Fulton County leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Fulton County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fulton County, ~53% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fulton County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Fulton County leans more Democratic than 22 of 24 neighbors.
Fulton County runs about 49 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Fulton County sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Fulton County. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 76 points.
Why Fulton County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Fulton County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in Fulton County hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Fulton County sits in the top fifth on density (about 86%, above 97% of counties). Fulton County runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Fulton County, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Fulton County looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 94% of adults in Fulton County have completed high school, about 7 points above the Georgia average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- DeKalb County, GA D+63
- Cobb County, GA D+20
- Clayton County, GA D+68
- Douglas County, GA D+28
- Gwinnett County, GA D+21
- Cherokee County, GA R+33
- Paulding County, GA R+20
- Rockdale County, GA D+42
- Henry County, GA D+26
- Forsyth County, GA R+22
Counties with Similar Populations
- Collin County, TX R+6
- Montgomery County, MD D+52
- Pima County, AZ D+16
- Mecklenburg County, NC D+35
- Honolulu County, HI D+18
- Fresno County, CA D+3
- Westchester County, NY D+27
- St. Louis County, MO D+28
- Wake County, NC D+28
- Duval County, FL D+7
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.