Akashic
1892–2024
Akashic
Macon
presidential margin
2008R+6.32012R+6.22016R+10.92020R+9.12024R+11.9
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+11.9
2024
median income$62,318U.S. $80,734 · GA $77,353
median age38.8U.S. 39.1 · GA 37.7
poverty rate18.7%U.S. 12.5% · GA 13.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)23.7%U.S. 35.6% · GA 34.9%
non-english5.7%U.S. 22.3% · GA 15.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English9.3%
American8.4%
Irish5.4%
African American†38.1%
African0.8%
Jamaican0.2%
Mexican2.5%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Cuban0.3%
Asian Indian0.4%
Filipino0.3%
Korean0.2%
religion
other traditions
Black Protestant7.3%
Mainline5.1%
Other Christian1.0%
Latter-day Saints0.6%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Macon, Georgia

Akashic
MaconTrumpR+11.9
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Macon, GAA map of the constituent counties of Macon, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Taylor County, GA · R+31.0Twiggs County, GA · R+14.7Bleckley County, GA · R+55.4Laurens County, GA · R+32.7Jones County, GA · R+38.0Dodge County, GA · R+49.9Baldwin County, GA · R+2.2Bibb County, GA · D+22.4Wilkinson County, GA · R+17.8Houston County, GA · R+11.3Peach County, GA · R+6.0Johnson County, GA · R+46.4Wheeler County, GA · R+45.1Hancock County, GA · D+35.4Washington County, GA · R+1.9Crawford County, GA · R+49.8Monroe County, GA · R+46.7Telfair County, GA · R+39.3Treutlen County, GA · R+44.4Macon County, GA · D+17.9Pulaski County, GA · R+40.5Dooly County, GA · R+7.7Wilcox County, GA · R+49.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.7%177,249
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.8%139,411
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%1,416
D+60
R+60
23 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (23 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Macon, GA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Baldwin County, GARepublicanR+2.2
Bibb County, GADemocraticD+22.4
Bleckley County, GARepublicanR+55.4
Crawford County, GARepublicanR+49.8
Dodge County, GARepublicanR+49.9
Dooly County, GARepublicanR+7.7
Hancock County, GADemocraticD+35.4
Houston County, GARepublicanR+11.3
Johnson County, GARepublicanR+46.4
Jones County, GARepublicanR+38.0
Laurens County, GARepublicanR+32.7
Macon County, GADemocraticD+17.9
Monroe County, GARepublicanR+46.7
Peach County, GARepublicanR+6.0
Pulaski County, GARepublicanR+40.5
Taylor County, GARepublicanR+31.0
Telfair County, GARepublicanR+39.3
Treutlen County, GARepublicanR+44.4
Twiggs County, GARepublicanR+14.7
Washington County, GARepublicanR+1.9
Wheeler County, GARepublicanR+45.1
Wilcox County, GARepublicanR+49.2
Wilkinson County, GARepublicanR+17.8
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
43.8%Harris139,411
55.7%Trump177,249
0.4%Oliver1,416
−11.9%
318,076
R
44.9%Biden137,620
54.0%Trump165,424
1.0%Jorgensen3,121
−9.1%
306,165
R
43.2%Clinton113,607
54.0%Trump142,153
2.8%Johnson7,331
−10.9%
263,091
R
46.4%Obama123,683
52.6%Romney140,255
1.0%Johnson2,761
−6.2%
266,699
R
46.5%Obama124,937
52.8%McCain141,779
0.6%Barr1,735
−6.3%
268,451
R
42.5%Kerry97,869
57.0%Bush131,289
0.6%Badnarik1,362
−14.5%
230,520
R
45.3%Gore87,081
53.4%Bush102,678
1.3%Browne2,518
−8.1%
192,277
D
50.2%Clinton89,909
42.6%Dole76,211
7.2%Perot12,815
+7.7%
178,935
D
48.9%Clinton93,658
37.0%Bush70,884
14.1%Perot27,054
+11.9%
191,596
R
46.0%Dukakis71,687
53.5%Bush83,349
0.6%Paul858
−7.5%
155,894
R
48.8%Mondale80,821
51.2%Reagan84,802
0.0%
−2.4%
165,623
D
64.0%Carter101,137
33.6%Reagan53,089
2.4%Anderson3,852
+30.4%
158,078
D
73.7%Carter110,218
26.3%Ford39,302
0.0%
+47.4%
149,520
R
24.7%McGovern31,078
75.3%Nixon94,644
0.0%
−50.6%
125,722
O
26.1%Humphrey35,645
25.0%Nixon34,151
48.9%Wallace66,690
Wallace +22.7
136,486
R
41.5%Johnson52,292
58.5%Goldwater73,635
0.0%Hass13
−16.9%
125,940
D
68.8%Kennedy54,360
31.2%Nixon24,616
0.0%
+37.7%
78,976
D
77.5%Stevenson56,525
22.5%Eisenhower16,365
0.0%
+55.1%
72,890
D
80.0%Stevenson57,960
20.0%Eisenhower14,479
0.0%Hallinan1
+60.0%
72,440
D
58.0%Truman24,754
13.9%Dewey5,914
28.1%Thurmond11,978
+44.2%
42,646
D
79.5%Roosevelt25,809
20.5%Dewey6,669
0.0%Thomas2
+58.9%
32,480
D
85.9%Roosevelt28,695
13.7%Willkie4,582
0.4%Thomas130
+72.2%
33,407
D
90.5%Roosevelt27,265
9.1%Landon2,753
0.4%Lemke111
+81.4%
30,129
D
96.1%Roosevelt27,302
3.6%Hoover1,011
0.3%Thomas89
+92.6%
28,402
D
73.1%Smith18,170
26.9%Hoover6,699
0.0%
+46.1%
24,869
D
85.9%Davis18,317
9.1%Coolidge1,942
5.0%La Follette1,074
+76.8%
21,333
D
84.7%Cox13,008
15.3%Harding2,347
0.0%
+69.4%
15,355
D
87.9%Wilson14,049
5.1%Hughes808
7.1%Benson1,133
+82.8%
15,990
D
89.6%Wilson13,180
2.8%Taft414
7.6%Roosevelt1,115
+86.8%
14,709
D
60.9%Bryan10,402
21.8%Taft3,727
17.2%Debs2,940
+39.1%
17,069
D
74.7%Parker12,498
11.4%Roosevelt1,915
13.9%Debs2,324
+63.2%
16,737
D
76.7%Bryan11,593
18.5%McKinley2,800
4.8%Woolley718
+58.2%
15,111
D
60.2%Bryan12,759
30.8%McKinley6,534
9.0%Palmer1,913
+29.4%
21,206
D
59.8%Cleveland19,185
22.0%Harrison7,068
18.2%Weaver5,825
+37.8%
32,078
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −11.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−11.9%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (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
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in MaconTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 493,678 in 2024.123.4K246.8K370.3K493.7K493.7K20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Macon
YearTotal registered
2016413,044
2018423,677
2020465,294
2022472,658
2024493,678
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

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).

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Augusta-Aiken
Georgia
95.9twin score
% BlackAfrican American ancestry% Catholic
Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL)
Georgia
90.5twin score
% Black% Catholic% White
Albany, GA
90.1twin score
% Black% CatholicAfrican American ancestry≠ American ancestry

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.

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Places within Macon

counties23
Baldwin CountyBibb CountyBleckley CountyCrawford CountyDodge CountyDooly CountyHancock CountyHouston CountyJohnson CountyJones CountyLaurens CountyMacon CountyMonroe CountyPeach CountyPulaski CountyTaylor CountyTelfair CountyTreutlen CountyTwiggs CountyWashington CountyWheeler CountyWilcox CountyWilkinson County

Frequently asked questions

How did Macon, Georgia vote in 2024?
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.