Chokoloskee is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Chokoloskee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chokoloskee, ~13% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chokoloskee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chokoloskee is the most Republican-leaning.
Chokoloskee runs about 48 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chokoloskee. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Chokoloskee 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 Chokoloskee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 2% of adults in Chokoloskee hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points below the Florida average of 31%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Chokoloskee sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Chokoloskee are family households, above 97% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Chokoloskee, FL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Chokoloskee looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chokoloskee is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Chokoloskee own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Everglades, FL R+57
- Ochopee, FL R+45
- Copeland, FL R+55
- Jerome, FL R+55
- Goodland, FL R+37
- Marco Island, FL R+31
- Golden Gate, FL R+4
- Naples, FL R+24
- Immokalee, FL D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Picabo, ID R+57
- Northrop, MN R+53
- Gentilly, MN R+47
- Nunez, LA R+80
- West Glover, VT Even
- Kirk, KY R+62
- Shorewood, OR R+20
- West Unity, NH R+31
- Starks, WI R+31
- Topeka Junction, GA R+73
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.