Mayhaw is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Mayhaw typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mayhaw, ~13% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mayhaw compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mayhaw leans more Republican than 36 of 39 neighbors.
Mayhaw runs about 67 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mayhaw. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Mayhaw 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 Mayhaw, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Mayhaw drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mayhaw, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mayhaw looks the way it does
Turnout in Mayhaw sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Killarney, GA R+57
- Colquitt, GA R+37
- Hentown, GA R+3
- Lucile, GA R+53
- Cedar Springs, GA R+17
- Jakin, GA R+46
- Iron City, GA R+41
- Damascus, GA R+14
- Old Damascus, GA R+5
- Riverturn, GA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Horton, KY R+62
- Sinclair, WY R+80
- Killawog, NY R+45
- Gackle, ND R+75
- Farmers, KY R+45
- Seco, KY R+70
- Blairsburg, IA R+48
- Whites Valley, PA R+43
- West Glocester, RI R+24
- Haynes, AR R+14
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.