Jasper is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Jasper typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jasper, ~21% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jasper compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jasper leans more Republican than 8 of 43 neighbors.
Jasper runs about 51 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jasper. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Jasper 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 Jasper, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Jasper votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Jasper are family households, above 79% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Jasper, GA sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Jasper looks the way it does
Turnout in Jasper sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tate, GA R+60
- Nelson, GA R+63
- Talking Rock, GA R+67
- Marble Hill, GA R+50
- Jerusalem, GA R+69
- Whitestone, GA R+63
- Gober, GA R+69
- Ball Ground, GA R+62
- Mica, GA R+67
- Ophir, GA R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Caledonia, MI R+14
- Hays, KS R+32
- Sedro-Woolley, WA R+13
- Cohoes, NY D+13
- Americus, GA D+21
- Carencro, LA R+23
- Corcoran, CA D+10
- Crystal, MN D+34
- Bastrop, TX R+27
- Rockaway, NJ R+5
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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.