Anna Maria leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Anna Maria typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Anna Maria, ~38% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Anna Maria compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Anna Maria leans more Republican than 25 of 42 neighbors.
Anna Maria runs about 5 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Anna Maria 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 Anna Maria, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Anna Maria votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, well below the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Anna Maria, FL sits in the top tenth 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 Anna Maria looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Anna Maria 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Anna Maria own their home, compared to around 80% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Anna Maria have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holmes Beach, FL R+25
- Bradenton Beach, FL R+19
- West Bradenton, FL R+23
- Terra Ceia, FL R+29
- South Bradenton, FL R+8
- Memphis, FL D+14
- Bayshore Gardens, FL R+8
- Palmetto, FL R+18
- Longboat Key, FL R+7
- St. Pete Beach, FL R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Doddridge, AR R+60
- Deer Lodge, TN R+74
- Duck River, TN R+65
- Mill Creek, PA R+69
- Our Town, AL R+66
- Tyrrell, OH R+34
- Bevil Oaks, TX R+58
- Douglas City, CA R+25
- Fort Hancock, TX R+22
- Mannsville, NY R+43
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Florida Division of Elections, 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.