Isle of Hope leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Isle of Hope typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Isle of Hope, ~33% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Isle of Hope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Isle of Hope leans more Republican than 24 of 35 neighbors.
Isle of Hope runs about 31 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Isle of Hope 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 Isle of Hope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Isle of Hope votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, modestly below the Georgia average of 26%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Isle of Hope are family households, above 98% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Isle of Hope, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Isle of Hope looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Isle of Hope is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 76%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Isle of Hope own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Isle of Hope have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thunderbolt, GA D+18
- Skidaway Island, GA R+21
- Whitemarsh Island, GA R+18
- Montgomery, GA R+27
- Wilmington Island, GA R+20
- Vernonburg, GA D+5
- Savannah, GA D+38
- Garden City, GA D+31
- Tybee Island, GA R+28
- Fort McAllister, GA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Hampden, VA R+44
- Youngsville, NM D+7
- Eagle Harbor, MD D+21
- Roseglen, ND D+3
- Mount Victoria, MD R+26
- Arjay, KY R+73
- Eagarville, IL R+52
- Oakville, NC R+3
- Flitners Corner, WY R+75
- McVille, PA R+56
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.