Midtown Atlanta is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Midtown Atlanta typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midtown Atlanta, ~50% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Midtown Atlanta compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Midtown Atlanta leans more Democratic than 5 of 25 neighbors.
Midtown Atlanta runs about 58 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Midtown Atlanta sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Midtown Atlanta. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+66) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+45), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Midtown Atlanta 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 Midtown Atlanta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Midtown Atlanta hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 64% of adults in Midtown Atlanta have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods. Midtown Atlanta 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; Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Midtown Atlanta looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Midtown Atlanta is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Midtown Atlanta have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown, Atlanta, GA D+60
- Home Park, Atlanta, GA D+60
- Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA D+59
- Virginia-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+53
- Five Points, Atlanta, GA D+76
- Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+67
- Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, GA D+72
- Vine City, Atlanta, GA D+78
- Atlanta-Inman Park, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Morningside-Lenox Park, Atlanta, GA D+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Wynnefield, Philadelphia, PA D+79
- Anthem, Henderson, NV Even
- Montrose, Houston, TX D+39
- North Central, Virginia Beach, VA D+5
- Westerleigh-Castleton, Staten Island, NY R+32
- Bull Mountain, Tigard, OR D+33
- Makiki, Honolulu, HI D+34
- Reynolds Corners, Toledo, OH D+34
- Highlands, Lowell, MA D+28
- West Side, Long Beach, CA D+34
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.