Fairburn is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Fairburn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairburn, ~66% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairburn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairburn leans more Democratic than 52 of 62 neighbors.
Fairburn runs about 74 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Fairburn sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fairburn. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+32), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Fairburn 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 Fairburn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Fairburn is about 9%, about 64 points below the U.S. average of 72%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Fairburn sits in the top quarter (about 38%, above 85% of cities). Fairburn runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fairburn, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fairburn looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fairburn 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.
Nearby Cities
- Union City, GA D+79
- Palmetto, GA D+20
- Tyrone, GA R+4
- Chattahoochee Hills, GA R+5
- College Park, GA D+79
- East Point, GA D+80
- Riverdale, GA D+77
- Fayetteville, GA D+10
- Sharpsburg, GA R+46
- Hapeville, GA D+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hallandale Beach, FL D+8
- Milton, GA Even
- Wooster, OH R+24
- Thibodaux, LA R+33
- Nicholasville, KY R+34
- Plymouth, MI D+5
- DePere, WI R+8
- Midlothian, TX R+42
- Buffalo Grove, IL D+25
- Canonsburg, PA R+14
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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.