31642 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 31642 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31642, ~10% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31642 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 31642 leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
31642 runs about 55 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 31642. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 36 points.
Why 31642 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 31642, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 31642 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 31642 sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 97% of zip codes).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 31642, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 31642 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 31642 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 40%, about 16 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in 31642 report food insecurity, above 95% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in 31642 have completed high school, below 98% 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.