Bostwick is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Bostwick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bostwick, ~17% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bostwick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bostwick leans more Republican than 39 of 55 neighbors.
Bostwick runs about 55 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bostwick. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Bostwick 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 Bostwick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Bostwick drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Bostwick are family households, above 76% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bostwick, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bostwick looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Bostwick own their home, about 19 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eastville, GA R+69
- Fairplay, GA R+42
- High Shoals, GA R+69
- Good Hope, GA R+67
- Farmington, GA R+49
- North High Shoals, GA R+51
- Bishop, GA R+46
- Pannell, GA R+53
- Madison, GA R+26
- Rutledge, GA R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pierson, IA R+58
- Carters Creek, TN R+50
- White Eagle, OK R+58
- Westpoint, TN R+72
- Chandlers Valley, PA R+56
- Turney, MO R+57
- Richmond, KS R+57
- Chester, AR R+64
- Turkey Ford, OK R+65
- Baskin, LA R+85
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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.