Odessa, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Odessa

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Odessa leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Odessa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Odessa, ~31% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Odessa compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Odessa leans more Republican than 35 of 59 neighbors.

Odessa runs about 10 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Odessa. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Odessa 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 Odessa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Odessa votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 46%, modestly below the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Odessa, FL sits above the national average 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 Odessa looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Odessa have completed high school, about 8 points above the Florida average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.