Winston leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Winston typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Winston, ~31% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Winston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Winston leans more Republican than 23 of 49 neighbors.
Winston runs about 27 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Winston. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+2) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+62), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Winston 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 Winston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Winston votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Winston are family households, above 83% of cities.
Local retail density and voter turnout
Places with dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate; Winston, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Nearby retail does not change how people vote; it reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Winston looks the way it does
Turnout in Winston 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.
Nearby Cities
- Villa Rica, GA R+21
- Hannah, GA R+61
- Douglasville, GA D+27
- Byers Crossroads, GA R+76
- Chattahoochee Hills, GA R+5
- Temple, GA R+57
- Whitesburg, GA R+69
- Lithia Springs, GA D+41
- Roscoe, GA R+64
- Hiram, GA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lower Burrell, PA R+25
- Troutman, NC R+36
- Delavan, WI R+13
- Endwell, NY D+7
- Moseley, VA R+9
- Central, SC R+31
- New London, WI R+33
- Totowa, NJ R+27
- Canyon Lake, CA R+24
- Wallingford, PA D+30
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.