Hardwick, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hardwick

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Hardwick leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 45% of adults in Hardwick typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hardwick, ~26% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hardwick compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hardwick leans more Democratic than 25 of 28 neighbors.

Hardwick runs about 17 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Hardwick sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hardwick. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+70) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+22), a spread of about 92 points.

Why Hardwick 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 Hardwick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Hardwick is about 32%, about 40 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Hardwick have never been married, above 98% of cities. Hardwick runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Hardwick, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Hardwick looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hardwick is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 51% of households in Hardwick rent, compared to around 20% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Hardwick report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.