39851 leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 77% of adults in 39851 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39851, ~47% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39851 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39851 is the most Democratic-leaning.
39851 runs about 24 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and 39851 sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39851. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 47 points.
Why 39851 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 39851, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 39% of adults in 39851 have never been married, well above similar-sized zip codes (around 23%). 39851 runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; 39851, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 39851 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 39851 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 6 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.