Wheeless Road is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Wheeless Road typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wheeless Road, ~56% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wheeless Road compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wheeless Road leans more Democratic than 11 of 15 neighbors.
Wheeless Road runs about 65 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Wheeless Road sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wheeless Road. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+46), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Wheeless Road leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wheeless Road, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wheeless Road votes against the grain of Georgia. Georgia is roughly evenly split, while Wheeless Road runs about 65 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Wheeless Road have never been married, above 80% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wheeless Road, Augusta, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wheeless Road looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Wheeless Road sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Richmond Hill, Augusta, GA D+56
- North Leg, Augusta, GA D+50
- Highland Park, Augusta, GA D+47
- Meadowbrook, Augusta, GA D+77
- Barton Chapel, Augusta, GA D+73
- Forrest Hills, Augusta, GA D+29
- Old Savannah, Augusta, GA D+40
- Lake Aumond, Augusta, GA D+25
- Southside, Augusta, GA D+48
- Summerville, Augusta, GA D+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Brightmoor, Detroit, MI D+82
- Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA D+46
- North Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+67
- Tarico Heights, Inwood, WV R+39
- West End, St. Louis, MO D+80
- Culver-Winton, Rochester, NY D+53
- Cambridge Park, Concord, CA D+40
- Cedar Hills, Jacksonville, FL D+17
- Eldorado Village, Largo, FL R+12
- Seven Hills, Aurora, CO D+12
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.