Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic57.0%536TrumpRepublican42.0%395OtherAll other candidates1.0%9
D+15.0
Lead
141
Total
940
vs nation
D+16.5
BidenDemocratic59.4%617TrumpRepublican39.9%414OtherAll other candidates0.7%7
D+19.6
Lead
203
Total
1,038
vs nation
D+15.1
ClintonDemocratic60.4%638TrumpRepublican37.5%396OtherAll other candidates2.1%22
D+22.9
Lead
242
Total
1,056
vs nation
D+20.8
ObamaDemocratic61.3%658RomneyRepublican38.2%410OtherAll other candidates0.5%5
D+23.1
Lead
248
Total
1,073
vs nation
D+19.3
ObamaDemocratic57.6%684McCainRepublican41.1%488OtherAll other candidates1.3%16
D+16.5
Lead
196
Total
1,188
vs nation
D+9.2
KerryDemocratic58.3%645BushRepublican40.7%450OtherAll other candidates1.1%12
D+17.6
Lead
195
Total
1,107
vs nation
D+20.1
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+15.0MIT Election Lab
Population
2,9792024 5-year
Population density
532 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
5.6 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$51,9642024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
41.3%2024 5-year
Black
50.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+23.1 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
35.1%945 participants ÷ 2,693 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+11.3 ptsPersistently low turnout
Drop-off vs state
-11.8 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
23.7%–28.8%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%
40.1%
28.9%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
945
2,693 ± 227
35.1%
Audited
E/A
2022Mid
766
2,648 ± 263
28.9%
Audited
E/A
1,043
2,590 ± 296
40.3%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
968
2,415 ± 307
40.1%
Audited
E/D
1,061
2,565 ± 414
41.4%
Audited
E/D
1,073
2,837
37.8%
Derived
—
1,188
3,113
38.2%
Derived
—
1,107
3,389 extrapolated
32.7%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Chattahoochee, FL · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
61.3%
658 votes · D+23.1
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 60.4%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
42.0%
395 votes · D+15.0
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 41.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
684votes
57.6% of the vote · D+16.5
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 658 votes
Republican
John McCain2008
488votes
41.1% of the vote · D+16.5
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 450 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Hillary Clinton2016
+20.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+22.9 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +20.1 pts
Republican
John McCain2008
−9.2pts R vs U.S.
Place D+16.5 · U.S. D+7.3
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −15.1 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Chattahoochee · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Gadsden County, Florida, the county containing Chattahoochee — Chattahoochee’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Chattahoochee, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Chattahoochee sits at the Georgia border in Gadsden County, one of Florida's few majority-Black counties, giving this small city a demographic profile sharply distinct from most of the surrounding Panhandle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.0 points.
A population of 2,979, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,964 describe the city.
In 2024, Chattahoochee, Florida voted Democratic by 15.0 points (D+15.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 940 votes cast, 536 went Democratic and 395 went Republican.
How many people live in Chattahoochee, Florida?
Chattahoochee, Florida has a population of 2,979 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chattahoochee, Florida?
Median household income in Chattahoochee, Florida is $51,964 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Chattahoochee, Florida?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Chattahoochee, Florida from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
