Petross is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Petross typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Petross, ~16% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Petross compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Petross leans more Republican than 20 of 39 neighbors.
Petross runs about 55 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Petross. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Petross 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 Petross, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Petross drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Petross are family households, above 95% of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Petross, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Petross looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Petross 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
- Ailey, GA R+36
- McGregor, GA R+42
- Higgston, GA R+61
- Vidalia, GA R+19
- Alston, GA R+71
- Mount Vernon, GA R+25
- Santa Claus, GA R+46
- Lyons, GA R+45
- Kibbee, GA R+75
- Uvalda, GA R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockville, TN R+69
- Bentley, OK R+77
- Belfry, MT R+51
- West Clifford, PA R+41
- Danville, TX R+65
- Sparta, MS R+9
- Seaton, IL R+47
- Second Milo, NY R+28
- Neck City, MO R+70
- Spring Glen, UT R+56
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.