39846 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 69% of adults in 39846 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39846, ~39% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39846 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39846 leans more Democratic than 6 of 7 neighbors.
39846 runs about 15 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and 39846 sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39846. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+37) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 64 points.
Why 39846 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 39846, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 42% of adults in 39846 have never been married, well above similar-sized zip codes (around 25%). 39846 runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 39846, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 39846 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 39846 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 10 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.