Mount Pleasant is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Mount Pleasant typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Pleasant, ~9% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Pleasant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Pleasant leans more Republican than 28 of 34 neighbors.
Mount Pleasant runs about 70 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Pleasant. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Mount Pleasant 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 Pleasant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Mount Pleasant drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mount Pleasant sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Mount Pleasant are family households, above 76% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Mount Pleasant, GA does.
Why turnout in Mount Pleasant looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mount Pleasant 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
- Cox, GA R+27
- Hortense, GA R+82
- Meridian, GA R+17
- Darien, GA R+25
- Waynesville, GA R+72
- Jones, GA R+60
- Valona, GA D+2
- Brunswick, GA R+13
- Eulonia, GA R+45
- Trudie, GA R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ernestville, MO R+63
- Qualls, OK R+39
- Fort Ritner, IN R+54
- Pineville, AR R+67
- Sylvester, WV R+64
- Skellytown, TX R+86
- Kingman, OH R+60
- Ohio Furnace, OH R+60
- Webster, WV R+62
- Roaches, IL R+64
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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.