Five Forks leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Five Forks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Five Forks, ~21% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Five Forks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Five Forks leans more Republican than 14 of 38 neighbors.
Five Forks runs about 36 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Five Forks. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+58), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Five Forks leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Five Forks. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Five Forks, GA sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Five Forks looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Five Forks is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Boston, GA R+25
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- Barwick, GA R+54
- Oaklawn, GA R+15
- Grooverville, GA R+18
- Pavo, GA R+58
- Glasgow, GA R+41
- Thomasville, GA R+6
- Dixie, GA R+11
- Merrillville, GA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Coral, PA R+37
- Geneva, IA R+55
- Valley City, MO R+59
- Pringle, SD R+55
- Sunnydale, KY R+70
- South Park, WV R+59
- New Rockport Colony, MT R+60
- New Minden, IL R+65
- Palmetto, MD D+29
- Mount Landing, VA Even
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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.