† 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
GroupPalatkaFloridaUnited States
African American†43.7%9.5%9.9%
African1.3%0.5%0.5%
Haitian1.3%2.3%0.3%
English16.8%8.2%9.5%
American6.3%7.7%5.3%
Irish4.8%8.2%9.4%
German3.5%8.9%12.5%
Italian1.4%5.6%4.8%
Scottish1.3%1.3%1.3%
French0.9%1.7%1.6%
Polish0.6%2.1%2.2%
Mexican4.7%3.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.2%5.6%1.8%
Cuban0.8%7.3%0.7%
Chilean0.3%——
Guatemalan0.2%—0.5%
Dominican0.2%1.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
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
Palatka
Florida
United States
Median age
35.3
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.5%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Palatka
Florida
United States
Median household income
$32,021
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
37.3%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.7%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Palatka
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.8%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
6.7%
22.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.9%
2.7%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Palatka
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.
Palatka, Florida
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+25.8%
2008
+25.8%
2012
+24.7%
2016
+18.3%
2020
+14.8%
2024
+1.8%
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
D
50.3%Harris2,011
48.5%Trump1,941
1.2%
D+1.8
R+13.1
D+3.2
3,998
D
56.7%Biden2,455
41.9%Trump1,814
1.4%
D+14.8
R+3.5
D+10.4
4,329
D
57.3%Clinton2,439
39.0%Trump1,659
3.7%
D+18.3
R+6.3
D+16.2
4,254
D
61.8%Obama2,750
37.1%Romney1,652
1.1%
D+24.7
R+1.2
D+20.8
4,449
D
62.3%Obama2,817
36.4%McCain1,648
1.3%
D+25.8
D+0.1
D+18.6
4,523
D
62.8%Kerry2,617
37.0%Bush1,543
0.1%
D+25.8
—
D+28.2
4,165
Palatka anchors one of Florida's poorest counties, with a majority-minority population and a long history of single-party dominance at the local level that has shown gradual partisan shifts in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 13.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.8 points.
A population of 10,650, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $32,021 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waycross and Cairo.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Palatka, Florida voted Democratic by 1.8 points (D+1.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,998 votes cast, 2,011 went Democratic and 1,941 went Republican.
How many people live in Palatka, Florida?
Palatka, Florida has a population of 10,650 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Palatka, Florida?
Median household income in Palatka, Florida is $32,021 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Palatka, Florida?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Palatka, Florida from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
