North Leg, Augusta, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Leg

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

North Leg leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in North Leg typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Leg, ~37% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Leg compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Leg leans more Democratic than 11 of 16 neighbors.

North Leg runs about 52 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and North Leg sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within North Leg. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+42), a spread of about 30 points.

Why North Leg 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 North Leg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

North Leg votes against the grain of Georgia. Georgia is roughly evenly split, while North Leg runs about 52 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in North Leg have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; North Leg, Augusta, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in North Leg looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Leg 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 45%, about 11 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 71% of households in North Leg rent, compared to around 51% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in North Leg report food insecurity, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.