31524 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 67% of adults in 31524 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31524, ~25% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31524 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 31524 leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
31524 runs about 24 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why 31524 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 31524, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in 31524 are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but 31524 runs against that pattern.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; 31524, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 31524 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 31524 have completed high school, about 10 points above the Georgia average of 86%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 31524 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.