Mims leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Mims typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mims, ~24% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mims compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mims leans more Republican than 13 of 20 neighbors.
Mims runs about 29 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mims. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 74 points.
Why Mims 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 Mims, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mims votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 32%, well below the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mims, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mims looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mims is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 59%, below 60% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Mims own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Scottsmoor, FL R+56
- Titusville, FL R+23
- Oak Hill, FL R+51
- Christmas, FL R+44
- Geneva, FL R+45
- Port St. John, FL R+31
- Bithlo, FL R+17
- Bellwood, FL R+46
- Edgewater, FL R+33
- Wedgefield, FL R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Penn Valley, CA R+7
- Newville, PA R+52
- Waldwick, NJ R+5
- Fort Pierce South, FL R+7
- Asbury Lake, FL R+48
- Citrus Springs, FL R+44
- Sallisaw, OK R+51
- Andalusia, AL R+49
- Brownfield, TX R+46
- Munford, TN R+60
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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.