Jones County leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Jones County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jones County, ~25% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jones County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Jones County leans more Republican than 18 of 24 neighbors.
Jones County runs about 39 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Jones County. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 49 points.
Why Jones 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 Jones County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 70% of households in Jones County are family households, above 81% of counties.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Jones County, GA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Jones County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 82% of households in Jones County own their home, about 9 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Bibb County, GA D+33
- Twiggs County, GA R+22
- Baldwin County, GA Even
- Wilkinson County, GA R+22
- Monroe County, GA R+42
- Putnam County, GA R+26
- Houston County, GA R+4
- Crawford County, GA R+48
- Jasper County, GA R+48
- Peach County, GA D+7
Counties with Similar Populations
- Leflore County, MS D+53
- Copiah County, MS D+6
- Codington County, SD R+42
- Bradford County, FL R+50
- Dillon County, SC R+5
- Wythe County, VA R+57
- Montgomery County, IL R+44
- Palo Pinto County, TX R+62
- Dunklin County, MO R+50
- Lincoln County, WI R+29
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.