31012 is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 38% of adults in 31012 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31012, ~8% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31012 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 31012 leans more Republican than 5 of 9 neighbors.
31012 runs about 54 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 31012. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 20 points.
Why 31012 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 31012, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 31012 hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Georgia average of 24%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in 31012 drive to work alone, above 86% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 31012, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 31012 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 31012 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 7 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in 31012 have completed high school, below 90% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 31012 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.