St. Marks leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 74% of adults in St. Marks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Marks, ~31% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Marks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Marks leans more Republican than 6 of 65 neighbors.
St. Marks runs about 13 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Marks. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+23) and the northeast side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 22 points.
Why St. Marks 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 St. Marks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in St. Marks drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; St. Marks, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in St. Marks looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. St. Marks 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
- Primrose, GA R+17
- Lone Oak, GA R+34
- Trimble, GA R+43
- Luthersville, GA R+39
- Grantville, GA R+36
- Hogansville, GA R+39
- Mountville, GA R+25
- Greenville, GA R+12
- Odessadale, GA R+24
- Louise, GA R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Match, TN R+58
- West, MS D+15
- Marbleton, WY R+77
- Vida, MO R+54
- Cokeville, WY R+78
- Syracuse, SC R+17
- Kinsale, VA D+9
- Kansas, IL R+58
- Mudsock, OH R+14
- Green Mountain Falls, CO D+6
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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.