Georgia leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Georgia typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Georgia, ~34% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Georgia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Georgia leans more Democratic than 53 of 74 neighbors.
Georgia runs about 41 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Georgia is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Georgia 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 Georgia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 43% of residents in Georgia are Black or African American, about 18 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. Georgia runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Georgia, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Georgia looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Georgia 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 9 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Georgia report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Georgia have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Labadieville, LA R+63
- Supreme, LA D+5
- St. Thomas, LA R+72
- Morvant, LA R+76
- Foley, LA R+72
- Chula, LA R+73
- Napoleonville, LA R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dutch John, UT R+60
- Dalesburg, SD R+46
- Easton, LA R+85
- Wing, ND R+73
- Cross Roads, IN R+57
- Crary, ND R+48
- Grafton, NE R+66
- Glendale Colony, SD R+54
- Corinth, TN R+67
- Coalmont, CO R+48
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Louisiana Secretary of State, Elections, 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.