Meriwether County leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Meriwether County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meriwether County, ~28% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meriwether County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Meriwether County leans more Republican than 13 of 25 neighbors.
Meriwether County runs about 20 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Meriwether County. The north side is the most split-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Meriwether 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 Meriwether County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Meriwether County drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Meriwether County are family households, above 77% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Meriwether County, GA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Meriwether County looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Meriwether County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Pike County, GA R+70
- Troup County, GA R+11
- Upson County, GA R+30
- Talbot County, GA D+12
- Coweta County, GA R+27
- Harris County, GA R+45
- Spalding County, GA R+8
- Fayette County, GA R+4
- Lamar County, GA R+36
- Heard County, GA R+71
Counties with Similar Populations
- Adams County, WA R+31
- Hutchinson County, TX R+60
- Dukes County, MA D+41
- Barnwell County, SC R+13
- Allen County, KY R+64
- Jones County, IA R+27
- Adams County, WI R+26
- Buchanan County, IA R+36
- Kewaunee County, WI R+39
- Colorado County, TX R+42
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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.