Election Results for Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	17,071	13.0
Deaths:	15,860	12.1
Net Migration:	-8,343	-6.3
Net Immigration:	2,520	1.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +2,999	R +3,573	R + 2.8%
D -574
2024 vs. 2016	R +9,842	D +2,443	D + 1.0%
D +12,285
2020 vs. 2016	R +6,843	D +6,016	D + 3.8%
D +12,859
2024 vs. 2012	R +11,237	R +3,352	R + 4.0%
D +7,885

2016 vs. 2008	R -793	R +4,972	R + 3.9%
D -5,765
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	54%	Kamala Harris (D)	70,832	52.7%	Donald Trump (R)	62,637	46.6%	815 [+]	0.6%	134,284	-3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 386 (0.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 296 (0.2%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 94 (0.1%);
2020	53%	Joe Biden (D)	71,406	53.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	59,638	45.0%	1,537 [+]	1.2%	132,581	-2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,470 (1.1%);
2016	48%	Hillary Clinton (D)	58,547	50.8%	Donald Trump (R)	52,795	45.8%	3,825 [+]	3.3%	115,167	0	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,659 (2.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 291 (0.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 228 (0.2%);
2012	49%	Barack Obama* (D)	62,947	54.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	51,400	44.5%	1,040 [+]	0.9%	115,387	-3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 774 (0.7%);
2008	52%	Barack Obama (D)	64,312	54.2%	John McCain (R)	53,588	45.2%	776 [+]	0.7%	118,676	0	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 471 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (I) 82 (0.1%);
2004	46%	George W. Bush* (R)	52,540	51.1%	John Kerry (D)	49,740	48.4%	569 [+]	0.6%	102,849	0	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 51 (0.0%);
2000	39%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	44,012	52.8%	George W. Bush (R)	38,527	46.2%	837 [+]	1.0%	83,376	-2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 379 (0.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 240 (0.3%);
1996	35%	Bill Clinton* (D)	40,138	53.8%	Robert Dole (R)	30,467	40.9%	3,936 [+]	5.3%	74,541	0	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 3,709 (5.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 204 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	40%	Bill Clinton (D)	41,859	50.6%	George Bush* (R)	33,270	40.2%	7,645 [+]	9.2%	82,774	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 7,429 (9.0%);
1988	33%	George Bush (R)	35,697	53.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	30,856	46.1%	374 [+]	0.6%	66,927	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 274 (0.4%);
1984	36%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	36,496	51.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	34,722	48.6%	188	0.3%	71,406	-8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	34%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	38,927	60.0%	Ronald Reagan (R)	23,695	36.5%	2,241 [+]	3.5%	64,863	-14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 1,123 (1.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 576 (0.9%);
1976	36%	Jimmy Carter (D)	40,116	65.7%	Gerald Ford* (R)	20,551	33.7%	365 [+]	0.6%	61,032	-14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	32%	Richard Nixon* (R)	40,305	75.4%	George McGovern (D)	12,725	23.8%	435 [+]	0.8%	53,465	15	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 140 (0.3%);
1968	37%	George Wallace (AIP)	28,011	51.2%	Richard Nixon (R)	13,724	25.1%	13,016 [+]	23.8%	54,751	-18	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 12,764 (23.3%);
1964	33%	Barry Goldwater (R)	30,749	65.1%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	14,942	31.6%	1,544	3.3%	47,235	27	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	21%	John Kennedy (D)	15,661	54.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	12,812	44.9%	61	0.2%	28,534	-5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	21%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	14,675	57.3%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	10,576	41.3%	365	1.4%	25,616	-16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	25%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	18,419	64.9%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	9,966	35.1%	3	0.0%	28,388	-20	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	15%	Harry Truman* (D)	7,866	51.8%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	4,387	28.9%	2,920 [+]	19.2%	15,173	-26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 2,859 (18.8%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 46 (0.3%);
1944	15%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,530	86.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,750	13.2%	4	0.0%	13,284	-33	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	15%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,806	91.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,019	8.6%	20	0.2%	11,845	-36	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	16%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,193	92.9%	Alf Landon (R)	747	6.8%	28 [+]	0.3%	10,968	-30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 2 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	15%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	8,389	95.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	382	4.3%	40 [+]	0.5%	8,811	-35	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 15 (0.2%);
1928	14%	Al Smith (D)	5,269	69.0%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,345	30.7%	18 [+]	0.2%	7,632	-27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 18 (0.2%);
1924	10%	John Davis (D)	4,377	87.7%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	354	7.1%	259 [+]	5.2%	4,990	-47	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 231 (4.6%);
1920	8%	James Cox (D)	3,487	88.7%	Warren Harding (R)	398	10.1%	48 [+]	1.2%	3,933	-50	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 45 (1.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 3 (0.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	11%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,606	91.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	223	4.4%	207 [+]	4.1%	5,036	-42	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 4 (0.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	13%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	5,230	92.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	311	5.5%	122 [+]	2.2%	5,663	-21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 100 (1.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 22 (0.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	13%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,822	71.6%	William Taft (R)	1,228	23.0%	285 [+]	5.3%	5,335	-29	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 15 (0.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	12%	Alton Parker (D)	4,005	80.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	607	12.1%	394 [+]	7.9%	5,006	-44	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 9 (0.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 4 (0.1%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1 (0.0%);
1900	16%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,867	76.6%	William McKinley* (R)	1,339	21.1%	148 [+]	2.3%	6,354	-31	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	139,725	43.08%	5.4%
Black:	138,748	42.78%	0.1%
Indian:	1,221	0.38%	5.6%
Asian:	8,207	2.53%	5.2%
2+ races:	8,854	2.73%	7.0%
Hispanic:	27,588	8.51%	10.4%

Total non-White:	184,618	56.92%	1.9%

Change in White population:	-7,933	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,404	1.0

Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

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