
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2020
R
27.8%11,480
69.6%28,752
41,288
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Rome, GA
Year
Total registered
2016
56,466
2018
56,751
2020
62,193
2022
64,356
2024
68,922
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+166 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +2,324 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Rome, GA in Rome, GA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−636
2012
−434
2013
−296
2014
−219
2015
+27
2016
+94
2017
+473
2018
+272
2019
+391
2021
+31
2022
+1,043
2023
+695
2024
+717
2025
+166
Rome anchors the Floyd County metro in northwest Georgia's Ridge and Valley region, where a legacy of textile and industrial employment has produced a working-class electorate that leans reliably Republican but tracks economic shifts closely.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.0 points.
A population of 99,693, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,565 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Enterprise, AL and Bartlesville, OK.
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In 2024, Rome, GA, Georgia voted Republican by 42.0 points (R+42.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,738 votes cast, 12,862 went Democratic and 31,631 went Republican.
When did Rome, GA, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rome, GA, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Rome, GA, Georgia?
Rome, GA, Georgia has a population of 99,693 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rome, GA, Georgia?
Median household income in Rome, GA, Georgia is $65,565 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Rome, GA, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Rome, GA, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
