Union County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Union County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Union County, ~18% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Union County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Union County leans more Republican than 11 of 20 neighbors.
Union County runs about 56 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Union County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Union 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 Union County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 13% of residents in Union County live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Georgia average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Union County are family households, above 78% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Union County, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Union County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Union County is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 62%, above 60% of counties. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 84% of households in Union County own their home, above 95% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Towns County, GA R+53
- Cherokee County, NC R+51
- Clay County, NC R+46
- Fannin County, GA R+62
- White County, GA R+58
- Lumpkin County, GA R+46
- Gilmer County, GA R+59
- Dawson County, GA R+61
- Graham County, NC R+62
- Rabun County, GA R+56
Counties with Similar Populations
- Somerset County, MD Even
- Cassia County, ID R+63
- Nicholas County, WV R+60
- Rowan County, KY R+34
- Burke County, GA R+7
- White County, IN R+43
- Uvalde County, TX R+23
- Teller County, CO R+23
- Cleburne County, AR R+63
- Randolph County, MO R+49
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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.