Greensboro leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Greensboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greensboro, ~36% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greensboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Greensboro leans more Republican than 14 of 45 neighbors.
Greensboro runs about 12 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Greensboro. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+59), a spread of about 91 points.
Why Greensboro 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 Greensboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Greensboro votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Greensboro, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Greensboro looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Greensboro is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 62%, about 7 points above the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thurston, GA Even
- Veazey, GA R+40
- Swords, GA R+62
- White Plains, GA R+13
- Buckhead, GA R+58
- Siloam, GA R+2
- Penfield, GA R+10
- Union Point, GA D+14
- Greshamville, GA R+57
- Harmony, GA R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Easton, MA D+12
- Clint, TX D+7
- East Franklin, NJ D+49
- Timberlane, LA D+16
- Franklin, LA D+6
- Berrien Springs, MI D+14
- Deer Park, WA R+38
- Center Valley, PA Even
- Lonoke, AR R+47
- Carl Junction, MO R+47
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.