Pumpkin Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Pumpkin Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pumpkin Center, ~22% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pumpkin Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pumpkin Center leans more Republican than 45 of 64 neighbors.
Pumpkin Center runs about 35 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pumpkin Center. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Pumpkin Center 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 Pumpkin Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Pumpkin Center are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pumpkin Center, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pumpkin Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pumpkin Center 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 63%, above 59% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Pumpkin Center own their home, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yalaha, FL R+41
- Okahumpka, FL R+44
- Howey-in-the-Hills, FL R+52
- Orange Blossom, FL R+54
- Whitney, FL R+7
- Leesburg, FL R+20
- Sunnyside, FL R+13
- Astatula, FL R+51
- Mascotte, FL R+18
- Groveland, FL R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Long Lake, WA R+42
- Covington, OK R+74
- Dutzow, MO R+56
- Mount Gay, WV R+62
- Glancy, MS R+29
- Glen, NY R+41
- Milan, WI R+50
- Earleton, FL R+50
- Cordell, OK R+74
- Custards, PA 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.