Gladeview is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Gladeview typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gladeview, ~32% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gladeview compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gladeview leans more Democratic than 79 of 83 neighbors.
Gladeview runs about 66 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Gladeview is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gladeview. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+23), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Gladeview 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 Gladeview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Gladeview live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Gladeview have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Gladeview 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; Gladeview, 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 Gladeview looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gladeview is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 18 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 64% of households in Gladeview rent, compared to around 40% in nearby cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Gladeview sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Little River, FL D+25
- Brownsville, FL D+47
- Pinewood, FL D+58
- El Portal, FL D+46
- Miami Shores, FL D+30
- Westview, FL D+50
- Biscayne Park, FL D+12
- Virginia Gardens, FL R+30
- North Miami, FL D+41
- Miami, FL D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sylva, NC R+32
- East Milton, FL R+44
- Newton, NJ R+16
- Port Washington, NY D+26
- Camden, AR R+4
- Morehead City, NC R+22
- Camillus, NY D+6
- Alamosa, CO Even
- Petoskey, MI Even
- Lynnfield, MA D+5
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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.