Melrose Mercy is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Melrose Mercy typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Melrose Mercy, ~58% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Melrose Mercy compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Melrose Mercy leans more Democratic than 18 of 19 neighbors.
Melrose Mercy runs about 88 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Melrose Mercy is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Melrose Mercy 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 Melrose Mercy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Melrose Mercy is about 18%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 72%. Melrose Mercy runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Melrose Mercy looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Melrose Mercy sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Highland Oaks, St. Petersburg, FL D+79
- Methodist Town, St. Petersburg, FL D+31
- Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL D+15
- Childs Park, St. Petersburg, FL D+68
- Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg, FL D+34
- Westminster Heights, St. Petersburg, FL D+45
- Coquina Key, St. Petersburg, FL D+35
- Central Oak Park, St. Petersburg, FL D+24
- Historic Old Northeast, St. Petersburg, FL D+23
- Oakwood Gardens, St. Petersburg, FL D+16
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Marina West, Oxnard, CA D+31
- Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, UT D+30
- Aksarben-Elmwood Park, Omaha, NE D+36
- Aviation, Detroit, MI D+88
- Bonhamtown, Edison, NJ D+16
- North Hammond, Hammond, IN D+21
- West End Park, Rockville, MD D+55
- Shelby Center Historic District, Shelby, OH R+43
- Turner Park, Tulsa, OK D+19
- Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA D+56
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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.