Appling County is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Appling County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Appling County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Appling County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Appling County leans more Republican than 13 of 18 neighbors.
Appling County runs about 51 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Appling County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 66 points.
Why Appling County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Appling County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Appling County hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Georgia average of 24%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Appling County, GA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Appling County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Appling County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 7 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Jeff Davis County, GA R+57
- Bacon County, GA R+60
- Tattnall County, GA R+43
- Wayne County, GA R+52
- Toombs County, GA R+34
- Montgomery County, GA R+47
- Pierce County, GA R+71
- Coffee County, GA R+35
- Long County, GA R+26
- Wheeler County, GA R+31
Counties with Similar Populations
- Yancey County, NC R+43
- Westmoreland County, VA R+14
- Ste. Genevieve County, MO R+55
- Dickinson County, KS R+51
- Fentress County, TN R+68
- Lamar County, GA R+36
- Frio County, TX R+13
- Cedar County, IA R+34
- Jefferson County, KS R+50
- Covington County, MS R+32
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.