Melson is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Melson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Melson, ~11% vote Democratic, ~78% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Melson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Melson leans more Republican than 40 of 73 neighbors.
Melson runs about 73 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Melson. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Melson 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 Melson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Melson live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Georgia average of 26%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Melson, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Melson looks the way it does
Turnout in Melson 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.
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- Chubbtown, GA R+78
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- Farill, AL R+74
- Cave Spring, GA R+71
- Livingston, GA R+62
- Lawrence, AL R+74
- Howells Crossroads, AL R+53
- Holland, GA R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maida, ND R+46
- Alpha, MI R+26
- Sawpit, CO D+57
- Star City, MO R+66
- Prather, IN R+51
- Naomi, GA R+75
- Foss, OK R+78
- Inlet, NY R+10
- Furrs, MS R+15
- Ford, KS R+79
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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.