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

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

Ellenwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Ellenwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ellenwood, ~71% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Ellenwood compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Ellenwood leans more Democratic than 56 of 67 neighbors.

Ellenwood runs about 79 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Ellenwood sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ellenwood. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+65), a spread of about 20 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 67% of residents in Ellenwood live in densely developed areas, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Ellenwood have never been married, above 95% of cities. Ellenwood 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; Ellenwood, GA sits in the top quarter 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 Ellenwood looks the way it does

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

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.