Hortense is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Hortense typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hortense, ~5% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hortense compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hortense leans more Republican than 21 of 22 neighbors.
Hortense runs about 80 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Hortense 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 Hortense, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Hortense drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hortense sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Hortense, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Hortense looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hortense is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Hortense have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waynesville, GA R+72
- Lulaton, GA R+78
- Trudie, GA R+78
- Raybon, GA R+74
- Nahunta, GA R+76
- Mount Pleasant, GA R+72
- Red Bluff, GA R+44
- Spring Bluff, GA R+42
- Tarboro, GA R+56
- Waverly, GA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forsyth, MO R+52
- Wilder, ID R+55
- McDonald, OH R+17
- Horicon, WI R+33
- Frazee, MN R+44
- Delta, UT R+65
- Cogan Station, PA R+53
- Manchester, MA D+39
- Shannon, NC R+23
- Jonesville, MI R+46
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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.