Douglas leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Douglas typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Douglas, ~23% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Douglas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Douglas leans more Republican than 1 of 30 neighbors.
Douglas runs about 20 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Douglas. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+43) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 101 points.
Why Douglas 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 Douglas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Douglas votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 37%, modestly above the Georgia average of 26%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Douglas, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Douglas looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Douglas 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 44% of households in Douglas rent, compared to around 25% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Douglas report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Upton, GA R+39
- Chatterton, GA R+60
- Lotts, GA R+52
- Huffer, GA R+75
- Mora, GA R+68
- Broxton, GA R+56
- Ambrose, GA R+56
- Wilsonville, GA R+57
- West Green, GA R+81
- Willacoochee, GA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wyandotte, MI R+6
- Steubenville, OH R+15
- Byron Center, MI R+21
- Maumelle, AR D+11
- Festus, MO R+42
- Cliffside Park, NJ D+6
- Waukee, IA Even
- Marietta, OH R+29
- Dahlonega, GA R+43
- Duncan, OK R+51
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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.