Pine Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Pine Hills typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Hills, ~37% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Hills is the most Democratic-leaning.
Pine Hills runs about 77 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Pine Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Pine Hills 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 Pine Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Pine Hills live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Pine Hills have never been married, above 96% of cities. Pine Hills 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; Pine Hills, 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 Pine Hills looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pine Hills 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 41%, about 15 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 45% of households in Pine Hills rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Pine Hills have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Troy, NY D+24
- Huntington, WV R+9
- Fayetteville, GA D+10
- Weston, FL Even
- Rome, GA R+25
- Kokomo, IN R+25
- Lakewood, WA D+24
- Sanford, NC R+15
- Corvallis, OR D+54
- Columbus, IN R+25
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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.