Dixie County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Dixie County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dixie County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dixie County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Dixie County leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Dixie County runs about 54 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Dixie County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Dixie County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Dixie County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Dixie County hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points below the Florida average of 31%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dixie County, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Dixie County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 83% of households in Dixie County own their home, about 11 points above the Florida average of 71%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Dixie County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Gilchrist County, FL R+68
- Levy County, FL R+56
- Lafayette County, FL R+65
- Alachua County, FL D+22
- Suwannee County, FL R+58
- Columbia County, FL R+44
- Taylor County, FL R+54
- Union County, FL R+61
- Bradford County, FL R+50
- Hamilton County, FL R+24
Counties with Similar Populations
- Robertson County, TX R+35
- Jackson County, AR R+48
- Rush County, IN R+57
- Giles County, VA R+58
- Bond County, IL R+39
- Piscataquis County, ME R+34
- Union County, SD R+43
- Taylor County, WV R+55
- Buckingham County, VA R+23
- Marion County, AR R+56
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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.