Torrey leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Torrey typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Torrey, ~15% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Torrey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Torrey leans more Republican than 15 of 42 neighbors.
Torrey runs about 26 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Torrey. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Torrey 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 Torrey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Torrey are family households, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Torrey sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Torrey, 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 Torrey looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Torrey 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 45%, about 11 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Torrey rent, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Torrey have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Pembroke, FL R+60
- Homeland, FL R+61
- Duette, FL R+31
- Zolfo Springs, FL R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Half Mound, KS R+56
- Haddock, PA R+41
- Lincoln, KY R+80
- IXL, OK R+8
- Stumpy Point, NC R+57
- Croydon, UT R+63
- Weston, IL R+52
- Kirwin, KS R+80
- Manningham, AL D+15
- Nunam Iqua, AK D+21
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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.