Gillsville is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Gillsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gillsville, ~15% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gillsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gillsville leans more Republican than 23 of 54 neighbors.
Gillsville runs about 52 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gillsville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Gillsville 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 Gillsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Gillsville hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 24%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Gillsville are family households, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Gillsville, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gillsville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gillsville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 22%, about 8 points above the Georgia average of 14%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Talmo, GA R+43
- Maysville, GA R+76
- Dry Pond, GA R+70
- White Sulphur, GA R+61
- Pendergrass, GA R+57
- Lula, GA R+73
- Sunset Heights, GA R+58
- Gainesville, GA R+25
- Homer, GA R+80
- Alto, GA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Delton, WI R+20
- Springvale, ME R+3
- Alexandria, AL R+70
- Desloge, MO R+46
- Lisbon, ME R+23
- Deer Park, IL D+9
- Denmark, WI R+41
- Monroeville, NJ R+35
- Meadows Place, TX Even
- Tobaccoville, NC R+33
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.