Jonesboro, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Jonesboro

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Jonesboro is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Jonesboro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jonesboro, ~54% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Jonesboro compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Jonesboro leans more Democratic than 47 of 64 neighbors.

Jonesboro runs about 68 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Jonesboro sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jonesboro. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+79) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+42), a spread of about 36 points.

Why Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 78% of residents in Jonesboro live in densely developed areas, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Jonesboro have never been married, above 97% of cities. Jonesboro runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Jonesboro, GA sits in the top tenth 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 Jonesboro looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jonesboro 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 50%, about 6 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.