Temple Park leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Temple Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Temple Park, ~26% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Temple Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Temple Park leans more Democratic than 3 of 12 neighbors.
Temple Park runs about 40 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Temple Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Temple Park. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Temple Park 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 Temple Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Temple Park votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Temple Park runs about 40 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 67% of adults in Temple Park have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Temple Park, Tampa, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Temple Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Temple Park 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 45%, about 11 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 75% of households in Temple Park rent, compared to around 56% in nearby neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Temple Park have completed high school, below 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- University Square, Tampa, FL D+36
- Temple Crest, Tampa, FL D+48
- North Tampa, Tampa, FL D+38
- Sulphur Springs, Tampa, FL D+43
- Cross Fletcher, University, FL D+35
- Northeast, Tampa, FL D+68
- Tampa Palms, Tampa, FL D+16
- Live Oaks Square, Tampa, FL D+69
- Forest Hills, Tampa, FL R+8
- Old Seminol Heights, Tampa, FL D+36
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West End, Providence, RI D+48
- West and East Lealman, Lealman, FL R+5
- Seattle Hill-Silver Firs, Silver Firs, WA D+17
- North Park, Chicago, IL D+28
- Hyde Park-Brookwood-Southern Hills, Shreveport, LA D+26
- Koreatown, Palisades Park, NJ D+5
- 441 Corridor, Hollywood, FL D+11
- Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI D+48
- North Beach, San Francisco, CA D+57
- Montavilla, Portland, OR D+65
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.