Westwood Lakes leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Westwood Lakes typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westwood Lakes, ~18% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westwood Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westwood Lakes leans more Republican than 75 of 77 neighbors.
Westwood Lakes runs about 30 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Westwood Lakes 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 Westwood Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Westwood Lakes votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 96%, far above the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Westwood Lakes are family households, above 88% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Westwood Lakes, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Westwood Lakes looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Westwood Lakes is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 29%, about 14 points above the Florida average of 15%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sunset, FL R+31
- University Park, FL R+33
- Westchester, FL R+42
- Kendale Lakes, FL R+39
- Tamiami, FL R+43
- Sweetwater, FL R+38
- Kendall, FL R+15
- Glenvar Heights, FL R+11
- Fountainebleau, FL R+30
- The Crossings, FL R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- The Pinery, CO R+23
- Thief River Falls, MN R+29
- Loudon, TN R+56
- Pleasant Hill, MO R+42
- Wayland, MI R+31
- Fairview, TX R+21
- Sweetwater, TX R+42
- Wharton, TX R+15
- South Boston, VA R+7
- Hazlehurst, GA R+53
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.