Waterway Village leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Waterway Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waterway Village, ~27% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waterway Village compares
Waterway Village runs about 19 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Waterway Village is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Waterway Village 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 Waterway Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Waterway Village votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Waterway Village runs about 19 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Waterway Village, Kissimmee, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Waterway Village looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Waterway Village 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 23%, about 8 points above the Florida average of 15%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Falcon Trace, Southchase, FL D+10
- East Village, Celebration, FL R+15
- Eagle Bay, Kissimmee, FL D+11
- Westwood, Orlando, FL D+15
- Southchase Village, Southchase, FL D+7
- Bellalago, Kissimmee, FL D+9
- Beacon Park, Meadow Woods, FL D+10
- Wyndham Lakes Estates, Meadow Woods, FL D+12
- Raintree, Kissimmee, FL R+5
- Florida Center, Orlando, FL D+21
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Miramar, Jacksonville, FL R+12
- Sayles Boulevard Area, Abilene, TX R+17
- Wayne State, Detroit, MI D+66
- Glen Elder, Sacramento, CA D+26
- Fairfax, Cleveland, OH D+87
- South Duxbury, Duxbury, MA D+19
- Saint Joseph, Louisville, KY D+51
- Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh, PA D+34
- Wedgemere Historic District, Winchester, MA D+52
- Church Hill, Richmond, VA D+74
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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.