Doral leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Doral typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Doral, ~24% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Doral compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Doral leans more Republican than 57 of 82 neighbors.
Doral runs about 5 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Doral 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 Doral, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Doral votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 93%, far above the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Doral are family households, above 93% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Doral, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Doral looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Doral is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 22%, about 7 points above the Florida average of 15%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 47% of households in Doral rent, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Medley, FL R+13
- Hialeah Gardens, FL R+43
- Fountainebleau, FL R+30
- Miami Springs, FL R+20
- Sweetwater, FL R+38
- Virginia Gardens, FL R+30
- Hialeah, FL R+42
- Tamiami, FL R+43
- University Park, FL R+33
- Westchester, FL R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- South San Francisco, CA D+43
- Goose Creek, SC R+5
- Cookeville, TN R+39
- North Miami, FL D+41
- Casper, WY R+37
- Lake Forest, CA D+2
- Port Orchard, WA D+3
- North Little Rock, AR D+31
- Northglenn, CO D+12
- Gilroy, CA D+17
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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.