Fruitland Park leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Fruitland Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fruitland Park, ~27% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fruitland Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fruitland Park leans more Republican than 16 of 57 neighbors.
Fruitland Park runs about 22 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fruitland Park. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Fruitland Park 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 Fruitland Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fruitland Park votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 46%, modestly below the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Fruitland Park, FL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Fruitland Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fruitland Park 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 58%, below 65% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Fruitland Park have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lady Lake, FL R+28
- Leesburg, FL R+20
- Whitney, FL R+7
- The Villages, FL R+29
- Sunnyside, FL R+13
- Wildwood, FL R+27
- Orange Bend, FL R+41
- Weirsdale, FL R+45
- Orange Home, FL D+12
- Okahumpka, FL R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Druid Hills, GA D+61
- Grandview, WA Even
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA D+11
- South Sioux City, NE R+4
- New Cumberland, PA R+9
- Rutherfordton, NC R+46
- Rathdrum, ID R+59
- New Ulm, MN R+28
- Kaufman, TX R+41
- Beachwood, OH D+45
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.