Fair Oaks, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fair Oaks

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

Fair Oaks leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.

 

About 40% of adults in Fair Oaks typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fair Oaks, ~28% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fair Oaks compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fair Oaks leans more Democratic than 33 of 59 neighbors.

Fair Oaks runs about 39 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Fair Oaks sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fair Oaks. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 33 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Fair Oaks live in densely developed areas, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Fair Oaks have never been married, above 98% of cities. Fair Oaks 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; Fair Oaks, GA sits in the top tenth 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 Fair Oaks looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fair Oaks 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 49%, about 7 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 63% of households in Fair Oaks rent, compared to around 36% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Fair Oaks report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. 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.