College Park, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in College Park

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

College Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in College Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in College Park, ~54% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How College Park compares

Among cities within 25 miles, College Park leans more Democratic than 59 of 65 neighbors.

College Park runs about 81 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and College Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within College Park. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+84) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+70), a spread of about 14 points.

Why College Park 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 College Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 92% of residents in College Park live in densely developed areas, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in College Park have never been married, above 98% of cities. College Park runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; College Park, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in College Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. College Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 72% of households in College Park rent, compared to around 44% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in College Park report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.