Lee County leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Lee County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lee County, ~27% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lee County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lee County leans more Republican than 18 of 21 neighbors.
Lee County runs about 36 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lee County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Lee 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 Lee County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 82% of residents in Lee County drive to work alone, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Lee County are family households, above 97% of counties.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lee County, GA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lee County looks the way it does
Turnout in Lee County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Dougherty County, GA D+48
- Terrell County, GA D+18
- Worth County, GA R+49
- Sumter County, GA D+13
- Baker County, GA R+16
- Crisp County, GA R+7
- Calhoun County, GA D+13
- Turner County, GA R+19
- Mitchell County, GA R+9
- Webster County, GA R+16
Counties with Similar Populations
- Jefferson County, IN R+43
- Clinton County, IN R+45
- Panola County, MS Even
- Pickens County, GA R+59
- Bureau County, IL R+27
- Lawrence County, AL R+63
- Hot Spring County, AR R+51
- Morton County, ND R+49
- Caroline County, MD R+34
- Gibson County, IN R+49
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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.