Cherokee County leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Cherokee County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherokee County, ~28% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cherokee County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cherokee County leans more Republican than 10 of 23 neighbors.
Cherokee County runs about 31 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cherokee County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Cherokee County are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Cherokee County runs against that pattern.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cherokee County, GA sits in the top quarter 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 Cherokee County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cherokee County is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Cobb County, GA D+20
- Bartow County, GA R+46
- Forsyth County, GA R+22
- Pickens County, GA R+59
- Fulton County, GA D+46
- Paulding County, GA R+20
- Dawson County, GA R+61
- Gwinnett County, GA D+21
- DeKalb County, GA D+63
- Gordon County, GA R+60
Counties with Similar Populations
- Webb County, TX Even
- Madison County, IL R+11
- Washington County, MN D+10
- St. Tammany Parish, LA R+35
- Brown County, WI R+4
- Buncombe County, NC D+18
- Santa Cruz County, CA D+49
- Erie County, PA Even
- Marin County, CA D+48
- Weber County, UT R+21
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.