Harrison leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Harrison typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harrison, ~14% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harrison compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harrison leans more Republican than 17 of 26 neighbors.
Harrison runs about 42 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Harrison 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 Harrison, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Harrison drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Harrison sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Harrison, 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 Harrison looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Harrison 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 48%, about 8 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Harrison report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Harrison have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pringle, GA R+46
- Tennille, GA D+18
- Wrightsville, GA R+26
- Davisboro, GA D+7
- Riddleville, GA R+10
- Sandersville, GA D+13
- Oconee, GA R+18
- Spann, GA R+20
- Bartow, GA R+14
- Kite, GA R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wheeler, WI R+38
- West Green, GA R+81
- Ilwaco, WA D+2
- Wallace Ridge, LA R+79
- Packwood, WA R+31
- Mount Jewett, PA R+58
- Tatum, NM R+71
- Goshen, VA R+52
- St. Joseph, TN R+71
- Georges Mills, NH D+10
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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.