Edgewood-Kirkwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Edgewood-Kirkwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgewood-Kirkwood, ~66% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgewood-Kirkwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Edgewood-Kirkwood leans more Democratic than 14 of 17 neighbors.
Edgewood-Kirkwood runs about 77 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Edgewood-Kirkwood sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Edgewood-Kirkwood 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 Edgewood-Kirkwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Edgewood-Kirkwood votes against the grain of Georgia. Georgia is roughly evenly split, while Edgewood-Kirkwood runs about 77 points more Democratic. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Edgewood-Kirkwood sits in the top quarter (about 63%, above 84% of neighborhoods).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Edgewood-Kirkwood, Atlanta, GA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Edgewood-Kirkwood looks the way it does
Turnout in Edgewood-Kirkwood sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Oakhurst, Decatur, GA D+77
- Candler Park, Atlanta, GA D+64
- Winnona Park, Decatur, GA D+69
- Atlanta-Inman Park, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Ormewood Park-East Atlanta, Atlanta, GA D+67
- Cabbage Town, Atlanta, GA D+69
- Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+67
- Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA D+59
- Virginia-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+53
- Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, GA D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Far Northeast-Houston, Houston, TX D+5
- Arden Heights, Staten Island, NY R+47
- Downtown, Evanston, IL D+74
- Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- Central District, Seattle, WA D+80
- Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin, OR D+28
- Potrero, San Francisco, CA D+79
- Overlake, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Glen-Fallstaff, Baltimore, MD D+49
- Uptown, Seattle, WA D+69
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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.