Avera is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Avera typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Avera, ~14% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Avera compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Avera leans more Republican than 32 of 35 neighbors.
Avera runs about 55 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Avera. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Avera 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 Avera, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Avera drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Avera sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Avera are family households, above 97% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Avera, GA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Avera looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Avera sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stapleton, GA R+31
- Gibson, GA R+78
- Wrens, GA R+5
- Zebina, GA D+36
- Mitchell, GA R+67
- Louisville, GA D+23
- Noah, GA R+62
- Reese, GA R+48
- Matthews, GA R+43
- Davisboro, GA D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sugar Tree, TN R+71
- Albert City, IA R+47
- Neeley, ID R+59
- Seth, WV R+66
- Belmont, WV R+55
- Ben Bolt, TX R+14
- Easton, TX R+34
- Escabosa, NM R+8
- Saybrook, IL R+46
- Pleasant Dale, NE R+60
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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.