Crystal Beach leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Crystal Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crystal Beach, ~31% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crystal Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crystal Beach leans more Republican than 51 of 54 neighbors.
Crystal Beach runs about 15 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Crystal Beach 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 Crystal Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crystal Beach votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, well below the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Crystal Beach are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Crystal Beach, 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 Crystal Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crystal Beach 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Crystal Beach have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Palm Harbor, FL R+18
- Dunedin, FL R+10
- Tarpon Springs, FL R+15
- East Lake, FL R+21
- Oldsmar, FL R+16
- Safety Harbor, FL R+6
- Holiday, FL R+21
- Clearwater, FL R+3
- Clearwater Beach, FL R+25
- Elfers, FL R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Springfield, SD R+58
- Marshallville, OH R+53
- Rothbury, MI R+33
- Shadybrook, TX R+75
- Bryceville, FL R+75
- Holiday Island, AR R+47
- Pierce, CO R+46
- Kittery Point, ME D+27
- Perryville, AR R+61
- Diamond, MO R+62
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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.