Secret Cove leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Secret Cove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Secret Cove, ~36% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Secret Cove compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Secret Cove leans more Democratic than 16 of 21 neighbors.
Secret Cove runs about 26 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Secret Cove is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Secret Cove. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+25) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Secret Cove 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 Secret Cove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Secret Cove hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Secret Cove runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Secret Cove, Jacksonville, FL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Secret Cove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Secret Cove 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 64%, above 57% of neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Secret Cove have completed high school, above 89% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Tiger Hole-Secret Woods, Jacksonville, FL R+17
- Baymeadows, Jacksonville, FL D+14
- Windy Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+2
- Southpoint, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- Sans Souci, Jacksonville, FL R+14
- San Jose, Jacksonville, FL D+16
- Deerwood, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- Brierwood, Jacksonville, FL R+11
- Goodby's Creek, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- Royal Lakes, Jacksonville, FL D+13
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Eastgate, Bellevue, WA D+42
- South Oak Park, Sacramento, CA D+40
- Loretto, Jacksonville, FL R+24
- Normandie Heights, Pasadena, CA D+55
- Londontowne, Edgewater, MD Even
- Fourth Ward, Houston, TX D+47
- Haywood Park, San Mateo, CA D+52
- South Area, Wichita, KS R+19
- Craven, Jacksonville, FL R+3
- Athmar Park, Denver, CO D+46
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.