Gary leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Gary typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gary, ~22% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gary compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gary leans more Republican than 9 of 38 neighbors.
Gary runs about 32 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gary. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Gary 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 Gary, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Gary hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Georgia average of 24%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gary, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Gary looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gary 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 40%, about 16 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Swainsboro, GA R+23
- Wesley, GA R+60
- Modoc, GA R+49
- Summertown, GA R+21
- Nunez, GA R+72
- Lexsy, GA R+55
- Twin City, GA R+36
- Covena, GA R+67
- Dellwood, GA R+28
- Stillmore, GA R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Van Horn, WA R+25
- Perrydale, OR R+34
- Showell, MD R+28
- Yolano, CA R+26
- Amoret, MO R+66
- Lone Oak, TN R+71
- Berlin, ND R+59
- Kidds Fork, VA R+7
- Hailey, MO R+63
- Marshville, ME R+36
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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.