Lake Hamilton leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Lake Hamilton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Hamilton, ~29% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Hamilton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Hamilton leans more Republican than 16 of 43 neighbors.
Lake Hamilton runs about 4 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lake Hamilton. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Lake Hamilton 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 Lake Hamilton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lake Hamilton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, well below the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Lake Hamilton are family households, above 79% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lake Hamilton, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lake Hamilton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lake Hamilton 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 47%, about 9 points below the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dundee, FL R+12
- Haines City, FL Even
- Cypress Gardens, FL R+34
- Waverly, FL R+17
- Winter Haven, FL R+13
- Loughman, FL R+35
- Lake Alfred, FL R+21
- Inwood, FL Even
- Eagle Lake, FL R+24
- Lake Wales, FL R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Port Republic, NJ R+18
- Roman Forest, TX R+45
- Lake Leelanau, MI Even
- Townsville, NC D+8
- Labadie, MO R+48
- Augusta, AR R+18
- Pine Grove, GA R+72
- Silver Lake, MN R+55
- Uniontown, KY R+63
- Red House, WV R+60
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.