Suwannee is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Suwannee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Suwannee, ~10% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Suwannee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Suwannee leans more Republican than 10 of 12 neighbors.
Suwannee runs about 59 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Suwannee 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 Suwannee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Suwannee, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points below the Florida average of 31%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Suwannee, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Suwannee own their home, about 24 points above the Florida average of 71%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Suwannee sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Hardeetown, FL R+72
- Otter Creek, FL R+49
- Cross City, FL R+64
- Fanning Springs, FL R+67
- Old Town, FL R+68
- Shamrock, FL R+66
- Gulf Hammock, FL R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ozone, TN R+69
- Farmers Valley, PA R+56
- Clifton, NY R+17
- Lomax, TX R+82
- St. Urbans, WA R+47
- New Lancaster, IN R+55
- New Cumberland, OH R+60
- Yellow Creek, NC R+63
- Trenton Falls, NY R+32
- Eastvale, PA R+35
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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.