Lafayette County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Lafayette County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lafayette County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lafayette County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lafayette County leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
Lafayette County runs about 52 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lafayette County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Lafayette County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lafayette County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Lafayette County hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Florida average of 31%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lafayette County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 7%, below 89% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 69% of households in Lafayette County are family households, above 77% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lafayette County, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lafayette County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lafayette County 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 44%, about 12 points below the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Suwannee County, FL R+58
- Taylor County, FL R+54
- Dixie County, FL R+67
- Columbia County, FL R+44
- Madison County, FL R+18
- Hamilton County, FL R+24
- Gilchrist County, FL R+68
- Echols County, GA R+66
- Union County, FL R+61
- Jefferson County, FL R+20
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hamilton County, TX R+69
- Oscoda County, MI R+44
- Choctaw County, MS R+37
- Dawes County, NE R+39
- Franklin City, VA D+32
- Murray County, MN R+54
- Hickory County, MO R+62
- Prairie County, AR R+64
- Houston County, TN R+64
- Atkinson County, GA R+57
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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.