Parmalee is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Parmalee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parmalee, ~11% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parmalee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parmalee leans more Republican than 38 of 39 neighbors.
Parmalee runs about 56 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Parmalee 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 Parmalee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Parmalee live in densely developed areas, about 53 points below the Florida average of 57%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Parmalee are family households, above 80% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Parmalee, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Parmalee looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Parmalee own their home, about 19 points above the Florida average of 71%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Parmalee sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Myakka City, FL R+57
- Verna, FL R+58
- Sandy, FL R+70
- Bethany, FL R+58
- Myakka Head, FL R+61
- Ona, FL R+68
- Pine Level, FL R+63
- Limestone, FL R+68
- Fruitville, FL R+19
- Duette, FL R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Milford Square, PA R+18
- Dover Beaches South, NJ R+37
- Milton, IN R+60
- Como, LA R+47
- Harshaw, WI R+30
- Trenton, KY R+57
- New Salem, NC R+67
- Pleasant Hill, LA R+37
- Longtown, OK R+61
- Clear Lake, IL R+31
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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.