Stuart leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Stuart typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stuart, ~29% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stuart compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stuart leans more Republican than 9 of 24 neighbors.
Stuart runs about 10 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stuart. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+38), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Stuart 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 Stuart, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stuart votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 70%, modestly above the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Stuart, FL sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Stuart looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Stuart 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 62%, about 6 points above the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Port Salerno, FL R+19
- Sewalls Point, FL R+31
- Palm City, FL R+33
- Hobe Sound, FL R+28
- Ocean Breeze Park, FL R+31
- Jensen Beach, FL R+29
- Hutchinson Island South, FL R+27
- Jupiter Island, FL R+30
- Port St. Lucie, FL R+7
- Ankona, FL R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Novi, MI D+14
- Piscataway, NJ D+31
- Petersburg, VA D+46
- Leesburg, FL R+20
- Reseda, CA D+24
- Reynoldsburg, OH D+27
- Chesterfield, VA D+5
- Hendersonville, NC R+14
- Titusville, FL R+23
- Altamonte Springs, FL D+7
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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.