Penfield leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Penfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Penfield, ~29% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Penfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Penfield leans more Republican than 14 of 54 neighbors.
Penfield runs about 7 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Penfield. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+53), a spread of about 85 points.
Why Penfield 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 Penfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Penfield live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Georgia average of 26%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Penfield, GA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Penfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Penfield 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.
Nearby Cities
- Woodville, GA Even
- Maxeys, GA R+58
- Union Point, GA D+14
- Thurston, GA Even
- Stephens, GA R+58
- Greshamville, GA R+57
- Greensboro, GA R+14
- Swords, GA R+62
- Siloam, GA R+2
- Veazey, GA R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ackerly, TX R+80
- Forest Beach, WA D+4
- Putney, KY R+73
- Clay, PA R+44
- Wickett, TX R+73
- East Worcester, NY R+34
- Paton, IA R+49
- Nashville, MO R+72
- Summerfield, OK R+72
- Starrucca, PA R+46
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.