Blountstown leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Blountstown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blountstown, ~17% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blountstown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blountstown leans more Republican than 14 of 33 neighbors.
Blountstown runs about 31 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Blountstown. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 61 points.
Why Blountstown 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 Blountstown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Blountstown votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, far below the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Blountstown sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Blountstown, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Blountstown looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Blountstown is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 13 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Blountstown rent, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Blountstown have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Cox, FL R+55
- Woods, FL R+74
- Bristol, FL R+34
- Clarksville, FL R+79
- Estiffanulga, FL R+73
- Rock Bluff, FL R+5
- Altha, FL R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Edinburg, VA R+49
- South Barrington, IL R+7
- Lanexa, VA R+27
- Wadsworth, IL D+4
- Walnut Ridge, AR R+56
- Fairfield, TX R+55
- Calhan, CO R+58
- Cloverdale, IN R+57
- Cropwell, AL R+66
- New Gloucester, ME R+17
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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.