Poncey-Highland is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Poncey-Highland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poncey-Highland, ~61% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Poncey-Highland compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Poncey-Highland leans more Democratic than 10 of 23 neighbors.
Poncey-Highland runs about 69 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Poncey-Highland sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Poncey-Highland 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 Poncey-Highland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 81% of adults in Poncey-Highland hold a bachelor's degree, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Poncey-Highland sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods). Poncey-Highland runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Poncey-Highland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Poncey-Highland is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Poncey-Highland have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Atlanta-Inman Park, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA D+59
- Virginia-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+53
- Candler Park, Atlanta, GA D+64
- Cabbage Town, Atlanta, GA D+69
- Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, GA D+72
- Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Five Points, Atlanta, GA D+76
- Downtown, Atlanta, GA D+60
- Edgewood-Kirkwood, Atlanta, GA D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lake Ridge, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+17
- Bakersville, Manchester, NH D+21
- Calton Gardens, Laredo, TX D+9
- Agua Dulce, El Paso, TX D+8
- North Lake Waco, Waco, TX R+54
- Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA D+73
- Park West, San Diego, CA D+54
- Mission Lake, Kansas City, MO D+14
- Northeast Heights, Wichita, KS D+48
- Diamond Heights, San Francisco, CA D+71
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.