Washington Park, Hollywood, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Washington Park

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

Washington Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.

 

About 44% of adults in Washington Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Park, ~36% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Washington Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Washington Park leans more Democratic than 18 of 19 neighbors.

Washington Park runs about 75 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Washington Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Washington Park. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+66), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Washington 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 Washington Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Washington Park is about 6%, about 66 points below the U.S. average of 72%. Washington Park runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Washington Park, Hollywood, FL sits in the top quarter 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 Washington Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Washington 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 47%, about 10 points below the Florida average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Washington Park have completed high school, below 79% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Washington Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.