31537 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 31537 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31537, ~19% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31537 compares
31537 runs about 36 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 31537. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 71 points.
Why 31537 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 31537, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in 31537 drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 31537 sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 92% of zip codes).
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 31537, GA does.
Why turnout in 31537 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 31537 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%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in 31537 report food insecurity, above 88% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in 31537 have completed high school, below 85% of zip codes. 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.