Virginia Gardens, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Virginia Gardens

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Virginia Gardens leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Virginia Gardens typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Virginia Gardens, ~19% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Virginia Gardens compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Virginia Gardens leans more Republican than 68 of 82 neighbors.

Virginia Gardens runs about 17 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.

Why Virginia Gardens 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 Virginia Gardens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Virginia Gardens votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Virginia Gardens, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Virginia Gardens looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Virginia Gardens is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 27%, about 12 points above the Florida average of 15%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 44% of households in Virginia Gardens rent, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.