Schley County is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Schley County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schley County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schley County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Schley County is the most Republican-leaning.
Schley County runs about 58 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Schley County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Schley 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 Schley County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 73% of households in Schley County are family households, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Schley County, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Schley County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 80% of households in Schley County own their home, about 7 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Sumter County, GA D+13
- Marion County, GA R+29
- Macon County, GA D+22
- Webster County, GA R+16
- Taylor County, GA R+22
- Stewart County, GA D+12
- Dooly County, GA R+6
- Terrell County, GA D+18
- Chattahoochee County, GA R+14
- Talbot County, GA D+12
Counties with Similar Populations
- Cameron County, PA R+47
- Mineral County, NV R+40
- Morrill County, NE R+64
- Florence County, WI R+41
- Mineral County, MT R+53
- Oneida County, ID R+76
- Phillips County, CO R+53
- Hickman County, KY R+61
- Hyde County, NC R+25
- Lincoln County, NV R+66
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.