Thomasville, Atlanta, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Thomasville

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Thomasville is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in Thomasville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thomasville, ~49% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Thomasville compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Thomasville leans more Democratic than 7 of 20 neighbors.

Thomasville runs about 70 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Thomasville sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Thomasville. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+45), a spread of about 37 points.

Why Thomasville leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Thomasville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Thomasville votes against the grain of Georgia. Georgia is roughly evenly split, while Thomasville runs about 70 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Thomasville have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Thomasville, Atlanta, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Thomasville looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Thomasville 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 42%, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Thomasville report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Thomasville sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.