Zolfo Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Zolfo Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zolfo Springs, ~11% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zolfo Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zolfo Springs leans more Republican than 15 of 30 neighbors.
Zolfo Springs runs about 46 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Zolfo Springs. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Zolfo Springs 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 Zolfo Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Zolfo Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Florida average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Zolfo Springs are family households, above 93% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Zolfo Springs, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Zolfo Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Zolfo Springs 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 48%, about 9 points below the Florida average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Zolfo Springs have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wauchula, FL R+41
- Gardner, FL R+66
- Lemon Grove, FL R+71
- Crewsville, FL R+70
- Limestone, FL R+68
- Fort Green Springs, FL R+62
- Ona, FL R+68
- Bowling Green, FL R+43
- Brownville, FL R+65
- Torrey, FL R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bedford, KY R+57
- Northfield, MA D+16
- Naples, UT R+76
- Pamplico, SC R+28
- Standish, MI R+38
- Vandalia, MO R+47
- Raymond, ME D+15
- Cadott, WI R+37
- Gravois Mills, MO R+56
- Lockeford, CA R+27
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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.