Smyrna, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Smyrna

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Smyrna leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Smyrna typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smyrna, ~49% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Smyrna compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Smyrna leans more Democratic than 27 of 61 neighbors.

Smyrna runs about 37 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Smyrna sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Smyrna. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+53) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 48 points.

Why Smyrna 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 Smyrna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 96% of residents in Smyrna live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Smyrna sits in the top quarter (about 57%, above 96% of cities). Smyrna runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Smyrna, GA sits in the top tenth 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 Smyrna looks the way it does

Turnout in Smyrna sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.