Richmond Factory, Augusta, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Richmond Factory

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

Richmond Factory is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.

 

About 57% of adults in Richmond Factory typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richmond Factory, ~43% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Richmond Factory compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Richmond Factory leans more Democratic than 3 of 8 neighbors.

Richmond Factory runs about 55 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Richmond Factory sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Why Richmond Factory leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Richmond Factory, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 73% of residents in Richmond Factory are Black or African American, about 48 points above the Georgia average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Richmond Factory have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods. Richmond Factory runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Richmond Factory, Augusta, GA sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Richmond Factory looks the way it does

Turnout in Richmond Factory sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.