Dekle Beach is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Dekle Beach typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dekle Beach, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dekle Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dekle Beach leans more Republican than 6 of 18 neighbors.
Dekle Beach runs about 46 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Dekle 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 Dekle Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Dekle Beach drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Dekle Beach, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Dekle Beach looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Dekle Beach own their home, about 19 points above the Florida average of 71%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Dekle Beach sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nutall Rise, FL R+80
- Perry, FL R+51
- Hampton Springs, FL R+54
- Townsend, FL R+54
- Iddo, FL R+76
- Salem, FL R+70
- Tennille, FL R+73
- Sirmans, FL R+62
- Mayo Junction, FL R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alicia, AR R+65
- Fleming, NY R+23
- Perlee, IA R+47
- Welton, IA R+46
- Granite, NY D+32
- Ohlman, IL R+64
- Lewisville, PA R+55
- West Addison, VT D+12
- Watson, MO R+65
- New Moscow, OH R+64
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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.