Plaza Terrace leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Plaza Terrace typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plaza Terrace, ~20% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plaza Terrace compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Plaza Terrace leans more Democratic than 13 of 28 neighbors.
Plaza Terrace runs about 20 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Plaza Terrace is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Plaza Terrace 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 Plaza Terrace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Plaza Terrace votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Plaza Terrace runs about 20 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Plaza Terrace, Tampa, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Plaza Terrace looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Plaza Terrace 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 49%, about 8 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 66% of households in Plaza Terrace rent, compared to around 48% in nearby neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Plaza Terrace have completed high school, below 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Wellswood, Tampa, FL D+2
- Riverbend, Tampa, FL D+3
- Riverside Heights, Tampa, FL D+21
- Northeast MacFarlane, Tampa, FL Even
- South Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL D+32
- Old West Tampa, Tampa, FL D+39
- Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL D+31
- Lowry Park Central, Tampa, FL D+3
- Carver City-Lincoln Gardens, Tampa, FL D+23
- Tampa Heights, Tampa, FL D+53
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Beechwood, Rochester, NY D+70
- Avenida Guadalupe, San Antonio, TX D+37
- Downtown Columbia, Columbia, SC D+33
- Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, OR D+81
- Charlotte, Rochester, NY D+22
- North Indian Trail, Spokane, WA R+4
- Glen Park, San Francisco, CA D+79
- Cliffcannon, Spokane, WA D+46
- Forest Hills, Cleveland, OH D+88
- Algonquin, Louisville, KY D+72
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.