31523 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 31523 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31523, ~26% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31523 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 31523 leans more Republican than 6 of 8 neighbors.
31523 runs about 40 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 31523. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 39 points.
Why 31523 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 31523, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 31523 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 31523 are family households, above 89% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 31523, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 31523 looks the way it does
Turnout in 31523 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.