Ray City is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Ray City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ray City, ~15% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ray City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ray City leans more Republican than 18 of 27 neighbors.
Ray City runs about 57 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ray City. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Ray City 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 Ray City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Ray City are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ray City sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Ray City, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ray City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ray City 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
- Lakeland, GA R+39
- Nashville, GA R+61
- Cecil, GA R+56
- Hahira, GA R+44
- Naylor, GA R+46
- Weber, GA R+81
- Massee, GA R+59
- Stockton, GA R+71
- Adel, GA R+23
- Valdosta, GA D+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Indian Springs Village, AL R+46
- Webberville, MI R+33
- Highland Falls, NY D+18
- Seabeck, WA R+14
- Holley, NY R+39
- Novelty, OH R+17
- Piney, AR R+40
- Olivet, MI R+35
- Auburn, IL R+29
- New Boston, NH R+8
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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.