Lackawanna is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Lackawanna typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lackawanna, ~42% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lackawanna compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lackawanna leans more Democratic than 15 of 21 neighbors.
Lackawanna runs about 74 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Lackawanna is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Lackawanna. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+75) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 85 points.
Why Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lackawanna votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Lackawanna runs about 74 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lackawanna, Jacksonville, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Lackawanna looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lackawanna 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 38%, about 18 points below the Florida average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Lackawanna have completed high school, below 91% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Lackawanna sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Woodstock, Jacksonville, FL D+56
- Murray Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+10
- Riverside, Jacksonville, FL D+27
- Avondale, Jacksonville, FL D+21
- Mid-Westside, Jacksonville, FL D+82
- Grand Park, Jacksonville, FL D+84
- Hillcrest, Jacksonville, FL D+24
- Moncrief Park, Jacksonville, FL D+82
- Magnolia Gardens, Jacksonville, FL D+84
- Downtown Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL D+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southwood, Jacksonville, FL R+11
- Pineapple Park, West Palm Beach, FL R+10
- Richland Hills, Waco, TX D+16
- Oakwood Gardens, St. Petersburg, FL D+16
- Franklin South, Provo, UT R+10
- North Star, Anchorage, AK D+32
- North Rosslyn, Arlington, VA D+57
- Dicken, Ann Arbor, MI D+71
- South East Lake, Birmingham, AL D+71
- Knoxville, Pittsburgh, PA D+59
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.