Cross City is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Cross City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cross City, ~10% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cross City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cross City leans more Republican than 2 of 15 neighbors.
Cross City runs about 51 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cross City. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Cross City 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 Cross City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Cross City hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Florida average of 31%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cross City, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Cross City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cross City 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%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Cross City have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Old Town, FL R+68
- Shamrock, FL R+66
- Wannee, FL R+72
- Fanning Springs, FL R+67
- Lottieville, FL R+70
- Horseshoe Beach, FL R+75
- Hardeetown, FL R+72
- Bell, FL R+71
- Trenton, FL R+66
- Chiefland, FL R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Beecher, IL R+31
- Somerset, WI R+31
- Bluefield, VA R+47
- Mahtomedi, MN D+16
- Chesapeake, OH R+52
- Belmont, NH R+24
- Bellwood, VA D+26
- Enoch, UT R+68
- Twin Lakes, WI R+27
- Green, OR R+31
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.