Sunbury leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Sunbury typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunbury, ~17% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunbury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sunbury leans more Republican than 35 of 37 neighbors.
Sunbury runs about 47 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sunbury. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Sunbury 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 Sunbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Sunbury live in densely developed areas, about 23 points below the Georgia average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Sunbury are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Sunbury, GA does.
Why turnout in Sunbury looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sunbury is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Sunbury own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Sunbury have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Keller, GA R+44
- Myrtle Grove, GA R+44
- Fort McAllister, GA R+44
- Dorchester, GA R+59
- Rabbit Hill, GA R+40
- Midway, GA R+23
- Richmond Hill, GA R+27
- Brisbon, GA R+35
- Shellman Bluff, GA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Hradec, ND R+73
- Crowder, OK R+72
- Harrietts Bluff, GA R+48
- Clayville, NY R+37
- Shelby, NE R+68
- Aaronsburg, PA R+42
- Edgemont, SD R+61
- Lee, ME R+37
- Redfield, IA R+36
- Cedarville, MI R+8
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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.