St. Cloud leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 73% of adults in St. Cloud typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Cloud, ~29% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Cloud compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Cloud leans more Republican than 30 of 34 neighbors.
St. Cloud runs about 8 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Cloud. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 34 points.
Why St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
St. Cloud votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 58%, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in St. Cloud are family households, above 81% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; St. Cloud, FL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in St. Cloud looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. St. Cloud is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Narcoossee, FL R+12
- Pine Grove, FL R+38
- Buenaventura Lakes, FL D+6
- Kissimmee, FL D+3
- Meadow Woods, FL D+12
- Southchase, FL D+9
- Hunters Creek, FL D+6
- Taft, FL Even
- Intercession City, FL Even
- Poinciana, FL D+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Plantation, FL D+15
- Mooresville, NC R+18
- Madison, AL R+8
- Jonesboro, AR R+18
- Canton, GA R+36
- Lawrence, MA D+17
- Albany, GA D+44
- Muskegon, MI D+7
- Canoga Park, CA D+27
- Snellville, GA D+42
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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.