Indian River Park, Mims, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Indian River Park

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

Indian River Park is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.

 

About 81% of adults in Indian River Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Indian River Park, ~19% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Indian River Park compares

Indian River Park runs about 41 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Indian River Park. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Indian River Park 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 Indian River Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Indian River Park, about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Florida average of 31%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Indian River Park sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 24%, below 95% of neighborhoods). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in Indian River Park are family households, above 76% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Indian River Park, Mims, FL sits in the bottom 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 Indian River Park looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Indian River Park is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 61%, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 55%). Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Indian River Park own their home, compared to around 66% in nearby neighborhoods. 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.