Florida is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Florida typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Florida, ~16% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Florida compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Florida leans more Republican than 49 of 82 neighbors.
Florida runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Florida 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 Florida, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Florida drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Florida, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Florida looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Florida is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Florida own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Florida have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Standley, OH R+57
- Okolona, OH R+61
- Jewell, OH R+53
- Napoleon, OH R+46
- Holgate, OH R+57
- The Bend, OH R+51
- Ayersville, OH R+53
- Ridgeville Corners, OH R+59
- Malinta, OH R+64
- Defiance, OH R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Macedon, OH R+74
- West, OR Even
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- Pennys, AR R+68
- East Etowah, TN R+65
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- Lavansville, PA R+60
- Meshack, KY R+73
- Sprott, AL D+17
- Lascar, CO R+21
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, 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.