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

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

Montezuma leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Montezuma typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montezuma, ~50% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Montezuma compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Montezuma is the most Democratic-leaning.

Montezuma runs about 39 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Montezuma sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montezuma. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 66 points.

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

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Montezuma is about 30%, about 42 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Montezuma have never been married, above 97% of cities. Montezuma runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Montezuma, GA sits in the top 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 Montezuma looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Montezuma 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 50%, about 6 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.