Carroll County leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Carroll County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carroll County, ~23% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carroll County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Carroll County leans more Republican than 11 of 19 neighbors.
Carroll County runs about 33 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Carroll County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Carroll 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 Carroll County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 72% of households in Carroll County are family households, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Carroll County, GA sits below the national average 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 Carroll County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Carroll County 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 Counties
- Haralson County, GA R+73
- Douglas County, GA D+28
- Heard County, GA R+71
- Paulding County, GA R+20
- Coweta County, GA R+27
- Cleburne County, AL R+84
- Polk County, GA R+53
- Randolph County, AL R+59
- Fayette County, GA R+4
- Cobb County, GA D+20
Counties with Similar Populations
- Fayette County, GA R+4
- Gallatin County, MT D+6
- Douglas County, KS D+35
- Potter County, TX R+19
- Tom Green County, TX R+39
- Lowndes County, GA Even
- Sheboygan County, WI R+15
- Missoula County, MT D+16
- Allegan County, MI R+28
- Oswego County, NY R+23
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.