31801 leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 78% of adults in 31801 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31801, ~22% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31801 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 31801 leans more Republican than 8 of 10 neighbors.
31801 runs about 41 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 31801. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 62 points.
Why 31801 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 31801, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in 31801 are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 31801 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 6%, below 75% of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 31801, GA sits in the bottom 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 31801 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 89% of households in 31801 own their home, about 16 points above the Georgia average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 31801 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.