Pioneer is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Pioneer typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pioneer, ~8% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pioneer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pioneer leans more Republican than 8 of 10 neighbors.
Pioneer runs about 48 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Pioneer 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 Pioneer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Pioneer hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points below the Florida average of 31%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pioneer, 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 Pioneer looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pioneer 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 40%, about 16 points below the Florida average of 56%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Pioneer have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Harlem, FL R+52
- Labelle, FL R+41
- Felda, FL R+64
- Palmdale, FL R+65
- Clewiston, FL R+7
- South Clewiston, FL R+18
- Lakeport, FL R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Childwold, NY R+16
- Irving, IA R+42
- Pontoon, AR R+49
- Lynndyl, UT R+71
- Pond Settlement, NY R+40
- Desert Lake, CA R+45
- Snow, OK R+77
- Grant, MT R+63
- South Corinth, NY R+31
- Brummitt, AR R+69
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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.