† 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
GroupAmericusGeorgiaUnited States
African American†59.8%27.4%9.9%
African0.2%0.8%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.5%0.2%
English5.4%10.3%9.5%
American5.4%7.6%5.3%
German3.4%6.3%12.5%
Irish3.3%6.9%9.4%
Scottish0.9%1.7%1.3%
Dutch0.7%——
Polish0.5%0.8%2.2%
French0.4%1.0%1.6%
Mexican4.0%5.5%11.3%
Cuban0.5%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.4%0.3%
Filipino0.7%0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.5%1.6%1.4%
Japanese0.4%—0.2%
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
Americus
Georgia
United States
Median age
28.8
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
18.7%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.0%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Americus
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$39,176
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
32.7%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.9%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Americus
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.8%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Americus
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.
Americus, Georgia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+30.3%
2008
+36.5%
2012
+34.1%
2016
+31.3%
2020
+36.0%
2024
+34.6%
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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle 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
D
67.0%Harris3,655
32.5%Trump1,771
0.5%
D+34.6
R+1.4
D+36.0
5,452
D
67.5%Biden3,780
31.6%Trump1,767
0.9%
D+36.0
D+4.7
D+31.5
5,599
D
64.8%Clinton3,274
33.5%Trump1,693
1.7%
D+31.3
R+2.8
D+29.2
5,054
D
66.6%Obama3,712
32.5%Romney1,811
0.9%
D+34.1
R+2.4
D+30.3
5,571
D
67.5%Obama3,300
31.0%McCain1,514
1.5%
D+36.5
D+6.2
D+29.3
4,888
D
64.8%Kerry2,833
34.5%Bush1,509
0.6%
D+30.3
—
D+32.8
4,370
Home to Georgia Southwestern State University and a majority-Black population, Americus anchors Sumter County's Democratic-leaning margins while surrounding rural precincts pull in the opposite direction.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.5 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.6 points.
A population of 15,813, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,176 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Milledgeville and Bastrop.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Americus, Georgia voted Democratic by 34.6 points (D+34.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,452 votes cast, 3,655 went Democratic and 1,771 went Republican.
How many people live in Americus, Georgia?
Americus, Georgia has a population of 15,813 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Americus, Georgia?
Median household income in Americus, Georgia is $39,176 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Americus, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Americus, Georgia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
