Clewiston leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Clewiston typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clewiston, ~26% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clewiston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clewiston leans more Republican than 6 of 13 neighbors.
Clewiston runs about 6 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clewiston. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 52 points.
Why Clewiston 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 Clewiston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Clewiston votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 59%, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Clewiston sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Clewiston, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Clewiston looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Clewiston 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 42%, about 14 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Clewiston rent, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Clewiston have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Clewiston, FL R+18
- Harlem, FL R+52
- Montura, FL R+33
- Lake Harbor, FL D+50
- Moore Haven, FL R+38
- South Bay, FL D+53
- Belle Glade, FL D+41
- Pioneer, FL R+61
- Pahokee, FL D+39
- Belle Glade Camp, FL D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Huron, SD R+41
- Cherryland, CA D+39
- Charlestown, IN R+44
- Clifton Heights, PA D+19
- Valley, AL R+30
- Mason, MI R+4
- Sault Ste. Marie, MI Even
- Corning, NY Even
- Riverview, MI R+5
- Big Rapids, MI R+8
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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.