31829 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 94% of adults in 31829 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 31829, ~32% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 31829 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 31829 leans more Republican than 7 of 12 neighbors.
31829 runs about 30 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why 31829 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 31829, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in 31829 drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 93% of households in 31829 are family households, in the top fraction of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 31829, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 31829 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 31829 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in 31829 own their home, compared to around 77% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 31829 have completed high school, above 91% 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.