Jenkins County leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Jenkins County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jenkins County, ~22% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jenkins County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Jenkins County leans more Republican than 8 of 16 neighbors.
Jenkins County runs about 17 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Jenkins County. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+49), a spread of about 58 points.
Why Jenkins County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Jenkins County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Jenkins County hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 24%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Jenkins County, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Jenkins County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jenkins 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 44%, about 12 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Jenkins County report food insecurity, above 97% of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Jenkins County have completed high school, below 93% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Screven County, GA R+23
- Burke County, GA R+7
- Emanuel County, GA R+35
- Candler County, GA R+40
- Bulloch County, GA R+10
- Jefferson County, GA D+5
- Allendale County, SC D+37
- Evans County, GA R+33
- Johnson County, GA R+39
- Richmond County, GA D+41
Counties with Similar Populations
- Turner County, SD R+53
- Lyon County, KY R+56
- Monroe County, MO R+57
- Gallatin County, KY R+57
- Modoc County, CA R+44
- Oregon County, MO R+69
- Lucas County, IA R+44
- Benton County, IN R+49
- Woods County, OK R+57
- Wilson County, KS R+59
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.