Old Savannah, Augusta, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Old Savannah

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

Old Savannah leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 54% of adults in Old Savannah typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Savannah, ~38% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Old Savannah compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Old Savannah leans more Democratic than 2 of 12 neighbors.

Old Savannah runs about 42 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Old Savannah sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Old Savannah. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+56) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 28 points.

Why Old 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 Old Savannah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Old Savannah votes against the grain of Georgia. Georgia is roughly evenly split, while Old Savannah runs about 42 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Old Savannah have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Old Savannah, Augusta, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Old Savannah looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Old Savannah 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 39%, about 17 points below the Georgia average of 56%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Old Savannah report food insecurity, above 93% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Old Savannah have completed high school, below 83% 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.