Clinch County is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Clinch County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clinch County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clinch County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Clinch County leans more Republican than 8 of 14 neighbors.
Clinch County runs about 49 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Clinch County. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+84), a spread of about 87 points.
Why Clinch 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 Clinch County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 12% of residents in Clinch County live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 26%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Clinch County sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, in the bottom fraction of counties).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Clinch County, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Clinch County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Clinch County 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 44%, about 12 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Lanier County, GA R+43
- Atkinson County, GA R+57
- Ware County, GA R+30
- Echols County, GA R+66
- Berrien County, GA R+66
- Lowndes County, GA Even
- Coffee County, GA R+35
- Pierce County, GA R+71
- Hamilton County, FL R+24
- Bacon County, GA R+60
Counties with Similar Populations
- Refugio County, TX R+36
- Tucker County, WV R+50
- Thurston County, NE D+23
- Charles City County, VA D+8
- Broadwater County, MT R+54
- Burt County, NE R+55
- Galax City, VA R+38
- Lac qui Parle County, MN R+38
- Monroe County, AR R+33
- Russell County, KS R+59
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.