South Beach leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 89% of adults in South Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Beach, ~34% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Beach compares
South Beach runs about 11 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why South Beach 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 South Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. South Beach sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 89% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 29 points above the Florida average of 60%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; South Beach, Fort Pierce, FL sits in the top 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 South Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Beach 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 85% of households in South Beach own their home, above 80% of neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in South Beach have completed high school, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- White City, Fort Pierce, FL R+26
- River Park, Port St. Lucie, FL R+19
- St. Lucie West, Port St. Lucie, FL R+18
- The Reserve, Port St. Lucie, FL R+28
- Tradition, Port St. Lucie, FL R+14
- North River Shores, Stuart, FL R+25
- Golden Gate, Stuart, FL R+12
- Holiday Park, Palm Bay, FL R+9
- Lockmar Estates, Palm Bay, FL R+15
- Mallory Creek at Abacoa, Jupiter, FL R+11
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX D+20
- Rmma, Austin, TX D+61
- Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, CA D+34
- middletown, Bethlehem, PA Even
- Cabbage Town, Atlanta, GA D+69
- Samuel A Rothermel, Oak Park, IL D+73
- Fircrest, Vancouver, WA D+21
- South Shore, Alameda, CA D+59
- Social, Woonsocket, RI D+19
- South Southeast 3, Topeka, KS D+7
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.