Sugar Valley is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Sugar Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sugar Valley, ~9% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sugar Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sugar Valley leans more Republican than 41 of 61 neighbors.
Sugar Valley runs about 71 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Sugar Valley 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 Sugar Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Sugar Valley are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sugar Valley, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sugar Valley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sugar Valley 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.
Nearby Cities
- Hill City, GA R+68
- Resaca, GA R+68
- Everett Springs, GA R+71
- Calhoun, GA R+54
- East Armuchee, GA R+73
- Nickelsville, GA R+75
- Subligna, GA R+76
- Villanow, GA R+76
- Lily Pond, GA R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wassaic, NY R+6
- Flat Lick, KY R+72
- Gold, TX R+59
- South Henderson, NC R+6
- Polk, PA R+50
- Bryant, IN R+71
- Stanford, IN R+45
- Willow Creek, CA D+10
- Port Sanilac, MI R+39
- Milford, TX R+59
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.