Hobby is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Hobby typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hobby, ~10% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hobby compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hobby leans more Republican than 35 of 43 neighbors.
Hobby runs about 71 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Hobby 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 Hobby, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Hobby hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Georgia average of 24%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Hobby are family households, above 88% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Hobby, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Hobby looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hobby 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 Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Terrell, GA R+60
- Coverdale, GA R+70
- Ashburn, GA D+13
- Dakota, GA R+72
- Worth, GA R+71
- Shingler, GA R+61
- Sycamore, GA R+66
- Poulan, GA R+58
- Sylvester, GA R+29
- Arabi, GA R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aleknagik, AK D+27
- Silver Bay, NY R+14
- Bucks, AL R+5
- Pomona, GA D+11
- McClellan Park, CA D+6
- Elk Creek, NE R+52
- Burnt Prairie, IL R+68
- Piney Fork, KY R+71
- Pierceburg, IL R+68
- English, TX R+50
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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.