Greenwood leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Greenwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greenwood, ~28% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greenwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Greenwood leans more Republican than 12 of 32 neighbors.
Greenwood runs about 28 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Greenwood. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+62), a spread of about 76 points.
Why Greenwood 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 Greenwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in Greenwood drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Greenwood, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Greenwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Greenwood is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hopeful, GA R+27
- Newton, GA R+8
- Camilla, GA D+11
- Flint, GA D+24
- Vada, GA R+58
- Pelham, GA R+8
- Spence, GA R+68
- Milford, GA R+49
- Greenough, GA R+26
- Leary, GA R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lewisburg, LA R+31
- St. Clair, TN R+73
- Scotts Ferry, FL R+74
- Daisy, OK R+76
- Belva, WV R+66
- Lafontaine, KS R+70
- Milford, AR R+68
- Welshtown, OH R+51
- Susitna North, AK R+39
- Ono, PA R+54
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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.