One of the oldest age-skewed metros in the U.S. electorate
The Villages anchors this metro as one of the most age-concentrated communities in the country, with a median resident age well above 60 and turnout rates that consistently outpace younger-skewing Florida metros by double digits.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 82.1% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 9.1% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(15) | 6.4% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.3% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.7% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(4) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +6.7pp (vs national 4.5pp). A moderate religious balance between Catholic and Evangelical traditions.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.2% | 40.7% | — | — | |
| 8.1% | 29.6% | — | — | |
| 5.9% | 21.7% | — | — | |
| 1.5% | 5.6% | — | — | |
| 0.6% | 2.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.4% | 1.5% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 72.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area? 381,861 residents across 4 counties.
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 6pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+37.6 | R+39.3 | 1.6pp |