30188 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 30188 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 30188, ~33% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 30188 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 30188 leans more Republican than 21 of 23 neighbors.
30188 runs about 25 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 30188. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 34 points.
Why 30188 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 30188, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
30188 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the Georgia average of 26%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 30188, GA sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 30188 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 30188 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.