Smiths Crossroads is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Smiths Crossroads typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smiths Crossroads, ~17% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smiths Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smiths Crossroads leans more Republican than 48 of 56 neighbors.
Smiths Crossroads runs about 53 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Smiths Crossroads. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Smiths Crossroads 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 Smiths Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Smiths Crossroads drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Smiths Crossroads, GA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Smiths Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Smiths Crossroads 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.
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- Oak Mountain, GA R+39
- Pine Mountain, GA R+38
- Hamilton, GA R+43
- White Sulphur Springs, GA R+32
- Shiloh, GA R+27
- Jones Crossroads, GA R+54
- Oak Grove, GA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Welda, KS R+66
- Amity, OH R+64
- Gypsum, OH R+34
- Lapoint, UT R+56
- Breckenridge, OK R+68
- Bullhead, SD D+58
- Morgan Center, VT R+32
- Lincolnville, OK R+61
- Malmo, MN R+45
- Kanorado, KS R+81
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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.