St. Augustine Beach leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 86% of adults in St. Augustine Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Augustine Beach, ~34% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Augustine Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Augustine Beach leans more Republican than 1 of 26 neighbors.
St. Augustine Beach runs about 9 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Augustine Beach. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 20 points.
Why St. Augustine Beach leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for St. Augustine Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
St. Augustine Beach votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 68%, modestly above the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; St. Augustine Beach, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in St. Augustine Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. St. Augustine 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Butler Beach, FL R+27
- St. Augustine Shores, FL R+23
- St. Augustine South, FL R+23
- Vermont Heights, FL R+40
- St. Augustine, FL R+21
- Vilano Beach, FL R+27
- Elkton, FL R+51
- South Ponte Vedra Beach, FL R+32
- Hastings, FL R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Whitesboro, TX R+66
- Round Hill, VA R+7
- West Columbia, TX R+49
- Selmer, TN R+62
- Atkinson, NH Even
- Omak, WA R+16
- Monticello, GA R+40
- Cohasset, MA D+26
- Auburndale, MA D+59
- Guadalupe, CA D+15
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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.