Hammond leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Hammond typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hammond, ~21% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hammond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hammond leans more Republican than 1 of 38 neighbors.
Hammond runs about 6 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hammond. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Hammond 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 Hammond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Hammond hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points below the Florida average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Hammond are family households, above 97% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hammond, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hammond looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hammond is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 40%, about 16 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Hammond rent, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 54% of adults in Hammond have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- St. Johns Park, FL R+49
- Fruitland, FL R+56
- Pomona Park, FL R+58
- Welaka, FL R+55
- Pierson, FL R+51
- Salt Springs, FL R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Mission Hill, SD R+54
- Jordan, MT R+87
- Claflin, KS R+75
- Choppee, SC R+23
- Merom, IN R+56
- Saratoga, IN R+61
- Maxwelton, WV R+52
- Garza-Salinas II, TX R+2
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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.