Fitzgerald, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fitzgerald

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Fitzgerald leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.

 

About 70% of adults in Fitzgerald typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fitzgerald, ~30% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fitzgerald compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fitzgerald leans more Republican than 3 of 34 neighbors.

Fitzgerald runs about 12 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fitzgerald. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+58), a spread of about 72 points.

Why Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Fitzgerald votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, modestly above the Georgia average of 26%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fitzgerald sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 83% of cities).

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fitzgerald, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Fitzgerald looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fitzgerald 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.