Dixie leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Dixie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dixie, ~31% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dixie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dixie leans more Republican than 5 of 37 neighbors.
Dixie runs about 8 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dixie. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+25) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Dixie 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 Dixie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Dixie live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Georgia average of 26%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dixie, GA sits in the bottom 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 Dixie looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Dixie own their home, about 17 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Dixie sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oaklawn, GA R+15
- Grooverville, GA R+18
- Quitman, GA Even
- Boston, GA R+25
- Barwick, GA R+54
- Five Forks, GA R+38
- Glasgow, GA R+41
- Dills, FL R+41
- Patten, GA R+57
- Pavo, GA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forksville, LA R+83
- Snook, TX R+47
- Downing, WI R+41
- Fort Littleton, PA R+75
- Hebron, ND R+70
- Knollwood Village, OH R+44
- Kiowa, KS R+73
- Oakhurst, OK R+42
- Cabot, VT D+17
- Sorento, IL R+52
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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.