Melrose Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Melrose Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Melrose Park, ~41% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Melrose Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Melrose Park leans more Democratic than 19 of 22 neighbors.
Melrose Park runs about 78 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Melrose Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Melrose Park 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 Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Melrose Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Melrose Park runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
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 Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL does.
Why turnout in Melrose Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Melrose Park 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 50%, about 7 points below the Florida average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Melrose Park have completed high school, below 79% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Melrose Manors, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+58
- Sunset, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+14
- Broadview Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+4
- Riverside Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+34
- Durrs Homeowners, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+80
- Dorsey-Riverbend, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+78
- River Oaks, Fort Lauderdale, FL R+2
- Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+5
- Tarpon River, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+4
- Lauderdale Manors, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+77
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- United Westwood, San Antonio, TX D+28
- Claremont, Berkeley, CA D+81
- Kutzky Park, Rochester, MN D+41
- Alamosa, Albuquerque, NM D+25
- Old Hill, Springfield, MA D+55
- Dutchtown, Rochester, NY D+56
- Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl, CO D+11
- Loch Raven Manor, Towson, MD D+46
- Bay, Springfield, MA D+56
- Lytle Creek, San Bernardino, CA D+26
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.