Sulphur Springs, Tampa, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sulphur Springs

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Sulphur Springs leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.

 

About 43% of adults in Sulphur Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sulphur Springs, ~31% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sulphur Springs compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sulphur Springs leans more Democratic than 13 of 19 neighbors.

Sulphur Springs runs about 56 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Sulphur Springs is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Sulphur Springs. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+54) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+27), a spread of about 26 points.

Why Sulphur Springs leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sulphur Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Sulphur Springs votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Sulphur Springs runs about 56 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Sulphur Springs have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sulphur Springs, Tampa, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Sulphur Springs looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sulphur Springs 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 35%, about 22 points below the Florida average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Sulphur Springs have completed high school, below 86% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Sulphur Springs sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.