† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupBushnellFloridaUnited States
German14.6%8.9%12.5%
Irish12.9%8.2%9.4%
English12.6%8.2%9.5%
American9.0%7.7%5.3%
Italian7.1%5.6%4.8%
Polish3.9%2.1%2.2%
French2.5%1.7%1.6%
Scottish2.2%1.3%1.3%
Mexican5.8%3.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican3.5%5.6%1.8%
Cuban2.9%7.3%0.7%
Peruvian0.9%——
Venezuelan0.6%1.6%—
African American†10.0%9.5%9.9%
Bahamian0.5%——
Filipino0.9%0.5%0.9%
Chinese0.4%0.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%0.9%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.4%0.6%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
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
Bushnell
Florida
United States
Median age
48
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.6%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bushnell
Florida
United States
Median household income
$52,717
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.4%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.5%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bushnell
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.4%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
11.4%
22.6%
13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.8%
0.4%
1.1%
Other languages
1.0%
0.4%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bushnell
Florida
United States
Catholic
—
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Bushnell, Florida
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−22.5%
2008
−25.1%
2012
−27.5%
2016
−45.5%
2020
−43.4%
2024
−45.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
26.7%Harris576
72.4%Trump1,561
0.9%
R+45.7
R+2.3
R+44.2
2,156
R
27.9%Biden530
71.3%Trump1,353
0.7%
R+43.4
D+2.1
R+47.8
1,897
R
25.6%Clinton346
71.1%Trump961
3.3%
R+45.5
R+18.0
R+47.6
1,352
R
36.0%Obama374
63.5%Romney659
0.5%
R+27.5
R+2.4
R+31.3
1,038
R
36.8%Obama451
61.9%McCain759
1.4%
R+25.1
R+2.6
R+32.4
1,227
R
37.8%Kerry304
60.3%Bush485
1.9%
R+22.5
—
R+20.1
804
As the county seat of Sumter, one of Florida's fastest-growing counties by percentage, Bushnell anchors a rural core even as retirement-driven population booms reshape the broader electorate around it.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 45.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.7 points.
A population of 3,187, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,717 describe the city.
In 2024, Bushnell, Florida voted Republican by 45.7 points (R+45.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,156 votes cast, 576 went Democratic and 1,561 went Republican.
How many people live in Bushnell, Florida?
Bushnell, Florida has a population of 3,187 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bushnell, Florida?
Median household income in Bushnell, Florida is $52,717 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Bushnell, Florida?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bushnell, Florida from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
