Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Palm Beach Lakes

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

Palm Beach Lakes is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.

 

About 50% of adults in Palm Beach Lakes typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palm Beach Lakes, ~40% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Palm Beach Lakes compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Palm Beach Lakes leans more Democratic than 8 of 9 neighbors.

Palm Beach Lakes runs about 71 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Palm Beach Lakes is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Palm Beach Lakes. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+62) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 28 points.

Why Palm Beach Lakes 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 Palm Beach Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Palm Beach Lakes votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Palm Beach Lakes runs about 71 points more Democratic.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, 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 Palm Beach Lakes looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Palm Beach Lakes is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Palm Beach Lakes have completed high school, below 82% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Palm Beach Lakes 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.