Hialeah Gardens leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Hialeah Gardens typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hialeah Gardens, ~13% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hialeah Gardens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hialeah Gardens leans more Republican than 84 of 85 neighbors.
Hialeah Gardens runs about 30 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hialeah Gardens. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Hialeah Gardens 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 Hialeah Gardens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hialeah Gardens votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 95%, far above the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Hialeah Gardens are family households, above 87% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hialeah Gardens, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hialeah Gardens looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hialeah Gardens 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 49%, about 7 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in Hialeah Gardens rent, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Hialeah Gardens have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Medley, FL R+13
- Hialeah, FL R+42
- Miami Lakes, FL R+34
- Doral, FL R+18
- Country Club, FL R+22
- Miami Springs, FL R+20
- Virginia Gardens, FL R+30
- Opa-Locka, FL D+19
- Westview, FL D+50
- West Little River, FL D+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Diamond Bar, CA D+11
- Redford, MI D+49
- Minot, ND R+28
- Catalina Foothills, AZ D+20
- Hollister, CA D+13
- Athens, AL R+47
- Tinley Park, IL R+4
- Hacienda Heights, CA D+15
- North Fort Myers, FL R+31
- Oak Park, IL D+78
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.