Calhoun County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Calhoun County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Calhoun County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Calhoun County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Calhoun County leans more Republican than 7 of 9 neighbors.
Calhoun County runs about 46 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Calhoun County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Calhoun County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Calhoun County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Calhoun County hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Florida average of 31%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Calhoun County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 12%, below 78% of counties).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Calhoun County, FL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Calhoun County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Calhoun County 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 46%, about 10 points below the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Liberty County, FL R+45
- Jackson County, FL R+41
- Washington County, FL R+61
- Gadsden County, FL D+28
- Gulf County, FL R+56
- Bay County, FL R+35
- Seminole County, GA R+30
- Decatur County, GA R+10
- Holmes County, FL R+71
- Franklin County, FL R+47
Counties with Similar Populations
- Stewart County, TN R+67
- Union County, KY R+56
- Trinity County, TX R+58
- Comanche County, TX R+65
- Callahan County, TX R+69
- Chowan County, NC R+12
- Breathitt County, KY R+62
- Izard County, AR R+65
- Morgan County, KY R+64
- Converse County, WY R+66
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.