Center is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Center, ~16% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Center leans more Republican than 21 of 53 neighbors.
Center runs about 54 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Center. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Center 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 Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Center are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Center, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Center looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Center own their home, about 17 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Center sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Euharlee, GA R+65
- Cartersville, GA R+34
- Taylorsville, GA R+76
- Emerson, GA R+54
- Kingston, GA R+69
- Portland, GA R+74
- Nebo, GA R+29
- Wax, GA R+74
- White, GA R+66
- Braswell, GA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Booneville, KY R+70
- Colmar Manor, MD D+65
- Genola, UT R+80
- Willow Wood, OH R+66
- Zion, VA R+10
- Clio, AL R+26
- Dorneyville, PA D+8
- Reams, VA R+28
- Garden City, FL R+51
- MaCarthur, WV R+51
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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.