Jeff Davis County is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Jeff Davis County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jeff Davis County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jeff Davis County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Jeff Davis County leans more Republican than 16 of 19 neighbors.
Jeff Davis County runs about 55 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Jeff Davis County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Jeff Davis County leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Jeff Davis County. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Jeff Davis County, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Jeff Davis County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jeff Davis County 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 49%, about 7 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Appling County, GA R+53
- Telfair County, GA R+30
- Bacon County, GA R+60
- Wheeler County, GA R+31
- Montgomery County, GA R+47
- Coffee County, GA R+35
- Toombs County, GA R+34
- Tattnall County, GA R+43
- Treutlen County, GA R+35
- Ben Hill County, GA R+17
Counties with Similar Populations
- Clarke County, VA R+18
- Nelson County, VA R+22
- Hale County, AL D+13
- LaSalle Parish, LA R+71
- Gasconade County, MO R+58
- Reeves County, TX R+33
- Pike County, IL R+57
- Nolan County, TX R+47
- Oglethorpe County, GA R+52
- Kossuth County, IA R+45
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.