† 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
10 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
GroupColumbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-ALUnited States
English10.4%9.5%
American9.6%5.3%
Irish7.1%9.4%
German6.4%12.5%
Scottish1.7%1.3%
Italian1.6%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.0%—
Polish0.5%2.2%
African American†33.6%9.9%
African0.8%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%0.4%
Mexican2.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.6%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%
Cuban0.3%0.7%
Panamanian0.3%—
Dominican0.2%0.7%
Korean0.8%0.4%
Asian Indian0.6%1.4%
Chinese0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%0.6%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
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
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
United States
Median age
36.6
39.1
Age 18–24
12.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
United States
Median household income
$61,537
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.3%
22.3%
Spanish
4.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
United States
Catholic
3.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
28.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
50.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.9%
5.2%
Black Protestant
9.1%
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.
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+44.9%
1896
+33.5%
1900
+41.4%
1904
+73.8%
1908
+59.9%
1912
+86.5%
1916
+87.4%
1920
+78.5%
1924
+84.3%
1928
+29.3%
1932
+90.7%
1936
+88.6%
1940
+87.0%
1944
+78.9%
1948
+21.5%
1952
+34.8%
1956
+22.6%
1960
+18.1%
1964
−43.5%
1968
+4.4%
1972
−47.1%
1976
+24.9%
1980
+19.2%
1984
−6.4%
1988
−10.3%
1992
+6.4%
1996
+6.9%
2000
+0.4%
2004
−8.7%
2008
+0.5%
2012
+1.2%
2016
−4.8%
2020
−2.6%
2024
−7.5%
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
45.8%Harris107,689
53.2%Trump125,223
1.0%
R+7.5
R+4.9
R+6.0
235,268
R
48.1%Biden112,315
50.6%Trump118,305
1.3%
R+2.6
D+2.2
R+7.0
233,744
R
46.1%Clinton92,862
50.9%Trump102,437
3.0%
R+4.8
R+5.9
R+6.8
201,285
D
50.1%Obama99,692
48.9%Romney97,321
1.0%
D+1.2
D+0.7
R+2.7
198,938
D
49.9%Obama101,323
49.4%McCain100,330
0.7%
D+0.5
D+9.2
R+6.8
203,032
R
45.3%Kerry79,218
54.0%Bush94,474
0.6%
R+8.7
R+9.1
R+6.3
174,818
D
49.4%Gore72,434
49.0%Bush71,856
1.7%
D+0.4
R+6.5
R+0.1
146,724
D
50.6%Clinton66,146
43.6%Dole57,066
5.8%
D+6.9
D+0.5
R+1.6
130,773
D
48.1%Clinton68,585
41.7%Bush59,429
10.2%
D+6.4
D+16.7
D+0.9
142,482
R
44.4%Dukakis50,883
54.7%Bush62,683
1.0%
R+10.3
R+3.9
R+2.6
114,664
R
46.5%Mondale56,114
52.9%Reagan63,841
0.6%
R+6.4
R+25.6
D+11.8
120,732
D
57.5%Carter62,821
38.4%Reagan41,894
4.1%
D+19.2
R+5.8
D+28.9
109,212
D
61.8%Carter62,072
36.9%Ford37,059
1.2%
D+24.9
D+72.0
D+22.9
100,381
R
25.8%McGovern22,096
72.9%Nixon62,342
1.3%
R+47.1
R+51.5
R+23.9
85,524
O
24.8%Humphrey21,348
20.4%Nixon17,552
54.8%
Wallace +30.0
D+48.0
D+5.1
86,089
R
22.4%Johnson14,942
65.9%Goldwater44,051
11.7%
R+43.5
R+61.7
R+66.1
66,845
D
58.9%Kennedy26,193
40.8%Nixon18,140
0.3%
D+18.1
R+4.5
D+17.9
44,483
D
60.6%Stevenson24,070
38.1%Eisenhower15,108
1.3%
D+22.6
R+12.3
D+38.0
39,690
D
67.4%Stevenson27,734
32.6%Eisenhower13,400
0.0%
D+34.8
D+13.3
D+45.6
41,150
O
37.7%Truman7,866
16.2%Dewey3,383
46.1%
Thurmond +8.4
R+57.4
D+17.0
20,865
D
89.4%Roosevelt17,899
10.5%Dewey2,102
0.1%
D+78.9
R+8.1
D+71.4
20,019
D
93.4%Roosevelt18,956
6.4%Willkie1,302
0.2%
D+87.0
R+1.6
D+77.0
20,295
D
94.2%Roosevelt17,146
5.6%Landon1,020
0.2%
D+88.6
R+2.2
D+64.3
18,207
D
95.2%Roosevelt14,583
4.4%Hoover679
0.4%
D+90.7
D+61.5
D+73.0
15,323
D
64.6%Smith9,080
35.3%Hoover4,966
0.0%
D+29.3
R+55.0
D+46.7
14,051
D
89.9%Davis7,918
5.7%Coolidge501
4.4%
D+84.3
D+5.8
D+109.4
8,803
D
88.2%Cox8,057
9.7%Harding886
2.1%
D+78.5
R+8.9
D+104.7
9,137
D
92.2%Wilson8,442
4.8%Hughes437
3.1%
D+87.4
D+0.9
D+84.2
9,160
D
89.1%Wilson8,635
2.6%Taft253
8.3%
D+86.5
D+26.6
D+67.0
9,690
D
76.0%Bryan6,773
16.1%Taft1,434
7.9%
D+59.9
R+13.8
D+69.5
8,910
D
83.9%Parker7,737
10.1%Roosevelt932
6.0%
D+73.8
D+32.3
D+93.4
9,226
D
69.3%Bryan10,137
27.9%McKinley4,078
2.8%
D+41.4
D+7.9
D+49.0
14,626
D
64.6%Bryan10,887
31.1%McKinley5,238
4.3%
D+33.5
R+11.4
D+39.6
16,845
D
58.3%Cleveland13,125
13.4%Harrison3,024
28.2%
D+44.9
—
D+43.2
22,498
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
172,685
2018
367,011
2020
397,842
2022
403,002
2024
430,021
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+668 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −3,669 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+5,482
2012
+4,870
2013
+3,213
2014
−4,424
2015
−4,998
2016
−5,560
2017
−3,529
2018
+1,570
2019
+1,008
2021
−1,034
2022
−1,398
2023
−181
2024
+644
2025
+668
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 90.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 47.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.5 points.
A population of 566,378, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,537 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery-Selma, AL and Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC.
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How did Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL, Georgia voted Republican by 7.5 points (R+7.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 235,268 votes cast, 107,689 went Democratic and 125,223 went Republican.
When did Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL, Georgia voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL, Georgia?
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL, Georgia has a population of 566,378 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL, Georgia?
Median household income in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL, Georgia is $61,537 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL, Georgia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.
