Glades County, Florida
Precinct data
Results by precinct
13 precincts · 5,300 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0808 | 202 | 710 | 5 | 917 | 22.0% | 77.4% | R+55.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1313 | 176 | 612 | 7 | 795 | 22.1% | 77.0% | R+54.8 |
| Precinct -0505 | 117 | 599 | 8 | 724 | 16.2% | 82.7% | R+66.6 |
| Precinct -0303 | 241 | 319 | 6 | 566 | 42.6% | 56.4% | R+13.8 |
| Precinct -0707 | 88 | 443 | 5 | 536 | 16.4% | 82.6% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -0202 | 79 | 285 | 2 | 366 | 21.6% | 77.9% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -0101 | 50 | 257 | 2 | 309 | 16.2% | 83.2% | R+67.0 |
| Precinct -0606 | 49 | 242 | 7 | 298 | 16.4% | 81.2% | R+64.8 |
| Precinct -1111 | 38 | 194 | 1 | 233 | 16.3% | 83.3% | R+67.0 |
| Precinct -0404 | 24 | 170 | 0 | 194 | 12.4% | 87.6% | R+75.3 |
| Precinct -1010 | 69 | 99 | 0 | 168 | 41.1% | 58.9% | R+17.9 |
| Precinct -0909 | 20 | 102 | 0 | 122 | 16.4% | 83.6% | R+67.2 |
| Precinct -1212 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 95.8% | 2.8% | D+93.1 |
Presidential margin, 1924–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1924 | +37.2% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | +56.2% |
| 1936 | +38.0% |
| 1940 | +44.1% |
| 1944 | +38.9% |
| 1948 | +22.3% |
| 1952 | +20.6% |
| 1956 | +4.6% |
| 1960 | +11.3% |
| 1964 | −10.2% |
| 1968 | −2.8% |
| 1972 | −59.2% |
| 1976 | +35.0% |
| 1980 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | −30.0% |
| 1988 | −19.8% |
| 1992 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | −11.9% |
| 2004 | −17.3% |
| 2008 | −16.6% |
| 2012 | −18.6% |
| 2016 | −39.6% |
| 2020 | −46.2% |
| 2024 | −53.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6,672 | 2,948 | 2,499 | 1,202 | 23 |
| 2018 | 6,853 | 2,748 | 2,810 | 1,254 | 41 |
| 2019 | 6,604 | 2,428 | 2,899 | 1,214 | 63 |
| 2020 | 7,139 | 2,323 | 3,420 | 1,293 | 103 |
| 2021 | 6,704 | 2,040 | 3,336 | 1,213 | 115 |
| 2023 | 7,256 | 1,897 | 3,828 | 1,375 | 156 |
| 2024 | 7,171 | 1,632 | 4,093 | 1,244 | 202 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+130 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,431 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,711 in average income, against $69,714 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+32.4 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Glades County, FL itself (R+53.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hendry County, FL110R+38.3
- Lee County, FL64R+28.4
- Okeechobee County, FL60R+53.8
- Broward County, FL25D+17.0
- Miami-Dade County, FL21R+11.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hendry County, FL61
- Okeechobee County, FL59
- Lee County, FL37
- Highlands County, FL25
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −69 |
| 2012 | −172 |
| 2013 | +35 |
| 2014 | +287 |
| 2015 | +192 |
| 2016 | +319 |
| 2017 | +193 |
| 2018 | +131 |
| 2019 | +173 |
| 2021 | +302 |
| 2022 | +257 |
| 2023 | +344 |
| 2024 | +309 |
| 2025 | +130 |
Glades County, anchored by cattle ranching and Lake Okeechobee's western shore, has delivered some of Florida's widest presidential margins, with fewer than 11,000 residents spread across a largely rural, agricultural landscape.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 59.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.3 points.
A population of 12,563, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,870 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tillman County and Sullivan County.
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Glades County, Florida. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/12043/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.