Lakewood Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Lakewood Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakewood Heights, ~58% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakewood Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lakewood Heights leans more Democratic than 8 of 11 neighbors.
Lakewood Heights runs about 86 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Lakewood Heights sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Lakewood Heights 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 Lakewood Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lakewood Heights votes against the grain of Georgia. Georgia is roughly evenly split, while Lakewood Heights runs about 86 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Lakewood Heights have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Lakewood Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lakewood Heights 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 48%, about 8 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Thomasville, Atlanta, GA D+68
- Oakland City, Atlanta, GA D+85
- Adair Park, Atlanta, GA D+83
- Grant Park, Atlanta, GA D+71
- Ormewood Park-East Atlanta, Atlanta, GA D+67
- Mechanicsville, Atlanta, GA D+80
- Cabbage Town, Atlanta, GA D+69
- University Center, Atlanta, GA D+88
- West End, Atlanta, GA D+85
- Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, GA D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Five Points, Denver, CO D+59
- Capitol Hill, Denver, CO D+67
- Creston, Grand Rapids, MI D+25
- West Seattle, Seattle, WA D+69
- Woodbridge, Irvine, CA D+9
- Rice Military, Houston, TX D+22
- South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA D+38
- Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia, PA D+77
- Baychester, Bronx, NY D+51
- Fairhill, Philadelphia, PA D+59
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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.