Leary leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Leary typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leary, ~32% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leary compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leary leans more Republican than 23 of 34 neighbors.
Leary runs about 9 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Leary. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+49), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Leary 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 Leary, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Leary live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Georgia average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Leary, 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 Leary looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Leary 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 45%, about 11 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milford, GA R+49
- Nicholasville, GA R+2
- Crestview, GA R+36
- Morgan, GA D+5
- Rowena, GA Even
- Newton, GA R+8
- Arlington, GA D+21
- Damascus, GA R+14
- Edison, GA D+12
- Old Damascus, GA R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Midland, MD R+54
- Westminster, OH R+68
- Heath, AL R+73
- Tivydale, TX R+72
- Union Star, MO R+64
- Moenave, AZ D+49
- Rockford, AL R+52
- Olympian Village, MO R+55
- Ehrhardt, SC R+46
- Pattison, MS D+65
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.