Meigs leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Meigs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meigs, ~21% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meigs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meigs leans more Republican than 11 of 44 neighbors.
Meigs runs about 33 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Meigs. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Meigs 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 Meigs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Meigs drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Meigs sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Meigs, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Meigs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Meigs 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
- Pelham, GA R+8
- Spence, GA R+68
- Ochlocknee, GA R+69
- Hartsfield, GA R+79
- Coolidge, GA R+63
- Capel, GA R+75
- Pebble City, GA R+63
- Dawesville, GA R+57
- Sale City, GA R+61
- Camilla, GA D+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hadley, NY R+34
- Ararat, VA R+64
- Brookneal, VA R+32
- Taberg, NY R+55
- Holland, MA R+17
- Farmland, IN R+57
- South Congaree, SC R+36
- Sears, MI R+46
- Colebrook, NH R+35
- Solon Springs, WI R+15
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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.