El Portal leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 78% of adults in El Portal typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in El Portal, ~57% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How El Portal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, El Portal leans more Democratic than 76 of 86 neighbors.
El Portal runs about 59 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while El Portal is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why El Portal 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 El Portal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in El Portal live in densely developed areas, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and El Portal sits in the top quarter (about 45%, above 91% of cities). El Portal runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; El Portal, 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 El Portal looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in El Portal own their home, about 19 points above the Florida average of 71%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and El Portal sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Miami Shores, FL D+30
- Pinewood, FL D+58
- Biscayne Park, FL D+12
- Gladeview, FL D+53
- West Little River, FL D+25
- North Miami, FL D+41
- Westview, FL D+50
- Brownsville, FL D+47
- North Bay Village, FL R+5
- Golden Glades, FL D+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenland, AR R+28
- Millerton, PA R+59
- Star City, WV D+20
- Port Republic, VA R+44
- Fulton, TX R+50
- Lonedell, MO R+62
- Ladoga, IN R+61
- Scipio, IN R+63
- Pioneer, TN R+71
- Stillwell, GA R+51
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.