Eureka is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Eureka typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eureka, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eureka compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eureka leans more Republican than 38 of 40 neighbors.
Eureka runs about 53 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Eureka 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 Eureka, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Eureka hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points below the Florida average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Eureka are family households, above 91% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Eureka, FL sits below the national average 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 Eureka looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Eureka is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Eureka have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Orange Springs, FL R+61
- Lynne, FL R+59
- Silver Springs, FL R+47
- Anthony, FL R+51
- Citra, FL R+46
- Salt Springs, FL R+60
- McMeekin, FL R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lind Cove, CA R+39
- Briny Breezes, FL R+14
- Brunswick Naval Air Station, ME D+23
- Germania, WI R+38
- Sheridan, TX R+69
- Mench, PA R+73
- Tillar, AR R+21
- Dagus, PA R+47
- Belcher, KY R+64
- Hillsborough Center, NH R+22
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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.