Ryo is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Ryo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ryo, ~10% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ryo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ryo leans more Republican than 41 of 49 neighbors.
Ryo runs about 73 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Ryo 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 Ryo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Ryo hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 24%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Ryo drive to work alone, above 84% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Ryo are family households, above 76% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ryo, GA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ryo looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ryo 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.
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- Folsom, GA R+76
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Altura, MN R+38
- Roxbury, WI Even
- Innsbrook, MO R+42
- Orient, TX R+74
- Wind Ridge, PA R+62
- Como, CO R+12
- Mikana, WI R+33
- Lowndesville, SC R+61
- Midway, TX R+56
- Logansville, OH R+72
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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.