Atkinson County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Atkinson County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Atkinson County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Atkinson County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Atkinson County leans more Republican than 12 of 16 neighbors.
Atkinson County runs about 55 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Atkinson County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Atkinson 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 Atkinson County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 7% of residents in Atkinson County live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Georgia average of 26%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Atkinson County sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, in the bottom fraction of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Atkinson County are family households, above 78% of counties.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Atkinson County, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Atkinson County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Atkinson 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 43%, about 13 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Atkinson County rent, above 92% of counties. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Atkinson County report food insecurity, above 97% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Coffee County, GA R+35
- Clinch County, GA R+51
- Berrien County, GA R+66
- Lanier County, GA R+43
- Bacon County, GA R+60
- Ware County, GA R+30
- Irwin County, GA R+43
- Cook County, GA R+34
- Ben Hill County, GA R+17
- Pierce County, GA R+71
Counties with Similar Populations
- Houston County, TN R+64
- Prairie County, AR R+64
- Hickory County, MO R+62
- Nevada County, AR R+27
- Tyler County, WV R+61
- Custer County, SD R+53
- Choctaw County, MS R+37
- Rosebud County, MT R+20
- Keith County, NE R+60
- Lafayette County, FL R+65
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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.