Wacahoota leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Wacahoota typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wacahoota, ~28% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wacahoota compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wacahoota leans more Republican than 14 of 35 neighbors.
Wacahoota runs about 18 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Wacahoota 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 Wacahoota, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Wacahoota live in densely developed areas, about 52 points below the Florida average of 57%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wacahoota, FL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wacahoota looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wacahoota is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 60%, below 56% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Wacahoota own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Micanopy, FL R+19
- Tacoma, FL R+12
- McIntosh, FL R+38
- Raleigh, FL R+39
- Williston, FL R+39
- Peach Orchard, FL R+4
- Reddick, FL R+24
- Fairfield, FL R+37
- Archer, FL R+19
- Gainesville, FL D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Romero, TX R+87
- Brasfield, AR R+77
- Morses Line, VT R+44
- Madero, TX R+16
- Macatawa, MI R+7
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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.