Taylor County leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Taylor County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Taylor County, ~26% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Taylor County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Taylor County leans more Republican than 14 of 25 neighbors.
Taylor County runs about 20 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Taylor County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Taylor County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Taylor County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 9% of residents in Taylor County live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Georgia average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Taylor County, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Taylor County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Taylor County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 9 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Macon County, GA D+22
- Crawford County, GA R+48
- Marion County, GA R+29
- Peach County, GA D+7
- Schley County, GA R+60
- Talbot County, GA D+12
- Upson County, GA R+30
- Houston County, GA R+4
- Sumter County, GA D+13
- Bibb County, GA D+33
Counties with Similar Populations
- Doddridge County, WV R+69
- Searcy County, AR R+68
- Anderson County, KS R+58
- Northwest Arctic Borough, AK D+17
- Winkler County, TX R+59
- Humphreys County, MS D+43
- Major County, OK R+73
- Pocahontas County, WV R+55
- Richardson County, NE R+55
- Power County, ID R+46
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.