Austell is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Austell typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Austell, ~49% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Austell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Austell leans more Democratic than 42 of 60 neighbors.
Austell runs about 60 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Austell sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Austell. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+38), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Austell 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 Austell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 82% of residents in Austell live in densely developed areas, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Austell have never been married, above 95% of cities. Austell runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Austell, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Austell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Austell is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mableton, GA D+46
- Lithia Springs, GA D+41
- Smyrna, GA D+34
- Powder Springs, GA D+26
- Fair Oaks, GA D+37
- Vinings, GA D+37
- Douglasville, GA D+27
- Hiram, GA Even
- Marietta, GA D+13
- Atlanta, GA D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jamesburg, NJ R+4
- Brunswick, GA R+13
- Casselberry, FL R+4
- Del Rio, TX R+11
- Springfield, VA D+28
- Valley Village, CA D+44
- Nacogdoches, TX R+15
- Attleboro, MA D+7
- Lakeside, CA R+23
- Brighton, MI R+16
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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.