Cannon Heights is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican.
About 32% of adults in Cannon Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cannon Heights, ~16% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cannon Heights compares
Cannon Heights runs about 6 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Cannon Heights. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Cannon Heights leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Cannon Heights. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cannon Heights, Dalton, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Cannon Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cannon Heights 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 42%, about 13 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Cannon Heights report food insecurity, above 90% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Cannon Heights sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN D+42
- Martin Luther King, Chattanooga, TN D+36
- Downtown Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN D+40
- Northside Community, Chattanooga, TN D+17
- Lookout Valley, Chattanooga, TN R+38
- Brookwood, Acworth, GA Even
- Crabapple, Milton, GA R+6
- Trowbridge Square, Sandy Springs, GA D+62
- The Meadows, Sandy Springs, GA D+29
- Cumberland, Atlanta, GA D+43
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Winnona Park, Decatur, GA D+69
- Colonial Village, Teaneck, NJ D+29
- Clarkdale, Culver City, CA D+38
- Fremont Park, Glendale, CA D+12
- Murphy Creek, Aurora, CO D+5
- Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, CA D+37
- Niles Junction, Fremont, CA D+31
- South Forest Park, Everett, WA D+19
- Tiger Hole-Secret Woods, Jacksonville, FL R+17
- Granville Historic District, Granville, OH Even
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.