31057 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 67% of adults in 31057 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31057, ~38% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31057 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 31057 leans more Democratic than 3 of 6 neighbors.
31057 runs about 17 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and 31057 sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why 31057 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 31057, 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 63% of residents in 31057 are Black or African American, about 38 points above the Georgia average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in 31057 have never been married, above 85% of zip codes. 31057 runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 31057, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 31057 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 31057 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 48%, about 8 points below the Georgia average of 56%. 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.