San Jose Forest leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 83% of adults in San Jose Forest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in San Jose Forest, ~32% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How San Jose Forest compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, San Jose Forest is the most Republican-leaning.
San Jose Forest runs about 10 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why San Jose Forest 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 San Jose Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. San Jose Forest sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 84% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the Florida average of 60%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in San Jose Forest are family households, above 85% of neighborhoods.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as San Jose Forest, Jacksonville, FL does.
Why turnout in San Jose Forest looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. San Jose Forest 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in San Jose Forest own their home, compared to around 60% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in San Jose Forest have completed high school, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- San Jose, Jacksonville, FL D+16
- Goodby's Creek, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- Lakewood, Jacksonville, FL R+12
- Southpoint, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- Brierwood, Jacksonville, FL R+11
- Craven, Jacksonville, FL R+3
- Englewood, Jacksonville, FL R+5
- Miramar, Jacksonville, FL R+12
- Sans Souci, Jacksonville, FL R+14
- Tiger Hole-Secret Woods, Jacksonville, FL R+17
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Pine Brook, Camp Hill, PA Even
- Independence Plaza, Kansas City, MO D+61
- Ravendale, Detroit, MI D+86
- West Sharyland, Mission, TX R+3
- Arlington, Birmingham, AL D+90
- Helderberg, Albany, NY D+57
- University Drive, Coral Springs, FL D+15
- O'Fallon, St. Louis, MO D+87
- Campus Commons, Sacramento, CA D+48
- Centerville Historic District, Centerville, OH R+3
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.