Kirkland is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Kirkland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kirkland, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kirkland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kirkland leans more Republican than 23 of 34 neighbors.
Kirkland runs about 68 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kirkland. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Kirkland 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 Kirkland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Kirkland are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kirkland, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Kirkland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kirkland 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 48%, about 8 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Kirkland report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Kirkland have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roper, GA R+75
- Snipesville, GA R+79
- Denton, GA R+79
- Lumber City, GA R+31
- Hazlehurst, GA R+53
- Jacksonville, GA R+64
- Towns, GA R+52
- Pridgen, GA R+74
- West Green, GA R+81
- Broxton, GA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Van Tassell, WY R+87
- West Caton, NY R+25
- Fertile, MO R+67
- Rose Lawn, WI R+52
- George, AR R+59
- Westphalia, IN R+61
- Draketown, PA R+68
- Drew, MO R+70
- Dissen, MO R+64
- Oakwood, ND R+67
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.