Sapelo Island leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Sapelo Island typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sapelo Island, ~30% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sapelo Island compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sapelo Island leans more Republican than 6 of 26 neighbors.
Sapelo Island runs about 9 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sapelo Island. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+53), a spread of about 69 points.
Why Sapelo Island 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 Sapelo Island, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Sapelo Island are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sapelo Island, 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 Sapelo Island looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Sapelo Island own their home, about 22 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sapelo Island sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crescent, GA D+11
- Shellman Bluff, GA R+44
- Valona, GA D+2
- Pine Harbor, GA R+36
- Townsend, GA R+31
- Eulonia, GA R+45
- Meridian, GA R+17
- Darien, GA R+25
- South Newport, GA R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngstown, IN R+33
- Johnsburg, IN R+52
- Jennings, KS R+72
- Kentuckytown, TX R+69
- Middleton, OK R+69
- Non, OK R+71
- North Branch, WI R+38
- Meador, KY R+65
- Tracy, IN R+44
- Covena, GA R+67
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.