Hendry County leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Hendry County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hendry County, ~21% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hendry County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Hendry County leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
Hendry County runs about 13 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Hendry County. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 67 points.
Why Hendry County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hendry County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Hendry County hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Florida average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 72% of households in Hendry County are family households, above 86% of counties.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hendry County, 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 Hendry County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hendry County 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%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Hendry County have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Glades County, FL R+47
- Lee County, FL R+19
- Okeechobee County, FL R+46
- Collier County, FL R+20
- DeSoto County, FL R+35
- Highlands County, FL R+33
- Charlotte County, FL R+33
- Martin County, FL R+25
- Palm Beach County, FL D+5
- St. Lucie County, FL R+5
Counties with Similar Populations
- Waldo County, ME R+7
- Okeechobee County, FL R+46
- Harrison County, IN R+50
- Avoyelles Parish, LA R+37
- Mecosta County, MI R+26
- Latah County, ID R+4
- Snyder County, PA R+50
- Howell County, MO R+62
- Sequoyah County, OK R+58
- Campbell County, TN R+65
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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.