Villages of Palm Beach Lakes leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Villages of Palm Beach Lakes typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Villages of Palm Beach Lakes, ~36% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Villages of Palm Beach Lakes compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Villages of Palm Beach Lakes leans more Democratic than 6 of 9 neighbors.
Villages of Palm Beach Lakes runs about 44 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Villages of Palm Beach Lakes is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Villages of Palm Beach Lakes. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Villages of Palm Beach Lakes 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 Villages of Palm Beach Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Villages of Palm Beach Lakes votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Villages of Palm Beach Lakes runs about 44 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Villages of Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Villages of Palm Beach Lakes looks the way it does
Turnout in Villages of Palm Beach Lakes sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Palm Club Village, West Palm Beach, FL D+24
- Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL D+58
- Northwood Hills, West Palm Beach, FL D+61
- Century Village, West Palm Beach, FL D+11
- Pinewood-West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL D+38
- Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL D+10
- Water Catchment Area, West Palm Beach, FL D+14
- Southwest, West Palm Beach, FL Even
- Kelsey City, Lake Park, FL D+21
- South Side, West Palm Beach, FL Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville, FL R+17
- Northwest Dallas, Dallas, TX D+11
- Tierrasanta, San Diego, CA D+20
- Charles Village, Baltimore, MD D+79
- Outer Richmond, San Francisco, CA D+57
- Bear Creek, Stockton, CA D+15
- Lower Peters Canyon, Irvine, CA D+13
- Ravenswood Manor, Chicago, IL D+63
- Liliha-Kapalama, Honolulu, HI D+23
- Roseway, Portland, OR D+75
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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.