Highland Garden, Hollywood, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Highland Garden

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Highland Garden leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.

 

About 41% of adults in Highland Garden typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland Garden, ~28% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Highland Garden compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Highland Garden leans more Democratic than 7 of 9 neighbors.

Highland Garden runs about 50 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Highland Garden is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Highland Garden. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+65) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 39 points.

Why Highland Garden 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 Highland Garden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Highland Garden votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Highland Garden runs about 50 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Highland Garden is about 21%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 72%.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Highland Garden, Hollywood, FL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Highland Garden looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Highland Garden is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Highland Garden have completed high school, below 76% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Highland Garden sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.