Florida Shores leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Florida Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Florida Shores, ~28% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Florida Shores compares
Florida Shores runs about 21 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Florida Shores. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Florida Shores 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 Florida Shores, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Florida Shores, about 86% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Florida average of 31%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Florida Shores, Edgewater, FL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Florida Shores looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Florida Shores own their home, about 21 points above the Florida average of 71%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Craig Farms, Port Orange, FL R+31
- Indian River Park, Mims, FL R+54
- Town of Blake, South Daytona, FL R+13
- Bethune Grant, Daytona Beach, FL D+16
- Colemans Daytona, Daytona Beach, FL D+68
- Hopkins Fitch Grant, Holly Hill, FL R+4
- Stonemeade, Alafaya, FL D+6
- university, Orlando, FL D+14
- Spring Isle, Alafaya, FL D+11
- Sussex Place, Alafaya, FL D+26
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Browns Valley, Napa, CA D+30
- Downtown, Allentown, PA D+38
- Rockwood, Spokane, WA D+48
- Albright, Buffalo, NY D+59
- Stone Bridge, Fargo, ND Even
- Riverside South, San Antonio, TX D+34
- South Cottonwood Acres, Murray, UT D+20
- West Wood, Dayton, OH D+87
- Terrell Heights, San Antonio, TX D+11
- Eastlake Trails, Chula Vista, CA D+15
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.