Suwannee County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Suwannee County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Suwannee County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Suwannee County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Suwannee County leans more Republican than 5 of 11 neighbors.
Suwannee County runs about 45 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Suwannee County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Suwannee 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 Suwannee County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 72% of households in Suwannee County are family households, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Suwannee County sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 79% of counties).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Suwannee County, FL sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Suwannee County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Suwannee 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 50%, about 7 points below the Florida average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Lafayette County, FL R+65
- Hamilton County, FL R+24
- Columbia County, FL R+44
- Madison County, FL R+18
- Echols County, GA R+66
- Gilchrist County, FL R+68
- Taylor County, FL R+54
- Union County, FL R+61
- Dixie County, FL R+67
- Lowndes County, GA Even
Counties with Similar Populations
- Highland County, OH R+61
- Dubois County, IN R+44
- Chesterfield County, SC R+28
- Brown County, OH R+61
- DeKalb County, IN R+49
- Kay County, OK R+46
- Muscatine County, IA R+16
- Kandiyohi County, MN R+29
- St. Bernard Parish, LA R+14
- Pittsburg County, OK R+54
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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.