Virginia-Highland is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Virginia-Highland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Virginia-Highland, ~62% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Virginia-Highland compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Virginia-Highland leans more Democratic than 3 of 23 neighbors.
Virginia-Highland runs about 55 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Virginia-Highland sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Virginia-Highland. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+64) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Virginia-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 Virginia-Highland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Virginia-Highland hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Virginia-Highland 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; Virginia-Highland, Atlanta, 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 Virginia-Highland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Virginia-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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+67
- Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Morningside-Lenox Park, Atlanta, GA D+46
- Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA D+59
- Candler Park, Atlanta, GA D+64
- Atlanta-Inman Park, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, GA D+72
- Five Points, Atlanta, GA D+76
- Cabbage Town, Atlanta, GA D+69
- Downtown, Atlanta, GA D+60
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Whittier, Minneapolis, MN D+72
- Van Nest, Bronx, NY D+19
- Midvale Park, Tucson, AZ D+35
- Columbia City, Seattle, WA D+71
- Tottenville, Staten Island, NY R+62
- South Side, Columbus, OH D+50
- Chambersburg, Trenton, NJ D+39
- Winter Gardens, Lakeside, CA R+20
- North Shores, North Bay Village, FL R+7
- South Lowell, Lowell, MA D+19
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.