Lauderdale Lakes, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lauderdale Lakes

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

Lauderdale Lakes is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Lauderdale Lakes typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lauderdale Lakes, ~45% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lauderdale Lakes compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lauderdale Lakes is the most Democratic-leaning.

Lauderdale Lakes runs about 84 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Lauderdale Lakes is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lauderdale Lakes. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+64), a spread of about 13 points.

Why Lauderdale Lakes 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 Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 98% of residents in Lauderdale Lakes live in densely developed areas, about 62 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in Lauderdale Lakes have never been married, above 93% of cities. Lauderdale Lakes runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lauderdale Lakes, 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 Lauderdale Lakes looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lauderdale Lakes 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 47%, about 9 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in Lauderdale Lakes rent, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Lauderdale Lakes have completed high school, below 87% 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.