Sawdust leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Sawdust typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sawdust, ~42% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sawdust compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sawdust leans more Democratic than 28 of 36 neighbors.
Sawdust runs about 47 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Sawdust is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Sawdust 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 Sawdust, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sawdust votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Sawdust runs about 47 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in Sawdust have never been married, in the top fraction 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 Sawdust, FL does.
Why turnout in Sawdust looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sawdust 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 46%, about 10 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Sawdust rent, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greensboro, FL R+20
- Gretna, FL D+61
- Hardaway, FL D+20
- Quincy, FL D+45
- Vilas, FL R+36
- Douglas City, FL D+36
- Mount Pleasant, FL D+57
- Sycamore, FL R+42
- Hannatown, GA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Trujillo, NM R+33
- Winton, AL R+78
- Becker, MS R+81
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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.