Holt is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Holt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Holt, ~12% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Holt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Holt leans more Republican than 21 of 34 neighbors.
Holt runs about 56 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Holt. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Holt 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 Holt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Holt are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Holt sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Holt, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Holt looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Holt is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Milligan, FL R+67
- Baker, FL R+70
- Cannon Town, FL R+69
- Munson, FL R+80
- Crestview, FL R+36
- Garden City, FL R+51
- East Milton, FL R+44
- Avalon Beach, FL R+81
- Blackman, FL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Trail Creek, IN D+4
- Colcord, OK R+67
- Cave City, AR R+65
- Lisbon, IA R+19
- Cologne, MN R+33
- Daleville, IN R+44
- Veedersburg, IN R+60
- Angwin, CA D+26
- Bottineau, ND R+43
- Millington, NJ Even
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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.