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

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

Palmetto leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 69% of adults in Palmetto typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palmetto, ~41% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Palmetto compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Palmetto leans more Democratic than 35 of 55 neighbors.

Palmetto runs about 22 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Palmetto sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Palmetto. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+54) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 86 points.

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

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Palmetto is about 41%, about 31 points below the U.S. average of 72%. Palmetto runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Palmetto, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Palmetto looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Palmetto is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. 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.