Pine Lake is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Pine Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Lake, ~62% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Lake leans more Democratic than 57 of 67 neighbors.
Pine Lake runs about 79 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Pine Lake sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Pine Lake 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 Pine Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 98% of residents in Pine Lake live in densely developed areas, about 62 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Pine Lake sits in the top quarter (about 36%, above 83% of cities). Pine Lake 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; Pine Lake, GA sits in the top tenth 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 Pine Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pine Lake 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
- Stone Mountain, GA D+67
- Clarkston, GA D+57
- Scottdale, GA D+62
- Avondale Estates, GA D+63
- Belvedere Park, GA D+78
- Decatur, GA D+74
- Redan, GA D+84
- Tucker, GA D+36
- North Decatur, GA D+54
- Candler-McAfee, GA D+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ebenezer, SC R+34
- Moss, TN R+76
- Truro, MA D+40
- Earlville, IA R+49
- New Sharon, ME R+28
- Cocolalla, ID R+57
- Rocky Mound, TX R+63
- Ledbetter, TX R+60
- Deary, ID R+51
- Mantee, MS R+40
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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.