Wayside is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Wayside typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wayside, ~16% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wayside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wayside leans more Republican than 32 of 36 neighbors.
Wayside runs about 54 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Wayside 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 Wayside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Wayside live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Georgia average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Wayside are family households, above 97% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wayside, 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 Wayside looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wayside 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 49%, about 6 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Round Oak, GA R+51
- Gray, GA R+48
- Juliette, GA R+55
- East Juliette, GA R+53
- Bolingbroke, GA R+49
- Hillsboro, GA R+47
- Haddock, GA R+51
- James, GA R+70
- Payne, GA D+70
- Macon, GA D+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Romona, IN R+54
- Lupus, MO R+51
- Gayle Mill, SC R+31
- Bluetown, TX Even
- North Dorset, VT D+32
- Keating, OR R+44
- Munderf, PA R+57
- Kerr City, FL R+64
- Waverly, FL R+17
- Grayson, NC R+48
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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.