Norwood, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Norwood

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

Norwood leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 45% of adults in Norwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norwood, ~28% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Norwood compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Norwood leans more Democratic than 37 of 41 neighbors.

Norwood runs about 25 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Norwood sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Norwood. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+27) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+6), a spread of about 32 points.

Why Norwood leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Norwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Norwood votes against the grain of Georgia. Georgia is roughly evenly split, while Norwood runs about 25 points more Democratic.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Norwood, GA does.

Why turnout in Norwood looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Norwood 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 50%, about 6 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Norwood report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in Norwood have completed high school, below 98% of cities. 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.