Florida — Elections 1876–2024

Florida: state. In 2024, voted R+13%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+13MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 22,416,0772024 5-year
Median household income: $74,5682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 55.9%2024 5-year
Black: 15.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 27.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+76 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Florida

TrumpR+13

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	56.1%	6,109,564
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	43.0%	4,680,896
OtherAll other candidates	0.9%	100,488

D+60

R+60

67 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	+6.4%
1888	No data
1892	+75.8%
1896	+41.5%
1900	+53.8%
1904	+47.6%
1908	+41.4%
1912	+61.1%
1916	+51.2%
1920	+31.3%
1924	+28.8%
1928	−16.7%
1932	+49.8%
1936	+52.2%
1940	+48.0%
1944	+40.6%
1948	+15.2%
1952	−10.0%
1956	−14.5%
1960	−3.0%
1964	+2.3%
1968	−9.6%
1972	−44.1%
1976	+5.3%
1980	−17.0%
1984	−30.7%
1988	−22.4%
1992	−1.9%
1996	+5.7%
2000	−0.0%
2004	−5.0%
2008	+2.8%
2012	+0.9%
2016	−1.2%
2020	−3.4%
2024	−13.1%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−13.1%	4,680,896	6,109,564	10,890,948
2020	R	−3.4%	5,297,045	5,668,731	11,067,456
2016	R	−1.2%	4,504,975	4,617,886	9,420,039
2012	D	+0.9%	4,237,756	4,163,447	8,474,179
2008	D	+2.8%	4,282,074	4,045,624	8,390,744
2004	R	−5.0%	3,583,544	3,964,522	7,609,810
2000	R	−0.0%	2,912,253	2,912,790	5,963,110
1996	D	+5.7%	2,546,870	2,244,536	5,303,794
1992	R	−1.9%	2,072,698	2,173,310	5,314,392
1988	R	−22.4%	1,656,701	2,618,885	4,302,313
1984	R	−30.7%	1,448,816	2,730,350	4,180,051
1980	R	−17.0%	1,419,475	2,046,951	3,687,026
1976	D	+5.3%	1,636,000	1,469,531	3,150,631
1972	R	−44.1%	718,117	1,857,759	2,583,283
1968	R	−9.6%	676,794	886,804	2,187,805
1964	D	+2.3%	948,540	905,941	1,854,481
1960	R	−3.0%	748,700	795,476	1,544,176
1956	R	−14.5%	480,371	643,849	1,124,220
1952	R	−10.0%	444,950	544,036	988,986
1948	D	+15.2%	281,988	194,280	577,643
1944	D	+40.6%	339,377	143,215	482,592
1940	D	+48.0%	359,334	126,158	485,492
1936	D	+52.2%	249,117	78,248	327,365
1932	D	+49.8%	206,307	69,170	275,477
1928	R	−16.7%	101,764	144,168	253,672
1924	D	+28.8%	62,083	30,633	109,158
1920	D	+31.3%	90,515	44,853	145,684
1916	D	+51.2%	55,984	14,611	80,734
1912	D	+61.1%	35,343	4,279	50,837
1908	D	+41.4%	31,104	10,654	49,360
1904	D	+47.6%	27,016	8,314	39,279
1900	D	+53.8%	18,993	4,775	26,436
1896	D	+41.5%	20,648	8,017	30,408
1892	D	+75.8%	19,655	1,525	23,914
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+6.4%	31,787	27,984	59,771
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	42.8%	55.6%	10,757,428
2022	R	41.3%	57.7%	7,758,014
2018	R	49.9%	50.1%	8,190,005
2016	R	44.3%	52.0%	9,301,820
2012	D	55.2%	42.2%	8,189,946
2010	R	20.2%	48.9%	5,411,106
2006	D	60.3%	38.1%	4,793,534
2004	R	48.3%	49.4%	7,429,894
2000	D	51.0%	46.2%	5,856,731
1998	D	62.5%	37.5%	3,900,162
1994	R	29.5%	70.5%	4,106,816
1992	D	65.4%	34.6%	4,962,290
1988	R	49.6%	50.4%	4,068,209
1986	D	54.7%	45.3%	3,429,996
1982	D	61.7%	38.3%	2,653,419
1980	R	48.3%	51.7%	3,528,028
1976	D	63.0%	37.0%	2,857,534

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

8.9%

English

8.2%

Irish

8.2%

American

7.7%

Italian

5.6%

Polish

2.0%

French

1.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 43.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.5%

3.2%

75–84

3.8%

5.5%

65–74

6.3%

6.5%

55–64

6.9%

6.1%

45–54

6.2%

6.4%

35–44

6.3%

6.4%

25–34

6.3%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

7.4%

5–17

7.1%

2.6%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,568

Florida ranks near the middle of US counties.

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.5%

Working age (18–64)11.5%

Seniors (65+)13.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

69.3%

speak English only

Spanish22.6%

Other Indo-European5.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.2%

Other Christian

13.0%

Baptist

6.8%

Methodist

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Non-Christian

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-six points in 1892 and a Republican high of forty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved ten points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirteen points.

A population of 22,416,077, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,568 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Florida voted Republican by 13.1 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,890,948 votes cast, 4,680,896 went Democratic and 6,109,564 went Republican.

What is Florida's political typology?

Akashic places Florida in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Florida voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Florida?

Florida has a population of 22,416,077 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Florida?

Median household income in Florida is $74,568 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Miami-Dade County, FL	R +346,601
Broward County, FL	R +142,775
Palm Beach County, FL	R +106,866

Florida moved 10 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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