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

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

Indian River Shores leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 96% of adults in Indian River Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Indian River Shores, ~37% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Indian River Shores compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Indian River Shores leans more Republican than 6 of 21 neighbors.

Indian River Shores runs about 9 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Indian River Shores. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 12 points.

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

Indian River Shores votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, modestly below the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Indian River Shores, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Indian River Shores looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Indian River Shores 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Indian River Shores own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Indian River Shores have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.