Attapulgus leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Attapulgus typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Attapulgus, ~36% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Attapulgus compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Attapulgus leans more Democratic than 28 of 40 neighbors.
Attapulgus runs about 18 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Attapulgus sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Attapulgus. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+30) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Attapulgus leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Attapulgus, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 39% of adults in Attapulgus have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 24%). Attapulgus runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Attapulgus, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Attapulgus looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Attapulgus 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 46%, about 10 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Calvary, GA R+38
- Bainbridge, GA Even
- Havana, FL Even
- Mount Pleasant, FL D+57
- Douglas City, FL D+36
- Hannatown, GA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sabinal, TX R+29
- New Haven, WV R+61
- Milltown, WI R+29
- Elwood, UT R+73
- Stewart, OH R+37
- Brodnax, VA R+8
- Ariton, AL R+66
- Underwood, IA R+46
- Wilkinson, IN R+60
- Pritchardville, SC R+22
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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.