Elko leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Elko typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elko, ~25% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elko compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elko leans more Republican than 29 of 37 neighbors.
Elko runs about 38 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elko. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Elko 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 Elko, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Elko drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Elko are family households, above 94% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Elko, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Elko looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Elko own their home, about 20 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clinchfield, GA R+51
- Henderson, GA R+28
- Grovania, GA R+54
- Unadilla, GA R+10
- Hayneville, GA R+61
- Perry, GA R+16
- Klondike, GA R+62
- Pinehurst, GA R+34
- Kathleen, GA R+19
- Marshallville, GA D+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Key Colony Beach, FL R+35
- Pattonsburg, MO R+68
- Fairview, MO R+72
- Oaks, PA D+10
- Larimer, PA R+31
- Cochran, VA D+26
- Greenbush, VA R+3
- Hathaway, LA R+38
- Denver, GA R+73
- DeValls Bluff, AR R+46
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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.