Yalaha leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Yalaha typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yalaha, ~24% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yalaha compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yalaha leans more Republican than 34 of 65 neighbors.
Yalaha runs about 28 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Yalaha 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 Yalaha, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Yalaha votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, well below the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Yalaha are family households, above 93% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Yalaha, 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 Yalaha looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Yalaha 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Yalaha own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Yalaha have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pumpkin Center, FL R+48
- Howey-in-the-Hills, FL R+52
- Sunnyside, FL R+13
- Okahumpka, FL R+44
- Leesburg, FL R+20
- Orange Blossom, FL R+54
- Astatula, FL R+51
- Whitney, FL R+7
- Tavares, FL R+26
- Lake Jem, FL R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Amsterdam, WI R+16
- Wesley, AR R+60
- Hornbeak, TN R+73
- Erin, TX R+48
- Hunters Creek, MI R+36
- Cottage City, MD D+68
- Chesapeake, WV R+23
- Watersmeet, MI R+12
- Dorset, MN R+29
- Leaf River, IL R+39
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.