Port Wentworth, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Port Wentworth

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Port Wentworth leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 69% of adults in Port Wentworth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Wentworth, ~43% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Port Wentworth compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Port Wentworth leans more Democratic than 48 of 50 neighbors.

Port Wentworth runs about 29 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Port Wentworth sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Port Wentworth. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+44) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 68 points.

Why Port Wentworth 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 Port Wentworth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Port Wentworth is about 40%, about 32 points below the U.S. average of 72%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Port Wentworth sits in the top quarter (about 33%, above 79% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Port Wentworth have never been married, above 90% of cities.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Port Wentworth, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Port Wentworth looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Port Wentworth 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.

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.