Pierce County is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Pierce County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pierce County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pierce County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Pierce County leans more Republican than 11 of 12 neighbors.
Pierce County runs about 68 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Pierce County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Pierce 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 Pierce County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Pierce County drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 71% of households in Pierce County are family households, above 84% of counties.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pierce County, GA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Pierce County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pierce County 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 Counties
- Ware County, GA R+30
- Brantley County, GA R+80
- Bacon County, GA R+60
- Wayne County, GA R+52
- Appling County, GA R+53
- Clinch County, GA R+51
- Atkinson County, GA R+57
- Coffee County, GA R+35
- Charlton County, GA R+46
- Jeff Davis County, GA R+57
Counties with Similar Populations
- Vernon County, MO R+56
- Douglas County, IL R+48
- Lincoln County, MT R+50
- Jones County, TX R+47
- Monroe County, AL R+23
- Franklin Parish, LA R+38
- Wayne County, MS R+25
- Holmes County, FL R+71
- Gonzales County, TX R+41
- Plumas County, CA R+23
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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.