Cumming leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Cumming typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cumming, ~33% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cumming compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cumming leans more Republican than 22 of 50 neighbors.
Cumming runs about 22 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cumming. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Cumming 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 Cumming, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cumming votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 57%, far above the Georgia average of 26%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Cumming are family households, above 93% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cumming, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Cumming looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cumming 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hog Mountain, GA R+49
- Sugar Hill, GA R+4
- Barrettsville, GA R+58
- Milton, GA Even
- Alpharetta, GA D+5
- Suwanee, GA Even
- Rest Haven, GA Even
- Ophir, GA R+68
- Johns Creek, GA D+9
- Chestatee, GA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Worth, FL D+10
- Enterprise, NV D+6
- Rockford, IL D+21
- Ontario, CA D+13
- North Hollywood, CA D+32
- Ann Arbor, MI D+61
- Garden Grove, CA Even
- Corona, CA Even
- Fredericksburg, VA D+6
- Glendale, CA D+13
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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.