Highland Park leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Highland Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland Park, ~16% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Highland Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Highland Park leans more Republican than 27 of 41 neighbors.
Highland Park runs about 35 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Highland Park 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 Highland Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Highland Park are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Highland Park, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Highland Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Highland Park 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 48%, about 9 points below the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Babson Park, FL R+51
- Lake Wales, FL R+25
- Hillcrest Heights, FL R+49
- Nalcrest, FL R+52
- Waverly, FL R+17
- Frostproof, FL R+38
- Alturas, FL R+66
- Lake Garfield, FL R+61
- Fedhaven, FL R+62
- Dundee, FL R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ocean Springs, FL R+42
- Gilberton, PA R+34
- Oakland, AL R+61
- Brock, NE R+54
- Mountain, WV R+65
- Ilesboro, OH R+53
- Two Creeks, WI R+43
- Buckroe, MI R+4
- Monterey, NE R+69
- Dunn Center, ND R+76
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.