Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, ~65% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta leans more Democratic than 1 of 3 neighbors.
Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta runs about 87 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta 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 Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta votes against the grain of Georgia. Georgia is roughly evenly split, while Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta runs about 87 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta have never been married, above 89% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, Atlanta, 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 Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta 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 56%, below 66% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- salisbury, Allentown, PA R+2
- South Lowell, Lowell, MA D+19
- Chambersburg, Trenton, NJ D+39
- North Hills, El Paso, TX D+4
- South Side, Columbus, OH D+50
- Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, NY R+24
- Airline, Houston, TX D+5
- Tottenville, Staten Island, NY R+62
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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.