Goose Island is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Goose Island typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goose Island, ~15% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goose Island compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goose Island leans more Republican than 12 of 39 neighbors.
Goose Island runs about 60 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Goose Island 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 Goose Island, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Goose Island are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Goose Island, 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 Goose Island looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Goose Island own their home, about 19 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Goose Island sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cherrylog, GA R+58
- Oasis, GA R+66
- Lucius, GA R+59
- Blue Ridge, GA R+59
- Ellijay, GA R+59
- Epworth, GA R+65
- East Ellijay, GA R+56
- Kiker, GA R+63
- McCaysville, GA R+62
- Mineral Bluff, GA R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eastman, WI R+36
- Shawnee, OH R+60
- East Schodack, NY R+10
- Garrison, IA R+45
- White Rock, TX R+68
- Bonanza, UT R+77
- Brock, OK R+68
- Avenue, MD R+35
- Littleton, ME R+44
- Ionia, NY R+13
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.