Scotland leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Scotland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scotland, ~16% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scotland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scotland leans more Republican than 11 of 36 neighbors.
Scotland runs about 42 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Scotland. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Scotland 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 Scotland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Scotland drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Scotland, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Scotland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Scotland is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 36%, about 19 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Scotland rent, above 91% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Scotland report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Towns, GA R+52
- Helena, GA R+8
- Alamo, GA R+19
- Stuckey, GA R+23
- Jay Bird Springs, GA R+61
- Lumber City, GA R+31
- Glenwood, GA R+45
- Milan, GA R+67
- Chauncey, GA R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Linnville, OH R+60
- Carlotta, CA R+19
- Strawberry, AR R+74
- Nichols, WI R+46
- Harris, NC R+68
- Republican, AR R+64
- Harveyville, KS R+54
- Chester Gap, VA R+22
- Gagetown, MI R+48
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.