† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupClewiston, FLFloridaUnited States
Mexican26.4%3.3%11.3%
Cuban11.6%7.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican3.2%5.6%1.8%
Guatemalan2.5%—0.5%
Salvadoran1.5%—0.7%
Colombian1.0%2.1%0.4%
Honduran0.8%0.6%0.3%
Nicaraguan0.8%0.6%—
English7.3%8.2%9.5%
American5.5%7.7%5.3%
Irish4.9%8.2%9.4%
German4.8%8.9%12.5%
Italian1.8%5.6%4.8%
French1.7%1.7%1.6%
Scottish0.6%1.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.5%——
African American†8.4%9.5%9.9%
African1.2%0.5%0.5%
Jamaican1.2%1.5%0.4%
Haitian0.5%2.3%0.3%
Maya0.9%——
Aztec0.2%——
Asian Indian0.7%0.9%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.5%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Clewiston, FL
Florida
United States
Median age
38.1
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.7%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clewiston, FL
Florida
United States
Median household income
$53,987
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.3%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.5%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clewiston, FL
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
45.7%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
43.1%
22.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clewiston, FL
Florida
United States
Catholic
14.7%
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
24.1%
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
54.8%
53.1%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Clewiston, FL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1924–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1924
+46.2%
1928
−9.8%
1932
+59.1%
1936
+45.9%
1940
+50.3%
1944
+43.8%
1948
+26.1%
1952
+10.3%
1956
−1.4%
1960
+11.2%
1964
−10.0%
1968
−3.2%
1972
−58.2%
1976
+19.0%
1980
−0.7%
1984
−35.7%
1988
−28.3%
1992
−4.1%
1996
+1.6%
2000
−16.6%
2004
−18.1%
2008
−9.4%
2012
−9.5%
2016
−21.4%
2020
−29.6%
2024
−42.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
28.4%Harris5,318
70.9%Trump13,287
0.3%Oliver47 +4
R+42.5
R+12.9
R+41.1
18,739
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.9%13,287
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic28.4%5,318
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%47
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%42
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%26
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%15
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%4
R
34.8%Biden6,314
64.5%Trump11,688
0.7%
R+29.6
R+8.3
R+34.1
18,133
R
38.1%Clinton5,886
59.4%Trump9,191
2.5%
R+21.4
R+11.9
R+23.5
15,468
R
44.8%Obama6,354
54.3%Romney7,699
0.9%
R+9.5
R+0.1
R+13.3
14,174
R
44.8%Obama6,379
54.2%McCain7,718
1.0%
R+9.4
D+8.7
R+16.7
14,237
R
40.7%Kerry5,678
58.7%Bush8,200
0.6%
R+18.1
R+1.5
R+15.6
13,963
R
40.7%Gore4,682
57.3%Bush6,588
2.0%
R+16.6
R+18.2
R+17.1
11,504
D
43.9%Clinton5,415
42.3%Dole5,216
13.8%
D+1.6
D+5.7
R+6.9
12,330
R
35.1%Clinton3,996
39.2%Bush4,464
25.7%
R+4.1
D+24.2
R+9.7
11,390
R
35.6%Dukakis3,070
63.9%Bush5,512
0.5%
R+28.3
D+7.4
R+20.6
8,628
R
32.2%Mondale3,088
67.8%Reagan6,511
0.0%
R+35.7
R+35.0
R+17.4
9,599
R
48.0%Carter3,746
48.7%Reagan3,801
3.3%
R+0.7
R+19.7
D+9.0
7,803
D
58.7%Carter3,648
39.7%Ford2,467
1.7%
D+19.0
D+77.2
D+16.9
6,219
R
20.7%McGovern992
78.8%Nixon3,782
0.5%
R+58.2
R+55.0
R+35.0
4,797
O
23.1%Humphrey1,021
26.3%Nixon1,161
50.6%
Wallace +24.4
D+6.8
R+2.5
4,420
R
45.0%Johnson1,793
55.0%Goldwater2,191
0.0%
R+10.0
R+21.2
R+32.6
3,984
D
55.6%Kennedy1,701
44.4%Nixon1,357
0.0%
D+11.2
D+12.6
D+11.1
3,058
R
49.3%Stevenson1,342
50.7%Eisenhower1,380
0.0%
R+1.4
R+11.7
D+14.0
2,722
D
55.1%Stevenson1,453
44.9%Eisenhower1,182
0.0%
D+10.3
R+15.8
D+21.0
2,635
D
52.5%Truman973
26.5%Dewey490
21.0%
D+26.1
R+17.7
D+21.6
1,852
D
71.9%Roosevelt1,306
28.1%Dewey511
0.0%
D+43.8
R+6.6
D+36.3
1,817
D
75.2%Roosevelt1,504
24.8%Willkie497
0.0%
D+50.3
D+4.5
D+40.4
2,001
D
72.9%Roosevelt1,264
27.1%Landon469
0.0%
D+45.9
R+13.3
D+21.6
1,733
D
79.6%Roosevelt1,211
20.4%Hoover311
0.0%
D+59.1
D+68.9
D+41.3
1,522
R
44.2%Smith547
54.0%Hoover668
1.9%
R+9.8
R+56.0
D+7.7
1,238
D
66.3%Davis344
20.0%Coolidge104
13.7%
D+46.2
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
27.0%4,998
71.3%13,202
18,517
2022
R
23.9%2,885
74.9%9,034
12,055
2018
R
37.1%4,698
62.9%7,970
12,669
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+23.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+42.5
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Clewiston, FL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
24,001
10,855
8,650
4,418
78
2018
24,745
10,573
9,407
4,618
147
2019
24,257
9,882
9,526
4,636
213
2020
26,582
10,071
11,232
4,928
351
2021
25,497
9,306
10,975
4,848
368
2023
24,285
7,394
11,827
4,605
459
2024
25,297
6,963
12,981
4,714
639
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+991 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,919 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Clewiston, FL in Clewiston, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−669
2012
−1,826
2013
−561
2014
+511
2015
+250
2016
+237
2017
+422
2018
−211
2019
+299
2021
+587
2022
+1,002
2023
+1,726
2024
+1,161
2025
+991
Clewiston, FL sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 58.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 12.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.5 points.
A population of 54,945, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,987 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Beeville, TX and Town of Pecos, TX.
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In 2024, Clewiston, FL, Florida voted Republican by 42.5 points (R+42.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,739 votes cast, 5,318 went Democratic and 13,287 went Republican.
When did Clewiston, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clewiston, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Clewiston, FL, Florida?
Clewiston, FL, Florida has a population of 54,945 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clewiston, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Clewiston, FL, Florida is $53,987 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Clewiston, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Clewiston, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
