Talbotton leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Talbotton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Talbotton, ~43% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Talbotton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Talbotton leans more Democratic than 46 of 48 neighbors.
Talbotton runs about 27 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Talbotton sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Talbotton. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Talbotton 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 Talbotton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 64% of residents in Talbotton are Black or African American, about 39 points above the Georgia average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Talbotton have never been married, above 81% of cities. Talbotton runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Talbotton, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Talbotton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Talbotton 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
- Olive Branch, GA D+15
- Geneva, GA D+5
- Junction City, GA D+11
- Woodland, GA Even
- Waverly Hall, GA R+37
- Box Springs, GA R+37
- Howard, GA R+11
- Oak Mountain, GA R+39
- Juniper, GA R+55
- Shiloh, GA R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Patrick Afb, FL R+24
- Big Island, VA R+54
- Boyden, IA R+72
- Bennington, KS R+64
- Sunbright, TN R+75
- Mooseheart, IL D+7
- Coalfield, TN R+67
- Darwin, MN R+49
- Darlington, LA D+33
- Barneveld, NY R+31
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.