Model City, Miami, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Model City

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

Model City is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 44% of adults in Model City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Model City, ~35% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Model City compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Model City is the most Democratic-leaning.

Model City runs about 73 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Model City is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Model City 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 Model City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Model City votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Model City runs about 73 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Model City is about 2%, compared to around 17% in nearby neighborhoods. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Model City have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Model City, Miami, FL sits in the top quarter 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 Model City looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Model City 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 38%, about 19 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 67% of households in Model City rent, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Model City 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.