Riverside leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Riverside typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riverside, ~17% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riverside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Riverside leans more Republican than 4 of 63 neighbors.
Riverside runs about 46 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Riverside. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least split-leaning (R+2), a spread of about 63 points.
Why Riverside 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 Riverside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Riverside drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Riverside are family households, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Riverside, 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 Riverside looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Riverside 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
- Coosa, GA R+51
- Mount Berry, GA R+34
- Rome, GA R+25
- Pinson, GA R+74
- Floyd Springs, GA R+71
- Sherwood Forest, GA R+68
- Armuchee, GA R+72
- Crystal Springs, GA R+65
- Plainville, GA R+74
- Livingston, GA R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Totten, ND D+43
- Castor, LA R+59
- Buena, WA R+12
- Green Valley, IL R+46
- Woodlawn, TX R+59
- Plandome, NY R+17
- Goessel, KS R+54
- Cleveland, VA R+68
- Ethelsville, AL R+33
- Scotland, SD R+63
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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.