Monroe County leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Monroe County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monroe County, ~23% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monroe County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Monroe County leans more Republican than 21 of 25 neighbors.
Monroe County runs about 39 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Monroe County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Monroe 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 Monroe County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 82% of residents in Monroe County drive to work alone, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 71% of households in Monroe County are family households, above 84% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Monroe County, GA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Monroe County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 84% of households in Monroe County own their home, about 11 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Lamar County, GA R+36
- Butts County, GA R+38
- Bibb County, GA D+33
- Jones County, GA R+41
- Crawford County, GA R+48
- Jasper County, GA R+48
- Upson County, GA R+30
- Spalding County, GA R+8
- Pike County, GA R+70
- Peach County, GA D+7
Counties with Similar Populations
- Dinwiddie County, VA R+16
- Peach County, GA D+7
- Fredericksburg City, VA D+28
- Randolph County, WV R+51
- Logan County, IL R+41
- Scott County, MS R+18
- White County, GA R+58
- Hocking County, OH R+51
- Tate County, MS R+35
- Henderson County, TN R+65
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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.