Folkston leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Folkston typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Folkston, ~20% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Folkston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Folkston leans more Republican than 1 of 17 neighbors.
Folkston runs about 32 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Folkston. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 73 points.
Why Folkston 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 Folkston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Folkston hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 24%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Folkston drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Folkston, 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 Folkston looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Folkston 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 47%, about 8 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Folkston report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Folkston have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Homeland, GA R+49
- Kings Ferry, FL R+65
- Hilliard, FL R+68
- Lessie, FL R+63
- White Oak, GA R+52
- Evergreen, FL R+61
- Tarboro, GA R+56
- Schlatterville, GA R+81
- Woodbine, GA R+37
- Kingsland, GA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elkton, VA R+54
- Hayward, WI R+3
- Westmoreland, TN R+69
- Los Altos Hills, CA D+23
- Summit Park, UT D+36
- Lake Mohawk, NJ R+8
- Richmond Heights, FL D+39
- Cape Elizabeth, ME D+46
- Princeton, NC R+48
- Laughlin, NV R+21
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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.