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Columbus, GA-AL Market Area


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2022 population: 630,090   ( 42,694 from 2010 , 963 from 2020)
Land area: 7286.8 square miles
Population density: 86.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:322,425 51.17% 1.9%
Black:235,96537.45% 6.6%
Indian:2,0270.32% 20.8%
Asian:16,8432.67% 64.1%
2+ races:13,4092.13% 46.4%
Hispanic:39,4216.26% 41.9%
Total non-White:307,66548.83% 13.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:16,627 13.2
Deaths:16,66513.2
Net Migration: -2,605-2.1
Net Immigration: 1,6171.3
Change in White population:6,148 1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:36,546 6.2



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

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +7,462 R +12,231 R + 4.7%
D -4,769
2024 vs. 2016 R +24,708 R +7,992 R + 2.3%
D +16,716
2020 vs. 2016 R +17,246 D +4,239 D + 2.4%
D +21,485
2024 vs. 2012 R +28,965 R +21,209 R + 8.4%
D +7,756
2016 vs. 2008 R +625 R +10,892 R + 5.0%
D -10,267
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 53% Donald Trump (R) 138,811 53.1% Kamala Harris (D) 120,299 46.0% 2,534 [+] 1.0% 261,644 3 0.17%
2020 53% Donald Trump* (R) 131,349 50.6% Joe Biden (D) 125,068 48.1% 3,351 [+] 1.3% 259,768 4 0.16%
2016 48% Donald Trump (R) 114,103 50.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 103,583 45.9% 7,951 [+] 3.5% 225,637 5 0.16%
2012 49% Barack Obama* (D) 112,543 50.1% Mitt Romney (R) 109,846 48.9% 2,353 [+] 1.0% 224,742 2 0.17%
2008 52% Barack Obama (D) 113,850 49.7% John McCain (R) 113,478 49.5% 1,708 [+] 0.7% 229,036 4 0.17%
2004 47% George W. Bush* (R) 107,368 54.1% John Kerry (D) 90,004 45.3% 1,222 [+] 0.6% 198,594 3 0.16%
2000 41% George W. Bush (R) 82,953 49.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 81,980 48.9% 2,603 [+] 1.6% 167,536 2 0.16%
1996 38% Bill Clinton* (D) 75,510 50.8% Robert Dole (R) 64,190 43.2% 8,929 [+] 6.0% 148,629 2 0.15%
1992 44% Bill Clinton (D) 79,149 48.0% George Bush* (R) 68,104 41.3% 17,664 [+] 10.7% 164,917 4 0.16%
1988 37% George Bush (R) 75,384 55.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 58,873 43.5% 1,152 [+] 0.9% 135,409 2 0.15%
1984 41% Ronald Reagan* (R) 77,524 54.1% Walter Mondale (D) 64,909 45.3% 763 0.5% 143,196 -5 0.15%
1980 38% Jimmy Carter* (D) 74,046 57.3% Ronald Reagan (R) 50,578 39.1% 4,694 [+] 3.6% 129,318 -12 0.15%
1976 39% Jimmy Carter (D) 74,955 62.0% Gerald Ford* (R) 44,664 37.0% 1,189 [+] 1.0% 120,808 -11 0.15%
1972 34% Richard Nixon* (R) 77,609 75.3% George McGovern (D) 24,379 23.6% 1,144 [+] 1.1% 103,132 15 0.13%
1968 40% George Wallace (AIP) 59,400 56.2% Hubert Humphrey (D) 24,367 23.1% 21,874 [+] 20.7% 105,641 -24 0.14%
1964 32% Barry Goldwater (R) 55,626 66.8% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 20,915 25.1% 6,687 8.0% 83,228 28 0.12%
1960 22% John Kennedy (D) 34,997 62.5% Richard Nixon (R) 20,732 37.0% 269 0.5% 55,998 -13 0.08%
1956 22% Adlai Stevenson (D) 34,227 65.8% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 16,605 31.9% 1,176 2.3% 52,008 -25 0.08%
1952 23% Adlai Stevenson (D) 38,236 70.3% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 16,106 29.6% 55 0.1% 54,397 -26 0.09%
1948 13% Harry Truman* (D) 11,688 42.4% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 11,490 41.7% 4,371 [+] 15.9% 27,549 -30 0.06%
1944 13% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 25,017 88.9% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,035 10.8% 73 0.3% 28,125 -35 0.06%
1940 14% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 25,911 92.5% Wendell Willkie (R) 2,039 7.3% 71 0.3% 28,021 -38 0.06%
1936 15% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 24,763 94.1% Alf Landon (R) 1,488 5.7% 71 [+] 0.3% 26,322 -31 0.06%
1932 13% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 21,525 94.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,103 4.9% 109 [+] 0.5% 22,737 -35 0.06%
1928 13% Al Smith (D) 13,740 65.3% Herbert Hoover (R) 7,255 34.5% 44 [+] 0.2% 21,039 -24 0.06%
1924 9% John Davis (D) 12,481 87.0% Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,117 7.8% 747 [+] 5.2% 14,345 -46 0.05%
1920 9% James Cox (D) 12,038 85.5% Warren Harding (R) 1,848 13.1% 195 [+] 1.4% 14,081 -47 0.05%
1916 9% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 12,264 90.4% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 670 4.9% 636 [+] 4.7% 13,570 -41 0.07%
1912 9% Woodrow Wilson (D) 12,205 90.5% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 845 6.3% 430 [+] 3.2% 13,480 -21 0.09%
1908 10% William J. Bryan (D) 9,939 71.0% William Taft (R) 3,064 21.9% 1,004 [+] 7.2% 14,007 -30 0.09%
1904 10% Alton Parker (D) 11,368 81.3% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,429 10.2% 1,184 [+] 8.5% 13,981 -46 0.10%
1900 14% William J. Bryan (D) 15,149 75.0% William McKinley* (R) 4,451 22.0% 604 [+] 3.0% 20,204 -30 0.14%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 125,068 48.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 131,349 50.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,895 1.1%
Other 456 0.2%
TOTAL 259,768
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 4


2016 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 103,583 45.9%
Donald Trump (R) 114,103 50.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,308 2.4%
Jill Stein (Grn) 657 0.3%
Evan McMullin (I) 295 0.1%
Other 1,691 0.7%
TOTAL 225,637
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 5


2012 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 112,543 50.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 109,846 48.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,653 0.7%
Other 700 0.3%
TOTAL 224,742
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 2


2008 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 113,850 49.7%
John McCain (R) 113,478 49.5%
Ralph Nader (I) 326 0.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 839 0.4%
Other 543 0.2%
TOTAL 229,036
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 4


2004 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 107,368 54.1%
John Kerry (D) 90,004 45.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 323 0.2%
Other 899 0.5%
TOTAL 198,594
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 3


2000 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 82,953 49.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 81,980 48.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,462 0.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 476 0.3%
Other 665 0.4%
TOTAL 167,536
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 2


1996 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 75,510 50.8%
Robert Dole (R) 64,190 43.2%
Ross Perot (Ref) 8,219 5.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 513 0.3%
Other 197 0.1%
TOTAL 148,629
Turnout: 38% Diff (US): 2


1992 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 79,149 48.0%
George Bush* (R) 68,104 41.3%
Ross Perot (I) 17,004 10.3%
Other 660 0.4%
TOTAL 164,917
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 4


1988 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 75,384 55.7%
Michael Dukakis (D) 58,873 43.5%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 912 0.7%
Other 240 0.2%
TOTAL 135,409
Turnout: 37% Diff (US): 2


1984 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 77,524 54.1%
Walter Mondale (D) 64,909 45.3%
Other 763 0.5%
TOTAL 143,196
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): -5


1980 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 50,578 39.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 74,046 57.3%
John Anderson (I) 2,143 1.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,294 1.0%
Other 1,257 1.0%
TOTAL 129,318
Turnout: 38% Diff (US): -12


1976 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 74,955 62.0%
Gerald Ford* (R) 44,664 37.0%
Other 1,189 1.0%
TOTAL 120,808
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): -11


1972 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 77,609 75.3%
George McGovern (D) 24,379 23.6%
John Schmitz (Amer) 366 0.4%
Other 778 0.8%
TOTAL 103,132
Turnout: 34% Diff (US): 15


1968 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 20,893 19.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 24,367 23.1%
George Wallace (AIP) 59,400 56.2%
Other 981 0.9%
TOTAL 105,641
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): -24


1964 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 20,915 25.1%
Barry Goldwater (R) 55,626 66.8%
Other 6,687 8.0%
TOTAL 83,228
Turnout: 32% Diff (US): 28


1960 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 34,997 62.5%
Richard Nixon (R) 20,732 37.0%
Other 269 0.5%
TOTAL 55,998
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): -13


1956 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 16,605 31.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 34,227 65.8%
Other 1,176 2.3%
TOTAL 52,008
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): -25


1952 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 16,106 29.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 38,236 70.3%
Other 55 0.1%
TOTAL 54,397
Turnout: 23% Diff (US): -26


1948 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 11,688 42.4%
Thomas Dewey (R) 4,232 15.4%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 11,490 41.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 75 0.3%
Other 64 0.2%
TOTAL 27,549
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -30


1944 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 25,017 88.9%
Thomas Dewey (R) 3,035 10.8%
Other 73 0.3%
TOTAL 28,125
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -35


1940 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 25,911 92.5%
Wendell Willkie (R) 2,039 7.3%
Other 71 0.3%
TOTAL 28,021
Turnout: 14% Diff (US): -38


1936 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 24,763 94.1%
Alf Landon (R) 1,488 5.7%
William Lemke (Union) 2 0.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1 0.0%
Other 68 0.3%
TOTAL 26,322
Turnout: 15% Diff (US): -31


1932 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 21,525 94.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,103 4.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 17 0.1%
Other 92 0.4%
TOTAL 22,737
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -35


1928 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 7,255 34.5%
Al Smith (D) 13,740 65.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 44 0.2%
TOTAL 21,039
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -24


1924 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,117 7.8%
John Davis (D) 12,481 87.0%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 708 4.9%
Other 39 0.3%
TOTAL 14,345
Turnout: 9% Diff (US): -46


1920 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 1,848 13.1%
James Cox (D) 12,038 85.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 177 1.3%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 6 0.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 14,081
Turnout: 9% Diff (US): -47


1916 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 12,264 90.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 670 4.9%
Allan Benson (Soc) 54 0.4%
James Hanly (Proh) 31 0.2%
Other 551 4.1%
TOTAL 13,570
Turnout: 9% Diff (US): -41


1912 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 12,205 90.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 845 6.3%
William Taft* (R) 322 2.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 108 0.8%
TOTAL 13,480
Turnout: 9% Diff (US): -21


1908 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 3,064 21.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 9,939 71.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 81 0.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 16 0.1%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 6 0.0%
Other 901 6.4%
TOTAL 14,007
Turnout: 10% Diff (US): -30


1904 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,429 10.2%
Alton Parker (D) 11,368 81.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 24 0.2%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 22 0.2%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 115 0.8%
Other 1,023 7.3%
TOTAL 13,981
Turnout: 10% Diff (US): -46


1900 President, Columbus, GA-AL Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 4,451 22.0%
William J. Bryan (D) 15,149 75.0%
Other 604 3.0%
TOTAL 20,204
Turnout: 14% Diff (US): -30
* incumbent