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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,314	14.2
Deaths:	8,947	13.6
Net Migration:	-6,004	-9.1
Net Immigration:	797	1.2

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

2020 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

71,406

53.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

59,638

45.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,470

1.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

132,581

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

58,547

50.8%

Donald Trump (R)

52,795

45.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,659

2.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

228

0.2%

Evan McMullin (I)

291

0.3%

Other

647

0.6%

TOTAL

115,167

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

62,947

54.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

51,400

44.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

774

0.7%

Other

266

0.2%

TOTAL

115,387

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

64,312

54.2%

John McCain (R)

53,588

45.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.1%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

471

0.4%

Other

223

0.2%

TOTAL

118,676

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

52,540

51.1%

John Kerry (D)

49,740

48.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.0%

Other

518

0.5%

TOTAL

102,849

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

38,527

46.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

44,012

52.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

379

0.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

240

0.3%

Other

218

0.3%

TOTAL

83,376

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): -2

1996 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

40,138

53.8%

Robert Dole (R)

30,467

40.9%

Ross Perot (Ref)

3,709

5.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

204

0.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

74,541

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

41,859

50.6%

George Bush* (R)

33,270

40.2%

Ross Perot (I)

7,429

9.0%

Other

216

0.3%

TOTAL

82,774

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

35,697

53.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

30,856

46.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

274

0.4%

Other

100

0.1%

TOTAL

66,927

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

36,496

51.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

34,722

48.6%

Other

188

0.3%

TOTAL

71,406

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): -8

1980 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

23,695

36.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

38,927

60.0%

John Anderson (I)

1,123

1.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

576

0.9%

Other

542

0.8%

TOTAL

64,863

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

40,116

65.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

20,551

33.7%

Other

365

0.6%

TOTAL

61,032

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

40,305

75.4%

George McGovern (D)

12,725

23.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

140

0.3%

Other

295

0.6%

TOTAL

53,465

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 15

1968 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

13,724

25.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

12,764

23.3%

George Wallace (AIP)

28,011

51.2%

Other

252

0.5%

TOTAL

54,751

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -18

1964 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

14,942

31.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

30,749

65.1%

Other

1,544

3.3%

TOTAL

47,235

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 27

1960 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

15,661

54.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

12,812

44.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

28,534

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

10,576

41.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

14,675

57.3%

Other

365

1.4%

TOTAL

25,616

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -16

1952 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

9,966

35.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

18,419

64.9%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

28,388

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): -20

1948 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

7,866

51.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,859

18.8%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

4,387

28.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

15,173

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -26

1944 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

11,530

86.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,750

13.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

13,284

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -33

1940 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

10,806

91.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,019

8.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,845

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -36

1936 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

10,193

92.9%

Alf Landon (R)

747

6.8%

William Lemke (Union)

0.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

10,968

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -30

1932 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

8,389

95.2%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

382

4.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

8,811

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -35

1928 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

2,345

30.7%

Al Smith (D)

5,269

69.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

TOTAL

7,632

Turnout: 14%	Diff (US): -27

1924 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

354

7.1%

John Davis (D)

4,377

87.7%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

231

4.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,990

Turnout: 10%	Diff (US): -47

1920 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

398

10.1%

James Cox (D)

3,487

88.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.1%

TOTAL

3,933

Turnout: 8%	Diff (US): -50

1916 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

4,606

91.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

223

4.4%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.1%

Other

203

4.0%

TOTAL

5,036

Turnout: 11%	Diff (US): -42

1912 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

5,230

92.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

311

5.5%

William Taft* (R)

100

1.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.4%

TOTAL

5,663

Turnout: 13%	Diff (US): -21

1908 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,228

23.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,822

71.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.3%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

269

5.0%

TOTAL

5,335

Turnout: 13%	Diff (US): -29

1904 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

607

12.1%

Alton Parker (D)

4,005

80.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

0.0%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.2%

Other

380

7.6%

TOTAL

5,006

Turnout: 12%	Diff (US): -44

1900 President, Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,339

21.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,867

76.6%

Other

148

2.3%

TOTAL

6,354

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -31

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	142,975	44.11%	3.1%
Black:	137,128	42.31%	16.8%
Indian:	1,225	0.38%	23.1%
Asian:	7,928	2.45%	45.4%
2+ races:	8,647	2.67%	42.6%
Hispanic:	26,207	8.09%	55.1%

Total non-White:	181,135	55.89%	22.9%

Change in White population:	-4,543	-1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	33,788	11.5

Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area