Bascom leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Bascom typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bascom, ~28% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bascom compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bascom leans more Republican than 16 of 31 neighbors.
Bascom runs about 22 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Bascom 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 Bascom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Bascom hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Georgia average of 24%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Bascom are family households, above 76% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Bascom, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Bascom looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Bascom sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hiltonia, GA R+27
- Lewis, GA R+45
- Dover, GA R+19
- Sylvania, GA R+12
- Millhaven, GA R+22
- Woodcliff, GA R+52
- Farmdale, GA R+23
- Sardis, GA R+22
- Thomasboro, GA R+43
- Perkins, GA R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fargo, OR R+20
- Mount Vernon, MI R+50
- Pottersville, VT R+9
- Indian Lake, PA R+59
- Hillside, SD R+71
- Swofford, WA R+38
- Jamestown, KS R+70
- Ludlow, ME R+48
- Orion, WI R+27
- Union Valley, OK R+61
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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.