Weirsdale leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Weirsdale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weirsdale, ~22% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weirsdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weirsdale leans more Republican than 23 of 46 neighbors.
Weirsdale runs about 32 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Weirsdale. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Weirsdale 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 Weirsdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Weirsdale votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, far below the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Weirsdale, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Weirsdale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Weirsdale 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 58% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Weirsdale own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lady Lake, FL R+28
- Eastlake Weir, FL R+55
- Summerfield, FL R+39
- The Villages, FL R+29
- Ocklawaha, FL R+54
- Fruitland Park, FL R+35
- Oxford, FL R+39
- Moss Bluff, FL R+60
- Belleview, FL R+41
- Orange Bend, FL R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chattahoochee, FL D+9
- Pound Ridge, NY D+15
- Flippin, AR R+60
- Hamburg, AR R+66
- Frederick, OK R+45
- Blue Ridge, TX R+63
- Saegertown, PA R+47
- Frazier Park, CA R+28
- Lake Ann, MI R+16
- Elwood, IL R+30
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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.