Macon, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Macon

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Macon leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 69% of adults in Macon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Macon, ~45% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Macon compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Macon leans more Democratic than 31 of 33 neighbors.

Macon runs about 32 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Macon sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Macon. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+57) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 58 points.

Why Macon 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 Macon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Macon is about 36%, about 36 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Macon have never been married, above 95% of cities. Macon runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Macon, GA sits in the top 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 Macon looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Macon is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.