31045 leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 31045 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31045, ~52% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31045 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 31045 leans more Democratic than 5 of 7 neighbors.
31045 runs about 18 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and 31045 sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why 31045 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 31045, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 46% of residents in 31045 are Black or African American, about 21 points above the Georgia average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in 31045 have never been married, above 78% of zip codes. 31045 runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 31045, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 31045 looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 31045 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.