Atlanta is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Atlanta typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Atlanta, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Atlanta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Atlanta leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
Atlanta runs about 16 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Atlanta. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+35) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 92 points.
Why Atlanta leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Atlanta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Atlanta live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Atlanta are family households, above 84% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Atlanta, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Atlanta looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Atlanta is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Atlanta sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Obsidian, ID D+10
- Paradise Hot Springs, ID R+55
- Lower Stanley, ID R+17
- Lowman, ID R+45
- Stanley, ID D+3
- Prairie, ID R+55
- Pine, ID R+57
- Soldier, ID R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perthshire, MS D+49
- South Montesano, WA R+15
- Sites, CA R+51
- Lehman Hot Springs, OR R+31
- Lawson, CO D+20
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Idaho Secretary of State, Elections, 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.