Hill City is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Hill City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hill City, ~10% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hill City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hill City leans more Republican than 23 of 59 neighbors.
Hill City runs about 65 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hill City. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Hill City 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 Hill City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Hill City drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hill City sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, below 98% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Hill City are family households, above 86% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hill City, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hill City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hill City 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
- Resaca, GA R+68
- Sugar Valley, GA R+74
- Nickelsville, GA R+75
- Villanow, GA R+76
- East Armuchee, GA R+73
- Fidelle, GA R+78
- Calhoun, GA R+54
- Rocky Face, GA R+65
- Dalton, GA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Manasota, FL R+36
- Amelia, LA R+20
- Twin Valley, MN R+29
- Hughes, AR D+26
- Georgetown, CO D+19
- Greenview, IL R+51
- Christiansburg, OH R+58
- Peconic, NY R+4
- Arlington, SD R+49
- Clarks Grove, MN R+41
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.