Allapattah leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Allapattah typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Allapattah, ~18% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Allapattah compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Allapattah leans more Republican than 7 of 11 neighbors.
Allapattah runs about 7 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Allapattah. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+26) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Allapattah leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Allapattah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Allapattah votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Allapattah sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 85% of neighborhoods).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Allapattah, Miami, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Allapattah looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Allapattah 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 40%, about 17 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 77% of households in Allapattah rent, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Allapattah have completed high school, below 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Overtown, Miami, FL D+37
- Model City, Miami, FL D+60
- Little Havana, Miami, FL R+15
- Wynwood, Miami, FL D+12
- Downtown Miami, Miami, FL D+6
- West Flagler, Miami, FL R+33
- Little Haiti, Miami, FL D+54
- Flagami, Miami, FL R+35
- Coral Way, Miami, FL R+11
- Upper Eastside, Miami, FL D+25
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei, HI D+8
- Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY D+71
- Sunnyvale West, Sunnyvale, CA D+37
- Encanto, Phoenix, AZ D+38
- Arleta, Pacoima, CA D+31
- Almaden Valley, San Jose, CA D+27
- West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+40
- Outer Sunset, San Francisco, CA D+49
- South Ozone Park, Queens, NY D+31
- North Arlington, Arlington, TX D+28
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.