Gill is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Gill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gill, ~12% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gill leans more Republican than 43 of 50 neighbors.
Gill runs about 56 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gill. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Gill 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 Gill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Gill live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Georgia average of 26%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gill sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Gill are family households, above 94% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Gill, 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 Gill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gill is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Gill report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chennault, GA R+51
- Tignall, GA R+36
- Danburg, GA R+43
- Honora, GA R+51
- Calhoun Falls, SC D+3
- Floralhill, GA R+47
- Norman, GA R+27
- Willington, SC D+17
- Mount Carmel, SC R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver City, SD R+42
- Graceham, MD R+33
- Date City, CA R+33
- Metz, CA R+3
- Delwood, IL R+62
- Mc Neill, MS R+70
- Deckertown, NY R+7
- Mount Pleasant, NJ R+44
- Naola, VA R+48
- Copper Harbor, MI D+20
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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.