Macon County leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Macon County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Macon County, ~37% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Macon County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Macon County leans more Democratic than 21 of 22 neighbors.
Macon County runs about 25 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Macon County sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Macon County. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+46) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 74 points.
Why Macon 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 Macon County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 46% of adults in Macon County have never been married, well above similar-sized counties (around 25%). Macon County runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Macon County, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Macon County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Macon County 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 42%, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Macon County report food insecurity, in the top fraction of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Macon County have completed high school, below 97% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Schley County, GA R+60
- Dooly County, GA R+6
- Taylor County, GA R+22
- Sumter County, GA D+13
- Peach County, GA D+7
- Crawford County, GA R+48
- Houston County, GA R+4
- Marion County, GA R+29
- Crisp County, GA R+7
- Pulaski County, GA R+31
Counties with Similar Populations
- Jefferson County, MT R+38
- Fulton County, AR R+64
- Lake County, MI R+30
- Koochiching County, MN R+26
- Boundary County, ID R+64
- Blackford County, IN R+49
- Glades County, FL R+47
- Edmonson County, KY R+67
- Skamania County, WA R+13
- Crawford County, GA R+48
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.