31827 leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 68% of adults in 31827 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31827, ~44% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31827 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 31827 leans more Democratic than 10 of 11 neighbors.
31827 runs about 30 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and 31827 sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 31827. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 17 points.
Why 31827 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 31827, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 67% of residents in 31827 are Black or African American, about 42 points above the Georgia average of 25%. 31827 runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 31827, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 31827 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 31827 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 49%, about 7 points below the Georgia average of 56%. 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.