Little Havana, Miami, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Little Havana

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

Little Havana leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.

 

About 35% of adults in Little Havana typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Havana, ~15% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Little Havana compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Little Havana leans more Republican than 11 of 13 neighbors.

Politically, Little Havana sits close to the rest of Florida.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Little Havana. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Little Havana 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 Little Havana, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Little Havana votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Little Havana sits in the bottom quarter (about 20%, below 77% of neighborhoods).

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Little Havana, Miami, FL does.

Why turnout in Little Havana looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Little Havana 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 43%, about 13 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 87% of households in Little Havana rent, compared to around 61% in nearby neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Little Havana sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.