Buckhead leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Buckhead typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buckhead, ~49% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buckhead compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Buckhead is the least Democratic-leaning.
Buckhead runs about 25 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Buckhead sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Buckhead. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+63) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 74 points.
Why Buckhead leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Buckhead, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Buckhead hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Buckhead 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; Buckhead, Atlanta, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Buckhead looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Buckhead 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Buckhead have completed high school, above 83% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Morningside-Lenox Park, Atlanta, GA D+46
- Oakdale, Atlanta, GA D+24
- Home Park, Atlanta, GA D+60
- Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Virginia-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+53
- Rockdale, Atlanta, GA D+58
- Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+67
- Downtown, Atlanta, GA D+60
- Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA D+59
- Plymouth Colony, Atlanta, GA D+45
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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.