Wahneta leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Wahneta typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wahneta, ~20% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wahneta compares
Politically, Wahneta sits close to the rest of Florida.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wahneta. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Wahneta 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 Wahneta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 2% of adults in Wahneta hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points below the Florida average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Wahneta are family households, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wahneta, Winter Haven, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wahneta looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wahneta 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 30%, about 26 points below the Florida average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 62% of adults in Wahneta have completed high school, below 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lake Hollingsworth, Lakeland, FL R+19
- Cleveland Heights, Lakeland, FL R+16
- Lake Marion Village, Poinciana, FL D+25
- Imperial Lakes, Fuller Heights, FL R+37
- Solivita, Poinciana, FL Even
- Poinciana-Village 3, Poinciana, FL D+14
- Bellalago, Kissimmee, FL D+9
- East Village, Celebration, FL R+15
- Waterway Village, Kissimmee, FL D+6
- Esprit, St. Cloud, FL R+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Centerville, Camden, NJ D+72
- East Village, Celebration, FL R+15
- North Town Fork Creek, Kansas City, MO D+84
- State and Cypress, Kennett Square, PA D+28
- Harrison East-South, Tucson, AZ D+9
- Franklin Plantation, Worcester, MA D+34
- Orient Park, Tampa, FL D+9
- International, San Bernardino, CA D+28
- Westhaven Trails, Madison, WI D+65
- Downtown Newman, Newman, CA R+3
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.