Pendergrass is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Pendergrass typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pendergrass, ~17% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pendergrass compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pendergrass leans more Republican than 31 of 52 neighbors.
Pendergrass runs about 54 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pendergrass. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Pendergrass leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Pendergrass, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Pendergrass are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Pendergrass runs against that pattern.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Pendergrass, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pendergrass looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pendergrass is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Talmo, GA R+43
- Dry Pond, GA R+70
- Jefferson, GA R+54
- Gillsville, GA R+54
- Braselton, GA R+39
- Sells, GA R+57
- Hoschton, GA R+39
- Mulberry, GA R+52
- Maysville, GA R+76
- Brockton, GA R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Banner Elk, NC R+27
- New London, OH R+51
- Monte Sereno, CA D+34
- Philpot, KY R+55
- Coatesville, IN R+55
- Millinocket, ME R+14
- Versailles, OH R+70
- Hawley, MN R+30
- Hugoton, KS R+69
- Lafayette, AL D+5
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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.