DeBary leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 84% of adults in DeBary typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in DeBary, ~32% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How DeBary compares
Among cities within 25 miles, DeBary leans more Republican than 23 of 51 neighbors.
DeBary runs about 11 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within DeBary. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 17 points.
Why DeBary 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 DeBary, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
DeBary votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 77%, well above the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; DeBary, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in DeBary looks the way it does
Turnout in DeBary sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orange City, FL R+25
- Deltona, FL R+13
- Fatio, FL R+63
- Sanford, FL D+9
- Lake Helen, FL R+38
- West DeLand, FL R+28
- Lake Mary, FL R+9
- DeLand, FL R+19
- Canaan, FL R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little River, SC R+34
- New Brighton, MN D+35
- Wekiwa Springs, FL R+16
- Athens, TN R+53
- Brownwood, TX R+48
- Willmar, MN R+15
- Red Bank, NJ D+9
- Port Hueneme, CA D+22
- Carney, MD D+14
- Guthrie, OK R+41
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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.