Lake Marian Highlands is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Lake Marian Highlands typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Marian Highlands, ~8% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Marian Highlands compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Marian Highlands leans more Republican than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Lake Marian Highlands runs about 54 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lake Marian Highlands. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Lake Marian Highlands 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 Marian Highlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Lake Marian Highlands live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the Florida average of 57%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Lake Marian Highlands are family households, above 85% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lake Marian Highlands, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Lake Marian Highlands looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lake Marian Highlands 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 50%, about 7 points below the Florida average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Lake Marian Highlands have completed high school, below 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kenansville, FL R+71
- River Ranch, FL R+53
- Palm Bay, FL R+10
- Fellsmere, FL R+13
- West Melbourne, FL R+21
- Indian Lake Estates, FL R+47
- Melbourne Village, FL R+29
- Malabar, FL R+40
- Grant-Valkaria, FL R+41
- Fedhaven, FL R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Indianola, IL R+60
- Ledger, MT R+57
- Kilbourne, IL R+57
- Olney, OK R+73
- Saltillo, PA R+70
- Tacoma, CO D+10
- Pyland, MS R+53
- Halder, WI R+43
- Du Pont, GA R+59
- Buena Vista, CA R+42
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.