Crawford County leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Crawford County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crawford County, ~19% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crawford County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Crawford County leans more Republican than 21 of 24 neighbors.
Crawford County runs about 46 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Crawford County. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+68), a spread of about 73 points.
Why Crawford 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 Crawford County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 8% of residents in Crawford County live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Georgia average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Crawford County, GA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Crawford County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Crawford County own their home, about 8 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Peach County, GA D+7
- Bibb County, GA D+33
- Houston County, GA R+4
- Taylor County, GA R+22
- Monroe County, GA R+42
- Upson County, GA R+30
- Macon County, GA D+22
- Jones County, GA R+41
- Lamar County, GA R+36
- Twiggs County, GA R+22
Counties with Similar Populations
- Glades County, FL R+47
- Edmonson County, KY R+67
- Union County, IA R+33
- Blackford County, IN R+49
- Lake County, MI R+30
- Rains County, TX R+75
- Jefferson County, MT R+38
- Macon County, GA D+22
- Fulton County, AR R+64
- Morrow County, OR R+36
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.