According to a new report by CrowdPAC, Georgia’s most polarized city is Cumming, while the least polarized city is Decatur.
CrowdPAC ranks political candidates and officeholders on a 20 point scale allows up to 10 points on the liberal side and 10 points on the conservative side. The organization uses candidates’ statements, voting records, and political contributions in scoring each candidate. For example, Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton’s score is 6.9L, while Republican Donald Trump scores an 8.3C.
To determine polarization, CrowdPAC examined political contributions from cities with more than 1000 donors since 2008. A liberal and conservative score was tallied for each city, and the ideological gap between the two was determined by the difference between the two scores. A larger gap indicates a more polarized city, however the gap does not indicate whether a given city is more conservative or more liberal.
The table below shows the rankings of Georgia cities among 378 measured across the country:
| Rank | City | Percent Liberal | Percent Conservative | Ideological Gap |
| 13 | Cumming | 40.3% | 59.7% | 8.34 |
| 24 | Savannah | 48.7% | 51.3% | 8.13 |
| 29 | Fayetteville | 55.8% | 44.2% | 8.07 |
| 31 | Roswell | 52.5% | 47.5% | 8.02 |
| 32 | Marietta | 49.1% | 50.9% | 8.02 |
| 49 | Augusta | 39.2% | 60.8% | 7.85 |
| 52 | Duluth | 46.8% | 53.2% | 7.83 |
| 54 | Alpharetta | 45.2% | 54.8% | 7.81 |
| 73 | Gainesville | 30.6% | 69.4% | 7.61 |
| 87 | Columbus | 47.8% | 52.2% | 7.53 |
| 105 | Macon | 46.7% | 53.3% | 7.38 |
| 113 | Athens | 76.7% | 23.3% | 7.34 |
| 160 | Atlanta | 67.5% | 32.5% | 6.95 |
| 321 | Decatur | 90.4% | 9.6% | 4.95 |
For the record, the most polarized city nationwide is Green Bay, Wisconsin, while the least polarized is Berkeley California.