Vilas leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Vilas typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vilas, ~23% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vilas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vilas leans more Republican than 24 of 33 neighbors.
Vilas runs about 23 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vilas. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+63) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+59), a spread of about 122 points.
Why Vilas 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 Vilas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Vilas live in densely developed areas, about 52 points below the Florida average of 57%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vilas, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Vilas looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vilas 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 48%, about 9 points below the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sawdust, FL D+34
- Quincy, FL D+45
- Greensboro, FL R+20
- Gretna, FL D+61
- Douglas City, FL D+36
- Hosford, FL R+77
- Hardaway, FL D+20
- Midway, FL D+35
- Shady Rest, FL D+47
- Sycamore, FL R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Bow, NY R+39
- Haigler, NE R+75
- Lake Bluff, NY R+28
- Lake City, IL R+61
- Stacy Basin, NY R+40
- Staff, TX R+75
- Buffalo Springs, ND R+73
- Tuckahoe, WV R+46
- Lavinia, MN R+20
- Shelly, GA R+62
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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.