Southsuide Estates leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Southsuide Estates typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southsuide Estates, ~21% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Southsuide Estates compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Southsuide Estates is the most Republican-leaning.
Southsuide Estates runs about 5 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Southsuide Estates. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Southsuide Estates leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Southsuide Estates. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville, FL sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Southsuide Estates looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Southsuide Estates 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 47%, about 9 points below the Florida average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Southsuide Estates have completed high school, below 78% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Holiday Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+18
- Sandalwood, Jacksonville, FL R+6
- Regency, Jacksonville, FL D+16
- Atlantic Boulevard Estates, Jacksonville, FL D+4
- Woodland Acres, Jacksonville, FL D+26
- Alderman Park, Jacksonville, FL D+14
- Glynlea-Grove Park, Jacksonville, FL R+16
- Windy Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+2
- Arlingwood, Jacksonville, FL R+2
- Tiger Hole-Secret Woods, Jacksonville, FL R+17
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Avalon Park, Chicago, IL D+86
- Cartwright, Phoenix, AZ D+36
- Ellerbee Woods, Shreveport, LA R+50
- West Side, Scranton, PA D+8
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+65
- Sunset Heights, Orem, UT R+26
- Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY D+62
- Broadway-Fillmore, Buffalo, NY D+47
- Sun City, Georgetown, TX R+20
- Central Terry, Billings, MT D+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.