Scotts Ferry is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Scotts Ferry typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scotts Ferry, ~9% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scotts Ferry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scotts Ferry leans more Republican than 11 of 22 neighbors.
Scotts Ferry runs about 61 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Scotts Ferry. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+69), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Scotts Ferry 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 Scotts Ferry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Scotts Ferry live in densely developed areas, about 52 points below the Florida average of 57%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Scotts Ferry, FL does.
Why turnout in Scotts Ferry looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Scotts Ferry 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 49%, about 7 points below the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Polo, SD R+68
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- Orma, WV R+64
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- Lewisburg, LA 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.