Tice leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Tice typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tice, ~20% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tice compares
Tice runs about 23 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Tice is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Tice. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+16) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Tice 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 Tice, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in Tice have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 43%). Tice runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tice, Fort Myers, 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 Tice looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tice 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 39%, about 18 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 63% of households in Tice rent, compared to around 30% in nearby neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Tice sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Winkler Safe Neighborhood, Fort Myers, FL D+18
- Arborwood, Fort Myers, FL R+23
- Harris, Lehigh Acres, FL R+8
- Fort Myers Villas, Villas, FL R+17
- Sunshine, Lehigh Acres, FL D+6
- Richmond, Lehigh Acres, FL R+11
- Mariner, Cape Coral, FL R+31
- Pelican, Cape Coral, FL R+31
- Pelican Marsh, Naples, FL R+21
- Summit Place in Naples, Naples, FL R+17
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Greendale Village, Needham, MA D+42
- Downtown, Kenosha, WI D+37
- Queens-Magnolia Terrace, Jackson, MS D+86
- Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, PA R+9
- Downtown, Portland, ME D+68
- Downtown Tampa, Tampa, FL D+17
- Grafton Hill, Worcester, MA D+19
- Columbia Center, Hammond, IN D+38
- Norwood, Birmingham, AL D+74
- Southchase Village, Southchase, FL D+7
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.