Oglethorpe County is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Oglethorpe County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oglethorpe County, ~18% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oglethorpe County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Oglethorpe County leans more Republican than 18 of 23 neighbors.
Oglethorpe County runs about 50 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Oglethorpe County. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 72% of households in Oglethorpe County are family households, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Oglethorpe County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 8%, below 88% of counties).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Oglethorpe County, GA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Oglethorpe County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 83% of households in Oglethorpe County own their home, about 10 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Clarke County, GA D+35
- Madison County, GA R+55
- Oconee County, GA R+41
- Elbert County, GA R+35
- Wilkes County, GA R+13
- Greene County, GA R+14
- Taliaferro County, GA D+16
- Morgan County, GA R+45
- Jackson County, GA R+54
- Franklin County, GA R+66
Counties with Similar Populations
- Kossuth County, IA R+45
- Sibley County, MN R+48
- Gasconade County, MO R+58
- LaSalle Parish, LA R+71
- Hale County, AL D+13
- Clarke County, VA R+18
- Larue County, KY R+58
- Jeff Davis County, GA R+57
- Nelson County, VA R+22
- Reeves County, TX R+33
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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.