Townsend is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 32% of adults in Townsend typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Townsend, ~7% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Townsend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Townsend leans more Republican than 7 of 25 neighbors.
Townsend runs about 41 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Townsend. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Townsend 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 Townsend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Townsend are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Townsend sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Townsend, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Townsend looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Townsend 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 43%, about 14 points below the Florida average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Townsend have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mayo Junction, FL R+68
- Luraville, FL R+74
- Mayo, FL R+66
- Lancaster, FL R+67
- Dekle Beach, FL R+59
- Nutall Rise, FL R+80
- Day, FL R+72
- Newburn, FL R+71
- Tennille, FL R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yoncalla, OR R+41
- North Rose, NY R+33
- Laurel Hollow, NY R+15
- Beach Haven, NJ R+6
- Maple Plain, MN R+5
- Vader, WA R+35
- Clinton, MT R+24
- Oberlin, KS R+62
- Chrisman, IL R+55
- Tangent, OR R+33
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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.