Jacksonville is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Jacksonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jacksonville, ~14% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jacksonville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jacksonville leans more Republican than 20 of 33 neighbors.
Jacksonville runs about 62 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jacksonville. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Jacksonville live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Georgia average of 26%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Jacksonville sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Jacksonville are family households, above 90% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Jacksonville, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Jacksonville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jacksonville 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 43%, about 12 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Temperance, GA R+72
- Pridgen, GA R+74
- Milan, GA R+67
- Kirkland, GA R+70
- Snipesville, GA R+79
- Osierfield, GA R+68
- McRae, GA R+33
- Queensland, GA R+66
- Rhine, GA R+69
- Scotland, GA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shoshoni, WY R+68
- Towner, ND R+64
- Waverly, KY R+64
- Boston, OH R+64
- Brosville, VA R+33
- Greasewood, AZ D+56
- Neopit, WI D+66
- Roosevelt, MI R+40
- Selwyn, WV R+81
- Kiowa, OK R+69
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.