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DeLand·Florida

DeLand moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
FL
DeLand
TrumpR+4.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican51.5%11,122
Kamala HarrisDemocratic47.2%10,189
OtherAll other candidates1.3%276
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −4.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−4.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+14.7%
2012+6.8%
2016+1.6%
2020+3.0%
2024−4.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
47.2%Harris10,189
51.5%Trump11,122
1.3%
−4.3%
21,587
D
50.8%Biden10,069
47.8%Trump9,472
1.5%incl. Jorgensen
+3.0%
19,830
D
48.5%Clinton7,514
46.9%Trump7,272
4.6%incl. Johnson
+1.6%
15,499
D
53.4%Obama6,281
46.6%Romney5,485
0.0%
+6.8%
11,766
D
56.7%Obama6,894
42.0%McCain5,110
1.3%
+14.7%
12,156

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorDeLandCityFloridaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White64.7%55.9%61.0%
Black11.7%15.1%12.2%
Asian1.8%2.9%6.0%
Two or more races11.3%19.3%12.6%
Other race10.5%6.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino25.2%27.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$71,863$74,568$84,427
Poverty rate11.0%12.6%12.5%
Median age3943.139.1
Age 18–248.0%8.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older25.4%21.3%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)28.4%34.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home15.7%30.7%22.3%
Spanish11.2%22.6%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 10.7%German 8.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 10.6%English 8.2%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 9.9%Irish 8.2%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic13.0%County context19.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant18.2%County context18.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed60.4%County context53.1%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
10.7%
Irish
10.6%
English
9.9%
Italian
7.3%
American
5.0%
Polish
2.7%
French
2.1%
Scottish
1.8%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
7.6%
Mexican
3.1%
Cuban
1.2%
Colombian
0.8%
Dominican
0.7%
Venezuelan
0.4%
Salvadoran
0.2%
Ecuadorian
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Jamaican
0.7%
African
0.3%
Haitian
0.3%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
0.4%
Chinese
0.4%
Filipino
0.4%
Vietnamese
0.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.3%
speak English only
Spanish11.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.7%
German or other West Germanic0.6%
Other languages0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.4%
Arabic0.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Vietnamese0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
18.2%
Catholic
13.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.7%
Black Protestant
1.9%
Other Christian
1.6%
Latter-day Saints
0.6%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Muslim
0.2%
Jewish
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted60.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 4.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.3 points.

A population of 41,611, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,863 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did DeLand, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, DeLand, Florida voted Republican by 4.3 points (R+4.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,587 votes cast, 10,189 went Democratic and 11,122 went Republican.
What is DeLand, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places DeLand, 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did DeLand, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which DeLand, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in DeLand, Florida?
DeLand, Florida has a population of 41,611 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in DeLand, Florida?
Median household income in DeLand, Florida is $71,863 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of DeLand, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in DeLand, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.