Five Points is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Five Points typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Five Points, ~42% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Five Points compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Five Points leans more Democratic than 17 of 26 neighbors.
Five Points runs about 78 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Five Points sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Five Points. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+64), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Five Points 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 Five Points, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Five Points live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 82% of adults in Five Points have never been married, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Five Points 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; Five Points, Atlanta, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Five Points looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 76% of households in Five Points rent, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Five Points report food insecurity, above 83% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Five Points sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, GA D+72
- Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA D+59
- Downtown, Atlanta, GA D+60
- Cabbage Town, Atlanta, GA D+69
- Grant Park, Atlanta, GA D+71
- Vine City, Atlanta, GA D+78
- Mechanicsville, Atlanta, GA D+80
- Atlanta-Inman Park, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, GA D+56
- University Center, Atlanta, GA D+88
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Central Park, Superior, WI D+12
- Regis, Denver, CO D+54
- Baldwin District, Manassas, VA D+17
- Brunswick, Gary, IN D+80
- Allendale Area, Arvada, CO D+19
- Albion Place, Clifton, NJ R+3
- Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA D+40
- Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA D+58
- Hobart Circle Historic District, Troy, OH R+23
- Park City, Knoxville, TN D+74
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.