Temperance is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Temperance typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Temperance, ~6% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Temperance compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Temperance leans more Republican than 28 of 32 neighbors.
Temperance runs about 69 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Temperance 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 Temperance, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Temperance live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Georgia average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Temperance are family households, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Temperance, 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 Temperance looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Temperance is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Temperance rent, above 91% of cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of homes in Temperance have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Kramer, GA R+53
- Osierfield, GA R+68
- Abbeville, GA R+14
- Fitzgerald, GA R+14
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- Ayr, NE R+74
- Patterson, OK R+70
- Kirby, MS R+12
- Legareville, SC D+3
- Upper Frenchville, ME R+34
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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.