Okeechobee leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Okeechobee typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Okeechobee, ~17% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Okeechobee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Okeechobee leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
Okeechobee runs about 33 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Okeechobee. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Okeechobee votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, well below the Florida average of 57%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Okeechobee, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Okeechobee looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Okeechobee 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 50%, about 7 points below the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Taylor Creek, FL R+48
- Port Mayaca, FL R+34
- Lakeport, FL R+28
- Lorida, FL R+60
- Indiantown, FL Even
- Port St. Lucie, FL R+7
- Fort Pierce, FL D+4
- Fort Pierce South, FL R+7
- Fort Pierce North, FL D+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Somerset, NJ D+38
- Middle River, MD D+14
- Kearns, UT D+3
- Oakville, MO R+12
- Elizabethton, TN R+58
- Franklin, WI R+6
- New Lenox, IL R+21
- Hyde Park, MA D+59
- Elk Grove Village, IL D+3
- Battle Ground, WA R+21
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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.