Whitehead Crossroads is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Whitehead Crossroads typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitehead Crossroads, ~12% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitehead Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitehead Crossroads leans more Republican than 16 of 33 neighbors.
Whitehead Crossroads runs about 53 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whitehead Crossroads. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Whitehead Crossroads 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 Whitehead Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Whitehead Crossroads drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Whitehead Crossroads sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Whitehead Crossroads, FL sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Whitehead Crossroads looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Whitehead Crossroads 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 43%, about 14 points below the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Izagora, FL R+43
- Caryville, FL R+61
- Bonifay, FL R+65
- Hinsons Crossroads, FL R+63
- Chipley, FL R+60
- Wausau, FL R+71
- Vernon, FL R+54
- Noma, FL R+77
- Bradford, FL R+75
- Cerrogordo, FL R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Evergreen, TX R+87
- Schroeder, TX R+73
- Scottsville, TX R+35
- Holly, CO R+44
- Marne, OH R+55
- Sedalia, KY R+67
- Leavenworth, IN R+48
- Erving, MA D+4
- Tuscarawas, OH R+55
- Dammeron Valley, UT R+56
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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.