North Miami, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Miami

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

North Miami leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in North Miami typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Miami, ~35% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Miami compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Miami leans more Democratic than 75 of 87 neighbors.

North Miami runs about 54 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while North Miami is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Miami. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 42 points.

Why North Miami 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 North Miami, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 95% of residents in North Miami live in densely developed areas, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in North Miami have never been married, above 94% of cities. North Miami runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

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

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Miami 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 48%, about 9 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 51% of households in North Miami rent, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in North Miami have completed high school, below 86% 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.