Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Downtown West Palm Beach

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

Downtown West Palm Beach leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.

 

About 62% of adults in Downtown West Palm Beach typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown West Palm Beach, ~34% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Downtown West Palm Beach compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Downtown West Palm Beach leans more Democratic than 2 of 8 neighbors.

Downtown West Palm Beach runs about 23 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Downtown West Palm Beach is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Downtown West Palm Beach. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 26 points.

Why Downtown West Palm Beach 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 West Palm Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Downtown West Palm Beach hold a bachelor's degree, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Downtown West Palm Beach 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 West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Downtown West Palm Beach looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Downtown West Palm Beach 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.