Walton County leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Walton County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walton County, ~25% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walton County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Walton County leans more Republican than 17 of 26 neighbors.
Walton County runs about 35 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Walton County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Walton 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 Walton County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Walton County are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Walton County, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Walton County looks the way it does
Turnout in Walton County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Barrow County, GA R+36
- Newton County, GA D+16
- Rockdale County, GA D+42
- Gwinnett County, GA D+21
- Oconee County, GA R+41
- Morgan County, GA R+45
- Jackson County, GA R+54
- Clarke County, GA D+35
- DeKalb County, GA D+63
- Jasper County, GA R+48
Counties with Similar Populations
- Franklin County, WA R+16
- Roanoke County, VA R+23
- Sherburne County, MN R+29
- Bastrop County, TX R+24
- Lancaster County, SC R+23
- Lafourche Parish, LA R+55
- Ashtabula County, OH R+32
- Marshall County, AL R+64
- Putnam County, NY R+13
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK R+9
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.