Habersham County is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Habersham County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Habersham County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Habersham County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Habersham County leans more Republican than 16 of 23 neighbors.
Habersham County runs about 53 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Habersham County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Habersham County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Habersham County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 72% of households in Habersham County are family households, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Habersham County, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Habersham County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Habersham County 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 Counties
- White County, GA R+58
- Stephens County, GA R+53
- Banks County, GA R+78
- Rabun County, GA R+56
- Franklin County, GA R+66
- Lumpkin County, GA R+46
- Hall County, GA R+32
- Towns County, GA R+53
- Jackson County, GA R+54
- Oconee County, SC R+54
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hancock County, MS R+53
- Bryan County, OK R+54
- Marshall County, IN R+44
- Mifflin County, PA R+58
- Logan County, OH R+51
- Windham County, VT D+28
- Colquitt County, GA R+36
- Caldwell County, TX R+17
- Perry County, PA R+52
- Beltrami County, MN R+4
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.