Day is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Day typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Day, ~10% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Day compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Day leans more Republican than 17 of 21 neighbors.
Day runs about 59 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Day. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Day 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 Day, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Day hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Florida average of 31%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Day, FL sits above the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Day looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Day 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 50%, about 7 points below the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mayo, FL R+66
- Luraville, FL R+74
- O'Brien, FL R+70
- Mc Alpin, FL R+65
- Branford, FL R+73
- Townsend, FL R+54
- Lancaster, FL R+67
- Mayo Junction, FL R+68
- Hatchbend, FL R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Meadowlands, PA R+22
- Carbon, TX R+75
- St. Johns, OH R+70
- Crosses Corner, VA R+28
- Coletown, OH R+66
- Center Moreland, PA R+48
- Union Valley, TX R+61
- Whiteash, IL R+51
- Decker, IN R+62
- Sandborn, IN R+61
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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.