Pike County is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Pike County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pike County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pike County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Pike County leans more Republican than 23 of 24 neighbors.
Pike County runs about 68 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Pike County. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Pike 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 Pike County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Pike County are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pike County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 10%, below 83% of counties).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pike 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 Pike County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 85% of households in Pike County own their home, about 12 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Spalding County, GA R+8
- Lamar County, GA R+36
- Upson County, GA R+30
- Meriwether County, GA R+22
- Fayette County, GA R+4
- Butts County, GA R+38
- Monroe County, GA R+42
- Henry County, GA D+26
- Coweta County, GA R+27
- Talbot County, GA D+12
Counties with Similar Populations
- Adair County, KY R+62
- Greene County, GA R+14
- Saluda County, SC R+34
- Tishomingo County, MS R+76
- Houston County, MN R+21
- McIntosh County, OK R+55
- Perry County, MO R+62
- Waseca County, MN R+32
- Paulding County, OH R+57
- Humphreys County, TN R+60
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.