Handy is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Handy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Handy, ~14% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Handy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Handy leans more Republican than 36 of 65 neighbors.
Handy runs about 62 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Handy 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 Handy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Handy drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 94% of households in Handy are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Handy, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Handy looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Handy own their home, about 24 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Centralhatchee, GA R+73
- Glenloch, GA R+75
- Cooksville, GA R+75
- Corinth, GA R+64
- Franklin, GA R+68
- Whitesburg, GA R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riverton, IA R+49
- Dove Creek, GA R+34
- Lakeland Shores, MN R+2
- New Cambria, MO R+68
- Wintergreen, VA R+10
- New Athens, OH R+60
- Van Dyke, TN R+68
- Hickory Creek, MO R+71
- Nineveh Junction, NY R+39
- Newtonia, MO 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.