Riviera leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Riviera typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riviera, ~33% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riviera compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Riviera leans more Democratic than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Riviera runs about 33 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Riviera is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Riviera. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Riviera 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 Riviera, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 64% of adults in Riviera have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 43%). Riviera 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; Riviera, Coral Gables, FL sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Riviera looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Riviera is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Italian Village, Coral Gables, FL D+3
- South Coconut Grove, Miami, FL D+26
- North Coconut Grove, Miami, FL D+13
- Coral Way, Miami, FL R+11
- West Flagler, Miami, FL R+33
- Flagami, Miami, FL R+35
- Little Havana, Miami, FL R+15
- Olympia Heights, Miami, FL R+40
- Allapattah, Miami, FL R+6
- Overtown, Miami, FL D+37
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Port Gardner, Everett, WA D+34
- Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC Even
- Forest, Buffalo, NY D+54
- Ingleside, San Francisco, CA D+50
- King, Ann Arbor, MI D+58
- Corwith, Chicago, IL D+30
- North Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+65
- Turner, Kansas City, KS Even
- I-435 West KC-KS, Kansas City, KS Even
- Sorrento Valley, San Diego, CA D+26
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.