† 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
23 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
GroupMaconGeorgiaUnited States
English9.3%10.3%9.5%
American8.4%7.6%5.3%
Irish5.4%6.9%9.4%
German4.3%6.3%12.5%
Italian1.4%2.2%4.8%
Scottish1.3%1.7%1.3%
French0.7%1.0%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.6%——
African American†38.1%27.4%9.9%
African0.8%0.8%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%0.7%0.4%
Mexican2.5%5.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.2%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.7%0.5%
Salvadoran0.2%0.5%0.7%
Asian Indian0.4%1.6%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.5%0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.6%0.6%
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
Macon
Georgia
United States
Median age
38.8
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.6%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.2%
15.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Macon
Georgia
United States
Median household income
$62,318
$77,353
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.7%
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.7%
34.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Macon
Georgia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.7%
15.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.5%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Macon
Georgia
United States
Catholic
2.5%
8.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.0%
26.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.7%
49.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.1%
6.6%
5.2%
Black Protestant
7.3%
5.1%
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.
Macon, Georgia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+37.8%
1896
+29.4%
1900
+58.2%
1904
+63.2%
1908
+39.1%
1912
+86.8%
1916
+82.8%
1920
+69.4%
1924
+76.8%
1928
+46.1%
1932
+92.6%
1936
+81.4%
1940
+72.2%
1944
+58.9%
1948
+44.2%
1952
+60.0%
1956
+55.1%
1960
+37.7%
1964
−16.9%
1968
+1.1%
1972
−50.6%
1976
+47.4%
1980
+30.4%
1984
−2.4%
1988
−7.5%
1992
+11.9%
1996
+7.7%
2000
−8.1%
2004
−14.5%
2008
−6.3%
2012
−6.2%
2016
−10.9%
2020
−9.1%
2024
−11.9%
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
43.8%Harris139,411
55.7%Trump177,249
0.4%
R+11.9
R+2.8
R+10.4
318,076
R
44.9%Biden137,620
54.0%Trump165,424
1.0%
R+9.1
D+1.8
R+13.5
306,165
R
43.2%Clinton113,607
54.0%Trump142,153
2.8%
R+10.9
R+4.6
R+12.9
263,091
R
46.4%Obama123,683
52.6%Romney140,255
1.0%
R+6.2
D+0.1
R+10.1
266,699
R
46.5%Obama124,937
52.8%McCain141,779
0.6%
R+6.3
D+8.2
R+13.5
268,451
R
42.5%Kerry97,869
57.0%Bush131,289
0.6%
R+14.5
R+6.4
R+12.0
230,520
R
45.3%Gore87,081
53.4%Bush102,678
1.3%
R+8.1
R+15.8
R+8.6
192,277
D
50.2%Clinton89,909
42.6%Dole76,211
7.2%
D+7.7
R+4.2
R+0.9
178,935
D
48.9%Clinton93,658
37.0%Bush70,884
14.1%
D+11.9
D+19.4
D+6.3
191,596
R
46.0%Dukakis71,687
53.5%Bush83,349
0.6%
R+7.5
R+5.1
D+0.2
155,894
R
48.8%Mondale80,821
51.2%Reagan84,802
0.0%
R+2.4
R+32.8
D+15.8
165,623
D
64.0%Carter101,137
33.6%Reagan53,089
2.4%
D+30.4
R+17.0
D+40.1
158,078
D
73.7%Carter110,218
26.3%Ford39,302
0.0%
D+47.4
D+98.0
D+45.4
149,520
R
24.7%McGovern31,078
75.3%Nixon94,644
0.0%
R+50.6
R+51.7
R+27.4
125,722
O
26.1%Humphrey35,645
25.0%Nixon34,151
48.9%
Wallace +22.7
D+18.0
D+1.8
136,486
R
41.5%Johnson52,292
58.5%Goldwater73,635
0.0%
R+16.9
R+54.6
R+39.5
125,940
D
68.8%Kennedy54,360
31.2%Nixon24,616
0.0%
D+37.7
R+17.4
D+37.5
78,976
D
77.5%Stevenson56,525
22.5%Eisenhower16,365
0.0%
D+55.1
R+4.9
D+70.5
72,890
D
80.0%Stevenson57,960
20.0%Eisenhower14,479
0.0%
D+60.0
D+15.8
D+70.8
72,440
D
58.0%Truman24,754
13.9%Dewey5,914
28.1%
D+44.2
R+14.8
D+39.7
42,646
D
79.5%Roosevelt25,809
20.5%Dewey6,669
0.0%
D+58.9
R+13.3
D+51.4
32,480
D
85.9%Roosevelt28,695
13.7%Willkie4,582
0.4%
D+72.2
R+9.2
D+62.2
33,407
D
90.5%Roosevelt27,265
9.1%Landon2,753
0.4%
D+81.4
R+11.2
D+57.1
30,129
D
96.1%Roosevelt27,302
3.6%Hoover1,011
0.3%
D+92.6
D+46.4
D+74.8
28,402
D
73.1%Smith18,170
26.9%Hoover6,699
0.0%
D+46.1
R+30.6
D+63.6
24,869
D
85.9%Davis18,317
9.1%Coolidge1,942
5.0%
D+76.8
D+7.3
D+101.9
21,333
D
84.7%Cox13,008
15.3%Harding2,347
0.0%
D+69.4
R+13.4
D+95.6
15,355
D
87.9%Wilson14,049
5.1%Hughes808
7.1%
D+82.8
R+4.0
D+79.7
15,990
D
89.6%Wilson13,180
2.8%Taft414
7.6%
D+86.8
D+47.7
D+67.2
14,709
D
60.9%Bryan10,402
21.8%Taft3,727
17.2%
D+39.1
R+24.1
D+48.7
17,069
D
74.7%Parker12,498
11.4%Roosevelt1,915
13.9%
D+63.2
D+5.0
D+82.9
16,737
D
76.7%Bryan11,593
18.5%McKinley2,800
4.8%
D+58.2
D+28.8
D+65.7
15,111
D
60.2%Bryan12,759
30.8%McKinley6,534
9.0%
D+29.4
R+8.4
D+35.4
21,206
D
59.8%Cleveland19,185
22.0%Harrison7,068
18.2%
D+37.8
—
D+36.1
32,078
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Macon
Year
Total registered
2016
413,044
2018
423,677
2020
465,294
2022
472,658
2024
493,678
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+4,403 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +4,569 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Macon in Macon: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,429
2012
−1,428
2013
−4,593
2014
−3,892
2015
−3,651
2016
−2,872
2017
−1,109
2018
+1,896
2019
+1,268
2021
+2,725
2022
+4,608
2023
+3,917
2024
+4,726
2025
+4,403
The Macon media market anchors central Georgia's Black Belt corridor, where a majority-minority core city meets fast-growing exurban counties that have trended in opposite directions over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 92.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 50.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.9 points.
A population of 680,176, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,318 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Augusta-Aiken and Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL).
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In 2024, Macon, Georgia voted Republican by 11.9 points (R+11.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 318,076 votes cast, 139,411 went Democratic and 177,249 went Republican.
When did Macon, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Macon, Georgia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Macon, Georgia?
Macon, Georgia has a population of 680,176 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Macon, Georgia?
Median household income in Macon, Georgia is $62,318 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Macon, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Macon, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.
