Pelham leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Pelham typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pelham, ~30% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pelham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pelham leans more Republican than 3 of 40 neighbors.
Pelham runs about 6 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pelham. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+61) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+61), a spread of about 122 points.
Why Pelham 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 Pelham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Pelham hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 24%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pelham, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pelham looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pelham 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 47%, about 9 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Camilla, GA D+11
- Meigs, GA R+35
- Spence, GA R+68
- Capel, GA R+75
- Pebble City, GA R+63
- Sale City, GA R+61
- Flint, GA D+24
- Greenwood, GA R+30
- Hartsfield, GA R+79
- Ochlocknee, GA R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Westminster, MA Even
- Waretown, NJ R+38
- St. Helena Island, SC D+22
- Providence, UT R+36
- Brunswick, MD D+3
- Douglas, WY R+66
- Skillman, NJ D+26
- Glencoe, MN R+43
- Kershaw, SC R+44
- Cedar Hill, MO R+49
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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.