Swords is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Swords typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Swords, ~16% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Swords compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Swords leans more Republican than 44 of 49 neighbors.
Swords runs about 60 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Swords. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+71), a spread of about 87 points.
Why Swords 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 Swords, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Swords are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Swords, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Swords looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Swords 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 63%, above 59% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buckhead, GA R+58
- Thurston, GA Even
- Greensboro, GA R+14
- Greshamville, GA R+57
- Harmony, GA R+43
- Veazey, GA R+40
- Beacon Heights, GA R+34
- Madison, GA R+26
- Penfield, GA R+10
- Godfrey, GA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rhodesdale, MD R+47
- Catawba, WI R+44
- Keyesport, IL R+56
- Homecroft, IN R+10
- Kolola Springs, MS R+51
- Poneto, IN R+70
- Readstown, WI R+18
- Emma, GA R+67
- Valle, AZ R+9
- New Market, IA R+59
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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.