Fort Stewart leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Fort Stewart typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Stewart, ~20% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Stewart compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Stewart leans more Republican than 7 of 35 neighbors.
Fort Stewart runs about 5 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Stewart. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Fort Stewart 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 Fort Stewart, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Stewart votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Fort Stewart are family households, above 91% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Stewart, 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 Fort Stewart looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Stewart is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and more than 99% of households in Fort Stewart rent, compared to around 37% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Fort Stewart report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Flemington, GA D+13
- Hinesville, GA D+27
- McIntosh, GA D+38
- Gumbranch, GA R+18
- Walthourville, GA D+34
- Allenhurst, GA D+11
- Elim, GA R+11
- Fleming, GA R+7
- Ludowici, GA R+30
- Daniel, GA R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dock Junction, GA Even
- Castle Hayne, NC R+13
- Seaside, OR D+16
- Maplewood, MO D+57
- Wading River, NY R+22
- Walnutport, PA R+33
- Old Forge, PA R+5
- Devon, PA D+32
- Salem, MO R+60
- Clear Lake, IA R+31
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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.