† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupAlmaGeorgiaUnited States
African American†38.2%27.4%9.9%
Jamaican0.6%0.7%0.4%
West Indian0.6%——
English6.9%10.3%9.5%
Irish6.3%6.9%9.4%
American6.0%7.6%5.3%
German2.6%6.3%12.5%
Scottish2.1%1.7%1.3%
Norwegian0.5%——
Scotch-Irish0.3%——
Mexican4.7%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.2%0.4%0.3%
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
Alma
Georgia
United States
Median age
43.6
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.9%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Alma
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$36,884
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.2%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
8.7%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Alma
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.2%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.0%
1.6%
2.0%
Other languages
1.0%
1.1%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Alma
Georgia
United States
Catholic
—
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.3%
51.5%
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.
Alma, Georgia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−33.1%
2008
−41.1%
2012
−42.3%
2016
−53.1%
2020
−58.9%
2024
−72.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. † 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
13.6%Harris202
86.2%Trump1,284
0.2%
R+72.7
R+13.7
R+71.2
1,489
R
20.5%Biden265
79.4%Trump1,028
0.2%
R+58.9
R+5.8
R+63.4
1,295
R
22.9%Clinton259
76.0%Trump859
1.1%
R+53.1
R+10.8
R+55.2
1,130
R
28.3%Obama321
70.6%Romney802
1.1%
R+42.3
R+1.2
R+46.2
1,136
R
28.5%Obama328
69.7%McCain801
1.8%
R+41.1
R+8.1
R+48.4
1,150
R
33.4%Kerry379
66.5%Bush754
0.1%
R+33.1
—
R+30.6
1,134
Alma functions as the commercial and civic hub for Bacon County, a sparsely populated county where timber and agriculture have long shaped both the economy and a lopsided Republican tilt in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 72.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 13.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 72.7 points.
A population of 3,426, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $36,884 describe the city.
In 2024, Alma, Georgia voted Republican by 72.7 points (R+72.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,489 votes cast, 202 went Democratic and 1,284 went Republican.
How many people live in Alma, Georgia?
Alma, Georgia has a population of 3,426 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alma, Georgia?
Median household income in Alma, Georgia is $36,884 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Alma, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Alma, Georgia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
