Roper is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Roper typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roper, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roper compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roper leans more Republican than 25 of 31 neighbors.
Roper runs about 73 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Roper. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Roper 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 Roper, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Roper drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Roper, GA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Roper looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Roper is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 6 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kirkland, GA R+70
- Hazlehurst, GA R+53
- Lumber City, GA R+31
- Denton, GA R+79
- Snipesville, GA R+79
- Towns, GA R+52
- Pine Grove, GA R+72
- West Green, GA R+81
- Uvalda, GA R+73
- Jacksonville, GA R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mecca, TX R+74
- South Kortright, NY R+14
- Tyaskin, MD R+25
- Emmaville, PA R+76
- Long Creek, OR R+59
- Rockhill Furnace, PA R+74
- Shirley, WI R+37
- Prosperity, FL R+81
- Lambert, MO R+63
- Pace, LA R+68
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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.