Woodland Acres, Jacksonville, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Woodland Acres

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

Woodland Acres leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 41% of adults in Woodland Acres typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodland Acres, ~26% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Woodland Acres compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodland Acres leans more Democratic than 21 of 24 neighbors.

Woodland Acres runs about 39 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Woodland Acres is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Woodland Acres. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+51) and the west side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 51 points.

Why Woodland Acres 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 Woodland Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Woodland Acres votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Woodland Acres runs about 39 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Woodland Acres have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Woodland Acres, Jacksonville, FL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Woodland Acres looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Woodland Acres 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 38%, about 18 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 62% of households in Woodland Acres rent, compared to around 42% in nearby neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Woodland Acres have completed high school, below 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.