Treutlen County leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Treutlen County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Treutlen County, ~19% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Treutlen County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Treutlen County leans more Republican than 11 of 19 neighbors.
Treutlen County runs about 33 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Treutlen County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 68 points.
Why Treutlen 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 Treutlen County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Treutlen County hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Georgia average of 24%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Treutlen County, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Treutlen County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Treutlen 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 45%, about 11 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Treutlen County rent, above 88% of counties. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Treutlen County report food insecurity, above 96% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Montgomery County, GA R+47
- Toombs County, GA R+34
- Wheeler County, GA R+31
- Emanuel County, GA R+35
- Laurens County, GA R+19
- Johnson County, GA R+39
- Candler County, GA R+40
- Telfair County, GA R+30
- Dodge County, GA R+43
- Jeff Davis County, GA R+57
Counties with Similar Populations
- Randolph County, GA D+3
- Henderson County, IL R+41
- Bottineau County, ND R+50
- Ellsworth County, KS R+56
- Bear Lake County, ID R+71
- Norman County, MN R+27
- Saguache County, CO D+5
- Spink County, SD R+50
- Moore County, TN R+69
- Howard County, NE R+64
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.