Turner County leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Turner County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Turner County, ~29% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Turner County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Turner County leans more Republican than 8 of 20 neighbors.
Turner County runs about 16 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Turner County. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+48) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+85), a spread of about 133 points.
Why Turner 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 Turner County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Turner County hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 24%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Turner County, GA does.
Why turnout in Turner County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Turner 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 46%, about 10 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Worth County, GA R+49
- Tift County, GA R+22
- Crisp County, GA R+7
- Irwin County, GA R+43
- Ben Hill County, GA R+17
- Wilcox County, GA R+33
- Lee County, GA R+38
- Dougherty County, GA D+48
- Dooly County, GA R+6
- Colquitt County, GA R+36
Counties with Similar Populations
- Cuming County, NE R+63
- Palo Alto County, IA R+44
- Crittenden County, KY R+68
- Mitchell County, TX R+50
- Kemper County, MS D+23
- Cloud County, KS R+55
- Marshall County, MN R+53
- Phelps County, NE R+58
- Stillwater County, MT R+57
- Dawson County, MT R+55
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.