Edgewater leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Edgewater typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgewater, ~27% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgewater compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edgewater leans more Republican than 10 of 19 neighbors.
Edgewater runs about 20 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edgewater. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Edgewater 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 Edgewater, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Edgewater votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 74%, well above the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Edgewater, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Edgewater looks the way it does
Turnout in Edgewater sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Scottsmoor, FL R+56
- Daytona Beach Shores, FL R+18
- South Daytona, FL R+12
- Osteen, FL R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Mokena, IL R+17
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- Atlantic Beach, FL R+17
- Sebastopol, CA D+50
- Chapin, SC R+40
- Emporia, KS R+5
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- Riverbank, CA R+12
- Parrish, FL R+32
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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.