Lincoln County leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Lincoln County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lincoln County, ~24% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lincoln County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lincoln County leans more Republican than 15 of 19 neighbors.
Lincoln County runs about 35 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lincoln County. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Lincoln County are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lincoln County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 7%, below 88% of counties).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Lincoln County, GA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Lincoln County looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Lincoln County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- McCormick County, SC R+5
- Wilkes County, GA R+13
- McDuffie County, GA R+14
- Columbia County, GA R+21
- Warren County, GA D+15
- Taliaferro County, GA D+16
- Edgefield County, SC R+23
- Abbeville County, SC R+39
- Richmond County, GA D+41
- Greenwood County, SC R+18
Counties with Similar Populations
- Yoakum County, TX R+59
- Washakie County, WY R+64
- Coleman County, TX R+63
- Franklin County, MS R+35
- Merrick County, NE R+60
- Kane County, UT R+59
- Pleasants County, WV R+59
- Ballard County, KY R+62
- Greene County, AL D+53
- Benton County, MS R+26
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.