Gladys is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Gladys typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gladys, ~9% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gladys compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gladys leans more Republican than 29 of 33 neighbors.
Gladys runs about 74 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Gladys 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 Gladys, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Gladys are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Gladys, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gladys looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gladys is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Harding, GA R+78
- Wray, GA R+67
- Sunsweet, GA R+71
- Willacoochee, GA R+47
- Ambrose, GA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cumberland Heights, TN R+70
- Irene, SD R+48
- Pickett, TX R+69
- Lancaster, KS R+61
- Shacktown, NC R+64
- June Lake, CA D+16
- Ute, IA R+53
- Uswick, PA R+42
- Tuftonboro, NH R+32
- Glendale, FL R+72
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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.