Hurlburt Field leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Hurlburt Field typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hurlburt Field, ~12% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hurlburt Field compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hurlburt Field leans more Republican than 16 of 19 neighbors.
Hurlburt Field runs about 31 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Hurlburt Field 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 Hurlburt Field, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hurlburt Field votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 37%, well below the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 99% of households in Hurlburt Field are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hurlburt Field, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hurlburt Field looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hurlburt Field is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 97% of households in Hurlburt Field rent, compared to around 37% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Hurlburt Field 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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- Ocean City, FL R+29
- Shalimar, FL R+30
- Lake Lorraine, FL R+29
- Eglin Afb, FL R+28
- Navarre, FL R+44
- Valparaiso, FL R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pineville, WV R+69
- Pease, MN R+57
- Ellendale, ND R+50
- Senecaville, OH R+62
- Tula, MS R+4
- Eagleville, PA D+43
- Shipman, VA R+29
- Unionville, IN R+21
- Richland Junction, MI R+14
- Lovelady, TX R+58
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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.