Belle Glade, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Belle Glade

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Belle Glade leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in Belle Glade typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belle Glade, ~30% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Belle Glade compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Belle Glade leans more Democratic than 9 of 11 neighbors.

Belle Glade runs about 54 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Belle Glade is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Belle Glade. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 70 points.

Why Belle Glade 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 Belle Glade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 59% of residents in Belle Glade live in densely developed areas, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Belle Glade have never been married, above 95% of cities. Belle Glade runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Belle Glade, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Belle Glade looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Belle Glade 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 16 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 59% of households in Belle Glade rent, compared to around 39% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in Belle Glade have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.