Sheppards is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Sheppards typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sheppards, ~18% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sheppards compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sheppards leans more Republican than 33 of 42 neighbors.
Sheppards runs about 52 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sheppards. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Sheppards 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 Sheppards, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Sheppards are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Sheppards, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Sheppards looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Sheppards own their home, about 19 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sheppards sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newington, GA R+34
- Farmdale, GA R+23
- Captolo, GA R+21
- Sylvania, GA R+12
- Oliver, GA R+28
- Dover, GA R+19
- Halcyondale, GA R+29
- Shirley, SC D+47
- Scotia, SC D+48
- Shawnee, GA R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buda, CO R+13
- Lizemores, WV R+66
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV R+59
- Zenith, GA D+2
- Washington, AR R+24
- New Weston, OH R+78
- Center, OH R+53
- Portage Des Sioux, MO R+56
- Leeton, UT R+36
- Kingsville, WV R+65
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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.