Duluth, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Duluth

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

Duluth leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 62% of adults in Duluth typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Duluth, ~38% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Duluth compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Duluth leans more Democratic than 36 of 66 neighbors.

Duluth runs about 25 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Duluth sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Duluth. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+50) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 42 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 90% of residents in Duluth live in densely developed areas, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Duluth sits in the top quarter (about 45%, above 91% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Duluth have never been married, above 88% of cities.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Duluth, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Duluth looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Duluth 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.

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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.