31747 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 48% of adults in 31747 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31747, ~7% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31747 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 31747 leans more Republican than 8 of 10 neighbors.
31747 runs about 69 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 31747. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+67), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 31747 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 31747, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in 31747 are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 31747, 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 31747 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 31747 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 46%, about 9 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in 31747 report food insecurity, above 92% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 31747 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.