Mount Airy is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Mount Airy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Airy, ~15% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Airy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Airy leans more Republican than 22 of 49 neighbors.
Mount Airy runs about 59 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Airy. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mount Airy votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Mount Airy are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mount Airy, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Airy looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mount Airy is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Habersham, GA R+54
- Cornelia, GA R+50
- Demorest, GA R+60
- Baldwin, GA R+53
- Boydville, GA R+73
- Clarkesville, GA R+58
- Hollingsworth, GA R+79
- Toccoa, GA R+51
- Alto, GA R+56
- Turnerville, GA R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Wright, KY R+8
- Brodhead, WI R+23
- New Martinsville, WV R+49
- Sanibel, FL R+25
- Archer, FL R+19
- Roslyn Heights, NY R+3
- Red Oak, IA R+37
- West Salem, OH R+57
- Jamestown, OH R+56
- Annandale, NJ Even
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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.