Crescent leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Crescent typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crescent, ~36% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crescent compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crescent leans more Democratic than 24 of 29 neighbors.
Crescent runs about 13 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Crescent sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Crescent 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 Crescent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 33% of adults in Crescent have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 22%). Crescent runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Crescent, GA sits in the bottom 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 Crescent looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Crescent own their home, about 20 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Crescent sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Valona, GA D+2
- Townsend, GA R+31
- Pine Harbor, GA R+36
- Sapelo Island, GA R+11
- Eulonia, GA R+45
- Meridian, GA R+17
- Darien, GA R+25
- Shellman Bluff, GA R+44
- Cox, GA R+27
- South Newport, GA R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Aberdeen, WA R+23
- Youngstown, MO R+53
- Paradise Hot Springs, ID R+55
- Modest Town, VA R+3
- Grady, OK R+74
- North Cohocton, NY R+47
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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.