Denton is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Denton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Denton, ~6% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Denton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Denton leans more Republican than 28 of 30 neighbors.
Denton runs about 77 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Denton 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 Denton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Denton drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Denton, 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 Denton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Denton 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 48%, about 8 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Denton report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Denton have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Snipesville, GA R+79
- West Green, GA R+81
- Roper, GA R+75
- Kirkland, GA R+70
- Hazlehurst, GA R+53
- Huffer, GA R+75
- Guysie, GA R+78
- Broxton, GA R+56
- Lotts, GA R+52
- Sessoms, GA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Masonville, IA R+43
- Witmer, PA R+27
- Wampsville, NY R+30
- Findley, MI R+49
- Columbus, MO R+60
- Roseann, VA R+70
- Koppel, PA R+28
- Grice, TX R+76
- Kit Carson, CA R+28
- Gillett, AR R+53
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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.