Wakulla leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Wakulla typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wakulla, ~17% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wakulla compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wakulla leans more Republican than 8 of 23 neighbors.
Wakulla runs about 11 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wakulla. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Wakulla 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 Wakulla, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Wakulla hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Florida average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Wakulla are family households, above 75% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Wakulla, FL does.
Why turnout in Wakulla looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wakulla 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 50%, about 7 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Wakulla rent, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Wakulla have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newport, FL R+35
- Woodville, FL R+26
- St. Marks, FL R+52
- Shadeville, FL R+44
- Wakulla Springs, FL D+49
- Crawfordville, FL R+47
- Wakulla Beach, FL R+65
- Wacissa, FL R+28
- Tallahassee, FL D+29
- Medart, FL R+57
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- Ainaloa, HI D+4
- Tazewell, VA R+54
- Swanzey, NH R+16
- Sour Lake, TX R+74
- North Tazewell, VA R+59
- Lafayette, NJ R+27
- Orange Grove, TX R+54
- Gobles, MI R+29
- Cream Ridge, NJ R+33
- Ashland, NE R+38
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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.