Goodland, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Goodland

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Goodland leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.

 

About 81% of adults in Goodland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodland, ~25% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Goodland compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Goodland leans more Republican than 3 of 8 neighbors.

Goodland runs about 24 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.

Why Goodland 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 Goodland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Goodland live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the Florida average of 57%.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Goodland, FL does.

Why turnout in Goodland looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Goodland 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Goodland have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.