Ideal leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Ideal typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ideal, ~26% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ideal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ideal leans more Republican than 18 of 39 neighbors.
Ideal runs about 8 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ideal. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+43), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Ideal 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 Ideal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Ideal drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ideal sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ideal, GA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Ideal looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ideal 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 39%, about 17 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Ideal rent, above 91% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Ideal report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Murrays Crossroads, GA R+48
- Rupert, GA R+67
- Oglethorpe, GA D+23
- Potterville, GA R+37
- Ellaville, GA R+59
- Montezuma, GA D+37
- Andersonville, GA R+35
- Five Points, GA Even
- Walls Crossing, GA R+62
- La Crosse, GA R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Riley, MI R+23
- Gilbertville, IA R+38
- Elgin, NE R+76
- Crawford, NE R+61
- Peniel Crossroads, SC R+5
- Shawboro, NC R+50
- Shushan, NY R+8
- Walhalla, ND R+51
- Commiskey, IN R+61
- Collins, IA R+38
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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.