Taft is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Taft typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Taft, ~24% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Taft compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Taft sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 30 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 26 leaning the other way.
Taft runs about 13 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole.
Why Taft leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Taft. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Taft, FL does.
Why turnout in Taft looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Taft is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 20%, about 5 points above the Florida average of 15%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Taft rent, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pine Castle, FL D+12
- Belle Isle, FL R+13
- Southchase, FL D+9
- Meadow Woods, FL D+12
- Edgewood, FL Even
- Oak Ridge, FL D+37
- Conway, FL R+9
- Orlando, FL D+3
- Hunters Creek, FL D+6
- Buenaventura Lakes, FL D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cato, NY R+41
- New Bethlehem, PA R+61
- Porum, OK R+64
- Crescent Springs, KY R+20
- Blue Mound, TX R+19
- Elton, LA R+55
- Hindsville, AR R+60
- Vado, NM D+2
- Piperton, TN R+39
- Country Club, MO R+35
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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.