Leathersville leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Leathersville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leathersville, ~22% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leathersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leathersville leans more Republican than 33 of 50 neighbors.
Leathersville runs about 42 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Leathersville 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 Leathersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Leathersville are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Leathersville, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Leathersville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Leathersville own their home, about 20 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Hope, GA R+46
- Lincolnton, GA R+33
- Double Branches, GA R+52
- Maxim, GA R+64
- Leah, GA R+65
- Phinizy, GA R+60
- Sybert, GA R+23
- Metasville, GA R+49
- Aonia, GA R+57
- Boneville, GA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yuma, MI R+39
- Rockville, MO R+70
- DeGray, AR R+53
- Castine, OH R+69
- North Westminster, VT D+20
- Thor, IA R+51
- Delaware, VA D+14
- Eden, SD R+23
- Rhine, WI R+30
- Lick Creek, IL R+53
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.