Perimeter Center leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Perimeter Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perimeter Center, ~44% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perimeter Center compares
Perimeter Center sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Perimeter Center runs about 35 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Perimeter Center sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Perimeter Center. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Perimeter Center 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 Perimeter Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 73% of adults in Perimeter Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Perimeter Center have never been married, above 81% of neighborhoods. Perimeter Center 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; Perimeter Center, Sandy Springs, 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 Perimeter Center looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Perimeter Center have completed high school, about 12 points above the Georgia average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- The Meadows, Sandy Springs, GA D+29
- Trowbridge Square, Sandy Springs, GA D+62
- Plymouth Colony, Atlanta, GA D+45
- Buckhead, Atlanta, GA D+23
- Cumberland, Atlanta, GA D+43
- Villas at Norcross, Norcross, GA D+55
- Morningside-Lenox Park, Atlanta, GA D+46
- Oakdale, Atlanta, GA D+24
- Wedgewood, Tucker, GA D+34
- Virginia-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+53
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lyon Village, Arlington, VA D+63
- Seven Oaks at Grand Island, Bakersfield, CA R+22
- Central Business District, Worcester, MA D+42
- Woods Park, Lincoln, NE D+37
- Santa Rita, San Angelo, TX R+25
- The Dominion, San Antonio, TX R+15
- Arlington, Youngstown, OH D+44
- Washington Square, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- Orange Blossom Gardens, Lady Lake, FL R+24
- Fairview, Milwaukee, WI D+6
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.