Downtown St Petersburg leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Downtown St Petersburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown St Petersburg, ~41% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Downtown St Petersburg compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Downtown St Petersburg leans more Democratic than 8 of 20 neighbors.
Downtown St Petersburg runs about 28 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Downtown St Petersburg is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Downtown St Petersburg. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+34) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+6), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Downtown St Petersburg 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 Downtown St Petersburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Downtown St Petersburg hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Downtown St Petersburg 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; Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Downtown St Petersburg looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Downtown St Petersburg is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 58% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg, FL D+34
- Methodist Town, St. Petersburg, FL D+31
- Historic Old Northeast, St. Petersburg, FL D+23
- Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL D+75
- Highland Oaks, St. Petersburg, FL D+79
- Euclid-St Paul, St. Petersburg, FL D+18
- Oakwood Gardens, St. Petersburg, FL D+16
- Coquina Key, St. Petersburg, FL D+35
- Northeast Park, St. Petersburg, FL R+8
- Harris Park, St. Petersburg, FL D+5
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Woodley Park, Washington, DC D+80
- Downtown, Baltimore, MD D+75
- Beechmont, Louisville, KY D+24
- Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, MD D+82
- Fairview, Camden, NJ D+55
- Rancho Sahuarita, Sahuarita, AZ R+5
- Union-Miles Park, Cleveland, OH D+87
- Central Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+8
- Lake Marion Village, Poinciana, FL D+25
- Washington Park, Providence, RI D+39
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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.