Biscayne Terrace is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Biscayne Terrace typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Biscayne Terrace, ~73% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Biscayne Terrace compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Biscayne Terrace leans more Democratic than 6 of 11 neighbors.
Biscayne Terrace runs about 78 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Biscayne Terrace is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Biscayne Terrace 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 Biscayne Terrace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 83% of residents in Biscayne Terrace are Black or African American, about 70 points above the Florida average of 13%. Biscayne Terrace runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a rural land-use pattern and dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville, FL does.
Why turnout in Biscayne Terrace looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 88% of households in Biscayne Terrace own their home, about 17 points above the Florida average of 71%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Sherwood Forest, Jacksonville, FL D+78
- Lincoln Villas, Jacksonville, FL D+61
- Riverview, Jacksonville, FL D+57
- Biscayne, Jacksonville, FL D+59
- Forest Trails, Jacksonville, FL D+49
- Highlands, Jacksonville, FL D+47
- Turtle Creek, Jacksonville, FL D+75
- Lake Forest, Jacksonville, FL D+66
- Magnolia Gardens, Jacksonville, FL D+84
- 45th and Moncrief, Jacksonville, FL D+78
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Rothfield, Semmes, AL R+41
- Fondren Gardens, Houston, TX D+44
- Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant, NC R+59
- West Atherton, Atherton, CA D+43
- Idylwood, Redmond, WA D+51
- Raintree, Kissimmee, FL R+5
- Norton Commons, Prospect, KY R+4
- Highland Farms-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Cadwalader-Hillcrest, Trenton, NJ D+81
- Talus, Issaquah, WA D+54
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.