Rio Grande Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Rio Grande Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rio Grande Park, ~42% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rio Grande Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Rio Grande Park leans more Democratic than 16 of 22 neighbors.
Rio Grande Park runs about 62 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Rio Grande Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Rio Grande Park. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+64) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Rio Grande Park 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 Rio Grande Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rio Grande Park votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Rio Grande Park runs about 62 points more Democratic.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Rio Grande Park, Orlando, FL does.
Why turnout in Rio Grande Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rio Grande Park 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%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Rio Grande Park have completed high school, below 89% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Rio Grande Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Tymber Skan on the Lake, Orlando, FL D+43
- South Orange, Orlando, FL D+17
- Park Central, Orlando, FL D+37
- Holden-Parramore, Orlando, FL D+71
- Americana, Oak Ridge, FL D+57
- Richmond Heights-Orlando, Orlando, FL D+83
- Wadeview Park, Orlando, FL D+15
- Camellia Gardens, Orlando, FL D+57
- Millenia, Orlando, FL D+34
- Cannongate-Orlando, Oak Ridge, FL D+33
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Westinghouse, Charlotte, NC D+51
- Harrison, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Seneca, Buffalo, NY D+6
- Nelson, Muskegon, MI D+42
- Indian River Park, Mims, FL R+54
- University Pines, Lubbock, TX R+27
- Downtown Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+76
- Bryan Downtown Historic District, Bryan, OH R+30
- Galeville, Liverpool, NY D+16
- Windsor Village, Santa Ana, CA D+19
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.