Olustee leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Olustee typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olustee, ~14% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Olustee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Olustee leans more Republican than 5 of 24 neighbors.
Olustee runs about 19 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Olustee. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Olustee 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 Olustee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Olustee hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points below the Florida average of 31%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Olustee drive to work alone, above 92% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Olustee, FL does.
Why turnout in Olustee looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Olustee 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 37%, about 19 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Olustee rent, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in Olustee have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Five Points, FL R+41
- Sanderson, FL R+60
- Lake City, FL R+43
- Lake Butler, FL R+61
- Winfield, FL R+49
- Glen St. Mary, FL R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wheatland, CA R+37
- Many Farms, AZ D+61
- Nocona, TX R+65
- Dauphin, PA R+31
- Sutter Creek, CA R+29
- Shelby, AL R+78
- Carrollton, MO R+55
- Lakewood, NY R+13
- Slaughter, LA R+28
- Forty Fort, PA R+5
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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.