Lamar County leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Lamar County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lamar County, ~24% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lamar County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lamar County leans more Republican than 15 of 21 neighbors.
Lamar County runs about 34 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lamar County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Lamar 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 Lamar County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in Lamar County drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lamar 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 Lamar County looks the way it does
Turnout in Lamar County sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Pike County, GA R+70
- Spalding County, GA R+8
- Monroe County, GA R+42
- Upson County, GA R+30
- Butts County, GA R+38
- Henry County, GA D+26
- Crawford County, GA R+48
- Meriwether County, GA R+22
- Jasper County, GA R+48
- Fayette County, GA R+4
Counties with Similar Populations
- Cedar County, IA R+34
- Fentress County, TN R+68
- Ste. Genevieve County, MO R+55
- Westmoreland County, VA R+14
- Yancey County, NC R+43
- Appling County, GA R+53
- Hampton County, SC D+9
- Randolph County, AR R+63
- Deaf Smith County, TX R+30
- Dickinson County, KS R+51
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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.