Howey-in-the-Hills, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Howey-in-the-Hills

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

Howey-in-the-Hills is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.

 

About 75% of adults in Howey-in-the-Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Howey-in-the-Hills, ~18% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Howey-in-the-Hills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Howey-in-the-Hills leans more Republican than 56 of 65 neighbors.

Howey-in-the-Hills runs about 39 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Howey-in-the-Hills. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 18 points.

Why Howey-in-the-Hills 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 Howey-in-the-Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Howey-in-the-Hills are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.

Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Howey-in-the-Hills, FL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Howey-in-the-Hills looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Howey-in-the-Hills own their home, about 19 points above the Florida average of 71%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Howey-in-the-Hills sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.