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

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

Palm Beach Shores leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.

 

About 76% of adults in Palm Beach Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palm Beach Shores, ~30% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Palm Beach Shores compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Palm Beach Shores leans more Republican than 28 of 41 neighbors.

Palm Beach Shores runs about 8 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.

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

Palm Beach Shores votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 74%, well above the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Palm Beach Shores, 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 Palm Beach Shores looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Palm Beach Shores is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.