| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,221 | 4,033 | 5,277 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,385 | 3,782 | 5,193 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,271 | 2,996 | 4,353 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,603 | 2,344 | 3,989 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,381 | 1,938 | 3,358 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,718 | 2,443 | 4,188 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,442 | 1,841 | 3,365 | |
| 1996 | D | 1,530 | 1,361 | 3,431 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,305 | 1,185 | 3,374 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,034 | 1,547 | 2,593 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,070 | 1,987 | 3,057 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,203 | 1,098 | 2,389 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,311 | 624 | 1,965 | |
| 1972 | R | 253 | 1,019 | 1,293 | |
| 1968 | R | 230 | 261 | 1,091 | |
| 1964 | R | 441 | 541 | 982 | |
| 1960 | D | 394 | 314 | 708 | |
| 1956 | D | 339 | 309 | 648 | |
| 1952 | D | 401 | 264 | 665 | |
| 1948 | D | 274 | 150 | 555 | |
| 1944 | D | 373 | 164 | 537 | |
| 1940 | D | 464 | 180 | 644 | |
| 1936 | D | 523 | 235 | 758 | |
| 1932 | D | 528 | 148 | 676 | |
| 1928 | R | 281 | 331 | 616 | |
| 1924 | D | 212 | 83 | 347 | |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1916 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
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.
The Democratic margin in Glades County peaked at fifty-six points in 1932. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Glades County's median household income of $45,870 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jackson County and Noble County.