Midtown Savannah is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Midtown Savannah typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midtown Savannah, ~47% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Midtown Savannah compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Midtown Savannah is the most Democratic-leaning.
Midtown Savannah runs about 73 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Midtown Savannah sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Midtown Savannah 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 Savannah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Midtown Savannah 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 64% of adults in Midtown Savannah have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods. Midtown Savannah 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 Savannah, Savannah, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Midtown Savannah looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Midtown Savannah is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Midtown Savannah sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Ardmore-Gould Estates-Olin Heights, Savannah, GA D+36
- Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA D+4
- Chatham Parkway, Savannah, GA D+42
- Paradise Park, Savannah, GA D+29
- Wilshire Estates-Savannah Mall, Savannah, GA D+43
- Windsor Forest, Savannah, GA D+24
- Georgetown, Savannah, GA D+16
- Boltons Landing, Charleston, SC D+7
- White Gables, Summerville, SC R+27
- Charleston Historic District, Charleston, SC D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Rosebank, Nashville, TN D+20
- Presidents Park, Parlin, NJ R+10
- Homestead Park, Homestead, PA D+62
- Downtown Juneau, Juneau, AK D+50
- Garden-Villa Montery, San Jose, CA D+33
- Crescent Area Historic District, Plainfield, NJ D+43
- Tarrytown, Gary, IN D+82
- Provost, Provo, UT R+14
- Santiam, Albany, OR Even
- North City Farms, Sacramento, CA D+51
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.