Brunswick leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Brunswick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brunswick, ~32% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brunswick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brunswick leans more Republican than 5 of 26 neighbors.
Brunswick runs about 11 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brunswick. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+43) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+46), a spread of about 89 points.
Why Brunswick 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 Brunswick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Brunswick votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 50%, well above the Georgia average of 26%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Brunswick, GA sits in the top 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 Brunswick looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brunswick is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dock Junction, GA Even
- Country Club Estates, GA D+14
- Jewtown, GA R+39
- St. Simons Island, GA R+39
- Spring Bluff, GA R+42
- St. Simons, GA R+28
- Waverly, GA R+52
- Harrington, GA R+36
- Sea Island, GA R+37
- Jekyll Island, GA R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Austell, GA D+58
- Casselberry, FL R+4
- Del Rio, TX R+11
- Jamesburg, NJ R+4
- Valley Village, CA D+44
- Springfield, VA D+28
- Nacogdoches, TX R+15
- Attleboro, MA D+7
- Lakeside, CA R+23
- Strongsville, OH R+6
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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.