Hendry County, Florida is a small rural county located in the southwestern part of the state. The county is known for its agricultural and livestock production. Politically, Hendry County leans heavily Republican, with registered Republicans outnumbering Democrats nearly two to one. Local elections are usually hotly contested between Republican candidates, with the main focus typically being on issues such as education and economic development. In recent years, local representatives have fought to bring more jobs into the area and invest more in public schools. Hendry County also has a strong presence of active civic organizations such as the League of Women Voters and other non-profit organizations that work to promote voter participation in local elections and help educate citizens about their rights and responsibilities when voting for political candidates.
The political climate in Hendry County, FL is moderately conservative.
In Hendry County, FL 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hendry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 38.0%.
Hendry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hendry County, FL is moderately conservative.
Clewiston Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Florida is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Hendry, Florida: R R r r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hendry County, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 373 contributions totaling $217,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $584 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 289 contributions totaling $1,045,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,619 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)