Benedict is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Benedict typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benedict, ~9% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Benedict compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Benedict leans more Republican than 30 of 66 neighbors.
Benedict runs about 72 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Benedict. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Benedict 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 Benedict, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Benedict hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Georgia average of 24%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Benedict drive to work alone, above 84% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Benedict are family households, above 82% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Benedict, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Benedict looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Benedict 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 47%, about 9 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cedartown, GA R+44
- Youngs, GA R+71
- Prior, GA R+76
- Felton, GA R+82
- Etna, GA R+76
- Esom Hill, GA R+71
- Lake Creek, GA R+76
- Tecumseh, AL R+84
- Steadman, GA R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Farrville, IN R+60
- Whiteface, TX R+69
- Wardell, MO R+65
- Tarrytown, GA R+68
- Forest Springs, CA D+41
- San Pedro, TX Even
- Hollytree, AL R+70
- West Foxboro, MA D+13
- Soda Springs, CA D+25
- Swink, OK R+78
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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.