Telfair County leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Telfair County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Telfair County, ~19% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Telfair County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Telfair County leans more Republican than 3 of 19 neighbors.
Telfair County runs about 28 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Telfair County. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+67), a spread of about 71 points.
Why Telfair 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 Telfair County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Telfair County drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Telfair County sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 98% of counties).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Telfair County, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Telfair County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Telfair 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 43%, about 13 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Telfair County report food insecurity, above 98% of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Telfair County have completed high school, below 95% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Wheeler County, GA R+31
- Jeff Davis County, GA R+57
- Dodge County, GA R+43
- Montgomery County, GA R+47
- Ben Hill County, GA R+17
- Wilcox County, GA R+33
- Treutlen County, GA R+35
- Toombs County, GA R+34
- Laurens County, GA R+19
- Coffee County, GA R+35
Counties with Similar Populations
- Yalobusha County, MS R+19
- Camp County, TX R+41
- Towns County, GA R+53
- Poquoson City, VA R+38
- Dawson County, TX R+47
- Goshen County, WY R+62
- Franklin County, FL R+47
- Braxton County, WV R+57
- Pulaski County, IN R+54
- Charlton County, GA 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.