Yatesville is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Yatesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yatesville, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yatesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yatesville leans more Republican than 40 of 53 neighbors.
Yatesville runs about 64 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yatesville. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Yatesville 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 Yatesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Yatesville drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Yatesville sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 86% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Yatesville, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Yatesville looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Yatesville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Topeka Junction, GA R+73
- Culloden, GA R+45
- Russellville, GA D+6
- The Rock, GA R+72
- McKinney, GA R+42
- Goggins, GA R+30
- Barnesville, GA R+20
- Piedmont, GA R+63
- Hannahs Mill, GA R+75
- Thomaston, GA R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harviell, MO R+74
- San Pierre, IN R+55
- Penney Farms, FL R+52
- Yawkey, WV R+67
- Losantville, IN R+57
- Riverton, MN R+36
- Arthur City, TX R+77
- Delmar, IA R+39
- Hoffman, MN R+43
- Mendoza, TX R+11
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.