Richmond County, Georgia: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+36%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 206,0692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,6372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 32.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 56.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fredericksburg city, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Richmond CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Richmond County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +40.3% |
| 1896 | +35.7% |
| 1900 | +79.5% |
| 1904 | +59.5% |
| 1908 | +59.6% |
| 1912 | +70.1% |
| 1916 | +71.2% |
| 1920 | +67.7% |
| 1924 | +22.7% |
| 1928 | −42.0% |
| 1932 | +72.6% |
| 1936 | +85.6% |
| 1940 | +80.1% |
| 1944 | +71.4% |
| 1948 | +7.2% |
| 1952 | −4.3% |
| 1956 | −20.1% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | −22.7% |
| 1968 | −8.9% |
| 1972 | −45.1% |
| 1976 | +14.7% |
| 1980 | +10.0% |
| 1984 | −17.0% |
| 1988 | −14.7% |
| 1992 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | +12.4% |
| 2000 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | +13.7% |
| 2008 | +31.8% |
| 2012 | +33.7% |
| 2016 | +32.0% |
| 2020 | +37.2% |
| 2024 | +36.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 56,657 | 26,472 | 83,578 | ||
| D | 59,124 | 26,781 | 87,016 | ||
| D | 48,814 | 24,461 | 76,025 | ||
| D | 52,560 | 25,845 | 79,174 | ||
| D | 52,100 | 26,842 | 79,333 | ||
| D | 39,262 | 29,764 | 69,376 | ||
| D | 31,413 | 25,485 | 57,538 | ||
| D | 30,738 | 23,670 | 56,869 | ||
| D | 28,910 | 24,227 | 59,523 | ||
| R | 20,489 | 27,566 | 48,258 | ||
| R | 21,208 | 29,869 | 51,077 | ||
| D | 24,104 | 19,619 | 44,871 | ||
| D | 24,042 | 17,893 | 41,935 | ||
| R | 9,219 | 24,362 | 33,581 | ||
| R | 11,770 | 14,993 | 36,302 | ||
| R | 13,545 | 21,481 | 35,029 | ||
| R | 9,868 | 11,978 | 21,846 | ||
| R | 6,819 | 10,251 | 17,070 | ||
| R | 8,584 | 9,347 | 17,931 | ||
| O | 2,450 | 1,528 | 12,846 | ||
| D | 6,918 | 1,152 | 8,070 | ||
| D | 5,855 | 641 | 6,508 | ||
| D | 7,239 | 551 | 7,810 | ||
| D | 4,873 | 738 | 5,694 | ||
| R | 2,086 | 5,104 | 7,190 | ||
| D | 2,169 | 1,296 | 3,844 | ||
| D | 2,656 | 511 | 3,167 | ||
| D | 2,708 | 238 | 3,470 | ||
| D | 1,871 | 177 | 2,416 | ||
| D | 1,727 | 267 | 2,448 | ||
| D | 1,816 | 174 | 2,759 | ||
| D | 2,045 | 215 | 2,302 | ||
| D | 3,716 | 1,698 | 5,649 | ||
| D | 8,301 | 3,224 | 12,598 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
5.6%
American
5.6%
German
4.2%
Irish
3.9%
Italian
1.1%
Scottish
1.1%
French
0.7%
African American
45.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,637
Richmond County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Richmond County$55,637
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Richmond County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.9%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Richmond County, which consolidates with the city of Augusta, delivers some of the widest Democratic margins in eastern Georgia, driven by a majority-Black electorate and an urban core that has trended consistently leftward across recent cycles.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached eighty-six points in 1936; the Republican margin reached forty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $55,637, and a 20% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fredericksburg city and Richland County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Richmond County, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Richmond County, Georgia voted Democratic by 36.1 points (D+36), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 83,578 votes cast, 56,657 went Democratic and 26,472 went Republican.
What is Richmond County, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Richmond County, Georgia in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Richmond County, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Richmond County, Georgia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Richmond County, Georgia?
Richmond County, Georgia has a population of 206,069 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richmond County, Georgia?
Median household income in Richmond County, Georgia is $55,637 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Richmond County, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Richmond County, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.