Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

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

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.

 

About 76% of adults in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, ~33% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lauderdale-by-the-Sea compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea leans more Republican than 49 of 63 neighbors.

Politically, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea sits close to the rest of Florida.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 16 points.

Why Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 61%, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL sits in the top 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea have completed high school, above 88% of cities. 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.