East Augusta, Augusta, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Augusta

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

East Augusta is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in East Augusta typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Augusta, ~48% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Augusta compares

East Augusta runs about 82 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and East Augusta sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within East Augusta. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+70), a spread of about 15 points.

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

East Augusta votes against the grain of Georgia. Georgia is roughly evenly split, while East Augusta runs about 82 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in East Augusta have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; East Augusta, Augusta, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in East Augusta looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Augusta 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 38%, about 18 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 72% of households in East Augusta rent, compared to around 55% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 48% of adults in East Augusta report food insecurity, above 98% of neighborhoods. 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.