Dixie Union is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Dixie Union typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dixie Union, ~13% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dixie Union compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dixie Union leans more Republican than 1 of 17 neighbors.
Dixie Union runs about 56 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dixie Union. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Dixie Union 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 Union, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Dixie Union hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Georgia average of 24%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dixie Union, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Dixie Union looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dixie Union is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 10 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Dixie Union rent, above 84% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Dixie Union report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waycross, GA R+27
- Blackshear, GA R+68
- Hoboken, GA R+85
- Schlatterville, GA R+81
- Sand Hill, GA R+80
- Patterson, GA R+75
- Manor, GA R+84
- Raybon, GA R+74
- Millwood, GA R+86
- Nahunta, GA R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laneview, TN R+67
- Cocolamus, PA R+67
- Delaware Water Gap, PA D+13
- Rosedale, MI R+31
- Marengo, WI R+19
- Hardin, MO R+63
- Irondale, OH R+61
- Siloam, GA R+2
- Piedmont, WV R+61
- Bedford, WY R+67
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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.