Pepperidge is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Pepperidge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pepperidge, ~62% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pepperidge compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pepperidge is the most Democratic-leaning.
Pepperidge runs about 87 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Pepperidge sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Pepperidge 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 Pepperidge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 88% of residents in Pepperidge are Black or African American, about 64 points above the Georgia average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Pepperidge have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods. Pepperidge runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pepperidge, Augusta, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Pepperidge looks the way it does
Turnout in Pepperidge sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Southside, Augusta, GA D+48
- Richmond Factory, Augusta, GA D+53
- Meadowbrook, Augusta, GA D+77
- Windsor Spring, Hephzibah, GA D+69
- Old Savannah, Augusta, GA D+40
- Richmond Hill, Augusta, GA D+56
- Jamestown, Hephzibah, GA D+71
- Wheeless Road, Augusta, GA D+63
- Barton Chapel, Augusta, GA D+73
- Goshen, Augusta, GA D+9
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Darnestown, Gaithersburg, MD D+25
- Jefferson Park, Denver, CO D+57
- Weatherby, Detroit, MI D+86
- Six Corners, East Providence, RI D+20
- University Commons, San Marcos, CA D+10
- Wildwood, Charlotte, NC D+51
- Boulevard Bluffs, Everett, WA D+17
- Pasadena Bear Creek Estates, St. Petersburg, FL Even
- Eight Mile Wyoming, Detroit, MI D+88
- North End, Wilkes-Barre, PA D+16
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.