Mayfield leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Mayfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mayfield, ~38% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mayfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mayfield leans more Democratic than 30 of 35 neighbors.
Mayfield runs about 22 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Mayfield sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Mayfield 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 Mayfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 41% of residents in Mayfield are Black or African American, about 16 points above the Georgia average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Mayfield have never been married, above 90% of cities. Mayfield runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mayfield, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mayfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mayfield 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 43%, about 13 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jewell, GA Even
- Powelton, GA D+30
- Warrenton, GA D+25
- Norwood, GA D+23
- Mitchell, GA R+67
- Sparta, GA D+36
- Camak, GA Even
- Mesena, GA R+24
- Sharon, GA D+6
- Reese, GA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Corridon, MO R+70
- Woodruff, IN R+66
- Clementson, MN R+36
- Whiteland, TX R+76
- Wabek, ND R+31
- Weirgor, WI R+37
- Weaver, MN R+36
- Valley Acres, CA R+80
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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.