Americus, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Americus

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

Americus leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 64% of adults in Americus typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Americus, ~39% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Americus compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Americus leans more Democratic than 31 of 35 neighbors.

Americus runs about 23 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Americus sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Americus. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+64) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 64 points.

Why Americus leans the way it does

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

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Americus is about 35%, about 37 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Americus have never been married, above 97% of cities. Americus runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Americus, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Americus looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Americus is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

All Local Stats

Home Services

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.