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county

Lee County, FL

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

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

German13.0%8.9%12.5%

Irish10.8%8.2%9.4%

American9.7%7.7%5.3%

English9.4%8.2%9.5%

Italian7.4%5.6%4.8%

Polish3.1%2.1%2.2%

French1.9%1.7%1.6%

Scottish1.7%1.3%1.3%

Cuban7.2%7.3%0.7%

Mexican4.7%3.3%11.3%

Puerto Rican4.4%5.6%1.8%

Guatemalan1.9%—0.5%

Dominican1.2%1.3%0.7%

Colombian1.1%2.1%0.4%

Honduran0.8%0.6%0.3%

Nicaraguan0.6%0.6%—

African American†4.5%9.5%9.9%

Haitian1.8%2.3%0.3%

Jamaican0.6%1.5%0.4%

African0.3%0.5%0.5%

Chinese0.4%0.5%1.3%

Filipino0.4%0.5%0.9%

Asian Indian0.3%0.9%1.4%

Vietnamese0.2%0.4%0.6%

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	Lee County	Florida	United States
Median age	49	43.1	39.1
Age 18–24	7.2%	8.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	28.9%	21.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Lee County	Florida	United States
Median household income	$76,107	$74,568	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.0%	12.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	31.2%	34.2%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Lee County	Florida	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	25.8%	30.7%	22.3%
Spanish	19.8%	22.6%	13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	2.0%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1.5%	1.9%	2.0%

Religious landscape

Measure	Lee County	Florida	United States
Catholic	18.8%	19.0%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	16.3%	18.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	58.4%	53.1%	51.5%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 65.5% of 606,203 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic35.5%139,240TrumpRepublican63.9%250,661OliverLibertarian0.2%970

R+28.4

Lead: 111,421
Total: 392,532
vs nation: R+26.9
Turnout: 65.5%

BidenDemocratic40.0%157,695TrumpRepublican59.2%233,247JorgensenLibertarian0.5%2,016

R+19.2

Lead: 75,552
Total: 393,899
vs nation: R+23.6
Turnout: 70.1%

ClintonDemocratic38.3%124,908TrumpRepublican58.7%191,551JohnsonLibertarian2.1%6,982

R+20.4

Lead: 66,643
Total: 326,420
vs nation: R+22.5
Turnout: 66.9%

ObamaDemocratic41.4%110,157RomneyRepublican57.9%154,163OtherAll other candidates0.7%1,846

R+16.5

Lead: 44,006
Total: 266,166
vs nation: R+20.4
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic44.5%119,701McCainRepublican54.8%147,608OtherAll other candidates0.7%1,967

R+10.4

Lead: 27,907
Total: 269,276
vs nation: R+17.6
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic39.0%93,860BushRepublican59.9%144,176OtherAll other candidates1.1%2,631

R+20.9

Lead: 50,316
Total: 240,667
vs nation: R+18.4
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic39.9%73,571BushRepublican57.6%106,151NaderGreen1.9%3,588

R+17.7

Lead: 32,580
Total: 184,400
vs nation: R+18.2
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic39.6%65,699DoleRepublican48.7%80,898PerotReform11.1%18,394

R+9.2

Lead: 15,199
Total: 165,951
vs nation: R+17.7
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+28.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 817,6662024 5-year
Median household income: $76,1072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 62.0%2024 5-year
Black: 7.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+96.2 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59.1 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Lake County, FL · twin score 91.4

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 65.5%396,903 participants ÷ 606,203 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +22.6 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: -0.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 42.8%–48.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	334,660	500,252	66.9%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	292,894	530,307	55.2%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	396,758	566,234	70.1%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	276,081	581,903	47.4%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	396,903	606,203	65.5%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

99 precincts · 394,105 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Lee County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -202202	4,057	6,775	93	10,925	37.1%	62.0%	R+24.9
Precinct -314314	2,766	6,020	85	8,871	31.2%	67.9%	R+36.7
Precinct -101101	2,531	5,331	87	7,949	31.8%	67.1%	R+35.2
Precinct -512512	2,307	4,861	68	7,236	31.9%	67.2%	R+35.3
Precinct -409409	2,116	4,692	56	6,864	30.8%	68.4%	R+37.5
Precinct -313313	2,314	4,203	53	6,570	35.2%	64.0%	R+28.8
Precinct -408408	2,402	4,110	38	6,550	36.7%	62.7%	R+26.1
Precinct -402402	1,937	4,466	66	6,469	29.9%	69.0%	R+39.1
Precinct -311311	2,349	4,001	82	6,432	36.5%	62.2%	R+25.7
Precinct -110110	2,300	4,026	70	6,396	36.0%	62.9%	R+27.0
Precinct -510510	2,412	3,824	74	6,310	38.2%	60.6%	R+22.4
Precinct -316316	2,274	3,872	87	6,233	36.5%	62.1%	R+25.6
Precinct -304304	2,073	4,010	62	6,145	33.7%	65.3%	R+31.5
Precinct -210210	2,490	3,410	66	5,966	41.7%	57.2%	R+15.4
Precinct -222222	2,422	3,425	84	5,931	40.8%	57.7%	R+16.9
Precinct -107107	1,850	3,992	57	5,899	31.4%	67.7%	R+36.3
Precinct -501501	2,300	3,382	53	5,735	40.1%	59.0%	R+18.9
Precinct -303303	1,983	3,526	86	5,595	35.4%	63.0%	R+27.6
Precinct -412412	1,954	3,578	50	5,582	35.0%	64.1%	R+29.1
Precinct -513513	1,222	4,228	53	5,503	22.2%	76.8%	R+54.6
Precinct -317317	1,858	3,564	54	5,476	33.9%	65.1%	R+31.2
Precinct -212212	2,331	3,048	70	5,449	42.8%	55.9%	R+13.2
Precinct -118118	1,430	3,907	47	5,384	26.6%	72.6%	R+46.0
Precinct -119119	1,652	3,623	54	5,329	31.0%	68.0%	R+37.0
Precinct -108108	1,544	3,610	53	5,207	29.7%	69.3%	R+39.7
Precinct -112112	1,493	3,480	44	5,017	29.8%	69.4%	R+39.6
Precinct -320320	1,989	2,963	42	4,994	39.8%	59.3%	R+19.5
Precinct -318318	1,866	2,913	51	4,830	38.6%	60.3%	R+21.7
Precinct -117117	1,397	3,204	40	4,641	30.1%	69.0%	R+38.9
Precinct -120120	1,278	3,301	43	4,622	27.7%	71.4%	R+43.8
Precinct -214214	1,608	2,926	68	4,602	34.9%	63.6%	R+28.6
Precinct -407407	1,343	3,201	44	4,588	29.3%	69.8%	R+40.5
Precinct -415415	2,502	1,927	57	4,486	55.8%	43.0%	D+12.8
Precinct -310310	1,465	2,860	51	4,376	33.5%	65.4%	R+31.9
Precinct -416416	2,472	1,799	47	4,318	57.2%	41.7%	D+15.6
Precinct -506506	1,903	2,360	44	4,307	44.2%	54.8%	R+10.6
Precinct -209209	1,510	2,650	43	4,203	35.9%	63.1%	R+27.1
Precinct -121121	1,044	3,092	37	4,173	25.0%	74.1%	R+49.1
Precinct -104104	1,312	2,800	35	4,147	31.6%	67.5%	R+35.9
Precinct -103103	1,384	2,643	36	4,063	34.1%	65.1%	R+31.0
Precinct -511511	1,625	2,338	51	4,014	40.5%	58.2%	R+17.8
Precinct -111111	1,237	2,698	19	3,954	31.3%	68.2%	R+36.9
Precinct -216216	1,835	2,066	44	3,945	46.5%	52.4%	R+5.9
Precinct -215215	1,337	2,524	63	3,924	34.1%	64.3%	R+30.2
Precinct -508508	1,668	2,214	41	3,923	42.5%	56.4%	R+13.9
Precinct -307307	1,312	2,491	64	3,867	33.9%	64.4%	R+30.5
Precinct -217217	1,643	2,000	85	3,728	44.1%	53.6%	R+9.6
Precinct -206206	1,060	2,620	46	3,726	28.4%	70.3%	R+41.9
Precinct -315315	1,187	2,473	50	3,710	32.0%	66.7%	R+34.7
Precinct -208208	1,273	2,378	35	3,686	34.5%	64.5%	R+30.0
Precinct -504504	1,739	1,889	28	3,656	47.6%	51.7%	R+4.1
Precinct -413413	1,152	2,457	38	3,647	31.6%	67.4%	R+35.8
Precinct -114114	975	2,624	33	3,632	26.8%	72.2%	R+45.4
Precinct -301301	1,252	2,312	43	3,607	34.7%	64.1%	R+29.4
Precinct -410410	1,145	2,391	31	3,567	32.1%	67.0%	R+34.9
Precinct -411411	1,336	2,103	41	3,480	38.4%	60.4%	R+22.0
Precinct -302302	1,240	2,153	40	3,433	36.1%	62.7%	R+26.6
Precinct -305305	1,188	2,173	51	3,412	34.8%	63.7%	R+28.9
Precinct -113113	960	2,400	29	3,389	28.3%	70.8%	R+42.5
Precinct -306306	1,183	2,096	35	3,314	35.7%	63.2%	R+27.5
Precinct -403403	1,203	2,063	30	3,296	36.5%	62.6%	R+26.1
Precinct -204204	1,191	2,043	37	3,271	36.4%	62.5%	R+26.0
Precinct -106106	1,032	2,210	22	3,264	31.6%	67.7%	R+36.1
Precinct -115115	871	2,314	28	3,213	27.1%	72.0%	R+44.9
Precinct -507507	1,322	1,655	43	3,020	43.8%	54.8%	R+11.0
Precinct -102102	994	1,980	33	3,007	33.1%	65.8%	R+32.8
Precinct -515515	1,011	1,941	24	2,976	34.0%	65.2%	R+31.3
Precinct -221221	1,303	1,568	33	2,904	44.9%	54.0%	R+9.1
Precinct -203203	1,037	1,778	24	2,839	36.5%	62.6%	R+26.1
Precinct -417417	1,837	922	54	2,813	65.3%	32.8%	D+32.5
Precinct -205205	848	1,870	38	2,756	30.8%	67.9%	R+37.1
Precinct -312312	998	1,716	42	2,756	36.2%	62.3%	R+26.1
Precinct -218218	1,039	1,658	31	2,728	38.1%	60.8%	R+22.7
Precinct -219219	1,000	1,689	32	2,721	36.8%	62.1%	R+25.3
Precinct -517517	782	1,888	36	2,706	28.9%	69.8%	R+40.9
Precinct -109109	813	1,828	36	2,677	30.4%	68.3%	R+37.9
Precinct -308308	926	1,707	17	2,650	34.9%	64.4%	R+29.5
Precinct -405405	812	1,735	26	2,573	31.6%	67.4%	R+35.9
Precinct -404404	815	1,647	33	2,495	32.7%	66.0%	R+33.3
Precinct -201201	832	1,623	25	2,480	33.5%	65.4%	R+31.9
Precinct -505505	1,215	1,234	27	2,476	49.1%	49.8%	R+0.8
Precinct -509509	1,142	1,298	21	2,461	46.4%	52.7%	R+6.3
Precinct -105105	1,054	1,321	32	2,407	43.8%	54.9%	R+11.1
Precinct -503503	645	1,728	16	2,389	27.0%	72.3%	R+45.3
Precinct -213213	910	1,454	19	2,383	38.2%	61.0%	R+22.8
Precinct -220220	916	1,358	19	2,293	39.9%	59.2%	R+19.3
Precinct -516516	400	1,782	15	2,197	18.2%	81.1%	R+62.9
Precinct -207207	545	1,565	15	2,125	25.6%	73.6%	R+48.0
Precinct -211211	751	1,300	25	2,076	36.2%	62.6%	R+26.4
Precinct -116116	966	1,027	39	2,032	47.5%	50.5%	R+3.0
Precinct -321321	625	1,329	20	1,974	31.7%	67.3%	R+35.7
Precinct -406406	666	1,234	18	1,918	34.7%	64.3%	R+29.6
Precinct -401401	684	1,210	19	1,913	35.8%	63.3%	R+27.5
Precinct -414414	489	1,061	16	1,566	31.2%	67.8%	R+36.5
Precinct -319319	424	1,069	14	1,507	28.1%	70.9%	R+42.8
Precinct -502502	266	1,129	14	1,409	18.9%	80.1%	R+61.2
Precinct -309309	317	662	9	988	32.1%	67.0%	R+34.9
Precinct -514514	413	508	12	933	44.3%	54.4%	R+10.2
Precinct -122122	359	554	13	926	38.8%	59.8%	R+21.1

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+96.2%
1896	+47.4%
1900	+69.9%
1904	+36.9%
1908	+36.4%
1912	+55.2%
1916	+51.6%
1920	+18.4%
1924	+18.1%
1928	−27.7%
1932	+44.9%
1936	+38.3%
1940	+37.0%
1944	+28.5%
1948	−6.8%
1952	−18.2%
1956	−25.2%
1960	−30.7%
1964	−11.6%
1968	−20.6%
1972	−59.1%
1976	−10.7%
1980	−34.8%
1984	−47.8%
1988	−36.1%
1992	−11.9%
1996	−9.2%
2000	−17.7%
2004	−20.9%
2008	−10.4%
2012	−16.5%
2016	−20.4%
2020	−19.2%
2024	−28.4%

DemocraticRepublican

38 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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	35.5%Harris139,240	63.9%Trump250,661	0.2%Oliver970 +5	R+28.4	R+9.2	R+26.9	392,532
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican63.9%250,661 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic35.5%139,240 Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%970 Jill SteinIndependent0.2%917 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%308 Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%240 Randall TerryIndependent0.0%183 OtherAll other candidates0.0%13
2020	R	40.0%Biden157,695	59.2%Trump233,247	0.5%Jorgensen2,016	R+19.2	D+1.2	R+23.6	393,899
2016	R	38.3%Clinton124,908	58.7%Trump191,551	2.1%Johnson6,982	R+20.4	R+3.9	R+22.5	326,420
2012	R	41.4%Obama110,157	57.9%Romney154,163	0.7%	R+16.5	R+6.2	R+20.4	266,166
2008	R	44.5%Obama119,701	54.8%McCain147,608	0.7%	R+10.4	D+10.5	R+17.6	269,276
2004	R	39.0%Kerry93,860	59.9%Bush144,176	1.1%	R+20.9	R+3.2	R+18.4	240,667
2000	R	39.9%Gore73,571	57.6%Bush106,151	1.9%Nader3,588	R+17.7	R+8.5	R+18.2	184,400
1996	R	39.6%Clinton65,699	48.7%Dole80,898	11.1%Perot18,394	R+9.2	D+2.8	R+17.7	165,951
1992	R	32.3%Clinton53,660	44.2%Bush73,436	23.2%Perot38,452	R+11.9	D+24.2	R+17.5	166,002
1988	R	31.6%Dukakis40,725	67.7%Bush87,303	0.7%	R+36.1	D+11.7	R+28.4	128,936
1984	R	26.1%Mondale30,022	73.9%Reagan85,024	0.0%	R+47.8	R+13.0	R+29.6	115,076
1980	R	29.7%Carter28,125	64.5%Reagan61,033	5.8%	R+34.8	R+24.1	R+25.0	94,613
1976	R	43.8%Carter30,567	54.5%Ford38,038	1.7%	R+10.7	D+48.4	R+12.8	69,789
1972	R	20.3%McGovern9,404	79.5%Nixon36,738	0.2%	R+59.1	R+38.5	R+36.0	46,235
1968	R	25.7%Humphrey7,978	46.2%Nixon14,376	28.1%	R+20.6	R+9.0	R+19.9	31,095
1964	R	44.2%Johnson10,204	55.8%Goldwater12,886	0.0%	R+11.6	D+19.1	R+34.2	23,090
1960	R	34.7%Kennedy5,494	65.3%Nixon10,357	0.0%	R+30.7	R+5.5	R+30.8	15,851
1956	R	37.4%Stevenson4,520	62.6%Eisenhower7,565	0.0%	R+25.2	R+7.0	R+9.8	12,085
1952	R	40.9%Stevenson3,828	59.1%Eisenhower5,528	0.0%	R+18.2	R+11.4	R+7.4	9,356
1948	R	32.5%Truman1,883	39.3%Dewey2,276	28.3%	R+6.8	R+35.3	R+11.3	5,797
1944	D	64.3%Roosevelt3,353	35.7%Dewey1,865	0.0%	D+28.5	R+8.5	D+21.0	5,218
1940	D	68.5%Roosevelt3,531	31.5%Willkie1,622	0.0%	D+37.0	R+1.3	D+27.1	5,153
1936	D	69.2%Roosevelt2,549	30.8%Landon1,137	0.0%	D+38.3	R+6.6	D+14.0	3,686
1932	D	72.4%Roosevelt2,557	27.6%Hoover973	0.0%	D+44.9	D+72.6	D+27.1	3,530
1928	R	35.4%Smith1,154	63.2%Hoover2,058	1.4%	R+27.7	R+45.8	R+10.3	3,258
1924	D	52.1%Davis845	34.0%Coolidge552	13.9%	D+18.1	R+0.4	D+43.2	1,622
1920	D	55.4%Cox938	37.0%Harding626	7.7%	D+18.4	R+33.2	D+44.6	1,694
1916	D	66.3%Wilson751	14.8%Hughes167	18.9%	D+51.6	R+3.6	D+48.4	1,132
1912	D	60.5%Wilson432	5.3%Taft38	34.2%	D+55.2	D+18.8	D+35.6	714
1908	D	49.9%Bryan266	13.5%Taft72	36.6%	D+36.4	R+0.5	D+46.0	533
1904	D	54.0%Parker266	17.0%Roosevelt84	29.0%	D+36.9	R+33.0	D+56.6	493
1900	D	81.3%Bryan278	11.4%McKinley39	7.3%	D+69.9	D+22.4	D+77.4	342
1896	D	71.2%Bryan222	23.7%McKinley74	5.1%	D+47.4	R+48.8	D+53.5	312
1892	D	96.2%Cleveland153	0.0%Harrison0	3.8%	D+96.2	—	D+94.6	159
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 38 Senate · 1 Senate special · 12 governor

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.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	34.4%130,206	65.6%247,978	378,184
2020	R	39.4%150,267	60.6%230,833	381,100
2018	R	39.1%111,897	60.9%174,534	286,431

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	32.6%125,524	66.3%255,340	385,311
2022	R	31.7%87,108	67.4%185,123	274,509
2018Class I	R	39.7%Bill Nelson114,857	60.3%Rick Scott174,316	289,214
2016Class III	R	32.5%Patrick Murphy104,591	63.6%Marco Rubio204,778	321,840
2012Class I	R	45.3%Bill Nelson117,773	51.5%Connie Mack IV133,746	259,792
2010Class III	R	10.3%Kendrick Meek18,655	57.2%Marco Rubio103,169	180,355
2006Class I	D	52.6%Bill Nelson80,749	45.6%Katherine Harris69,955	153,447
2004Class III	R	38.2%Betty Castor89,048	59.9%Mel Martinez139,810	233,389
2000Class I	R	38.0%Bill Nelson69,308	59.2%Bill McCollum107,824	182,241
1998Class III	D	54.1%Bob Graham65,504	45.9%Charlie Crist55,681	121,185
1994Class I	R	22.6%Hugh E. Rodham30,200	77.4%Connie Mack III103,178	133,379
1992Class III	D	58.6%Bob Graham88,282	41.4%Bill Grant62,424	150,709
1988Class I	R	41.8%Buddy McKay54,924	58.2%Connie Mack III76,605	131,532
1986Class III	R	44.0%Bob Graham44,224	56.0%Paula Hawkins56,351	100,583
1982Class I	R	47.3%Lawton Chiles39,515	52.7%Van B. Poole43,980	83,508
1980Class III	R	38.1%Bill Gunter32,759	61.9%Paula Hawkins53,263	86,029
1976Class I	D	53.6%Lawton Chiles35,421	46.4%John Grady30,683	66,104
1974Class III	R	28.6%Richard Stone11,732	43.6%Jack Eckerd17,855	40,968
1970Class I	D	52.2%Lawton Chiles14,259	47.8%William C. Cramer13,039	27,298
1968Class III	R	39.5%Leroy Collins11,374	60.5%Edward J. Gurney17,442	28,816
1964Class I	D	60.8%Spessard L. Holland12,117	39.2%Claude E. Kirk Jr.7,807	19,924
1962Class III	D	66.6%George A. Smathers8,274	33.4%Emerson Rupert4,147	12,423
1958Class I	D	73.6%Spessard L. Holland6,894	26.4%Leland Hyzer2,467	9,361
1956Class III	D	100.0%George A. Smathers6,984	0.0%None0	6,984
1952Class I	D	100.0%Spessard L. Holland6,594	0.0%None0	6,594
1950Class III	D	83.7%George A. Smathers2,145	16.3%John P. Booth417	2,562
1946Class I	D	76.4%Spessard L. Holland1,230	23.6%J. Harry Schad381	1,611
1944Class III	D	65.1%Claude Pepper3,320	34.9%Miles H. Draper1,778	5,098
1940Class I	D	100.0%Charles O. Andrews2,889	0.0%None0	2,889
1938Class III	D	83.7%Claude Pepper1,739	16.3%Thomas E. Swanson339	2,078
1934Class I	D	100.0%Park Trammell1,550	0.0%None0	1,550
1932Class III	D	100.0%Duncan U. Fletcher2,513	0.0%None0	2,513
1928Class I	D	59.8%Park Trammell1,750	40.2%Barclay H. Warburton1,176	2,927
1926Class III	D	64.1%Duncan U. Fletcher669	9.3%W.R. O'Neal97	1,044
1922Class I	D	91.4%Park Trammell1,113	0.0%None0	1,218
1920Class III	D	70.6%Duncan U. Fletcher1,100	26.6%John M. Cheney414	1,558
1916Class I	D	83.7%Park Trammell783	10.8%W.R. O'Neal101	935
1914Class III	D	100.0%Duncan U. Fletcher305	0.0%None0	305

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1936Special · Class I	D	46.0%Charles O. Andrews2,760	14.6%Howard C. Babcock877	5,998

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	30.8%Charlie Crist84,739	68.8%Ron Desantis189,335	275,239
2018	R	38.4%Andrew Gillum111,198	60.1%Ron Desantis174,078	289,591
2014	R	37.8%Charlie Crist79,454	58.0%Rick Scott121,962	210,301
2010	R	37.4%Alex Sink68,041	59.1%Rick Scott107,460	181,901
2006	R	34.6%Jim Davis53,426	62.9%Charlie Crist97,221	154,567
2002	R	31.8%Bill McBride51,682	67.2%Jeb Bush109,183	162,515
1998	R	35.3%Buddy MacKay43,077	64.7%Jeb Bush78,816	121,895
1994	R	43.8%Lawton Chiles58,785	56.2%Jeb Bush75,365	134,150
1990	R	44.6%Lawton Chiles48,784	55.2%Bob Martinez60,408	109,363
1986	R	41.2%Steve Pajcic40,927	58.8%Bob Martinez58,380	99,313
1982	R	49.4%Bob Graham41,067	50.6%Skip Bafalis42,021	83,088
1978	R	44.6%Bob Graham28,218	55.4%Jack Eckerd35,023	63,241

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2024R+25.3

Presidential vote · 2024R+28.4

Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.0 points more Democratic.

DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties

Voter registration in Lee County, FL
Year	Total registered	Democratic	Republican	Unaffiliated	Other
2017	431,685	116,898	187,017	126,058	1,712
2018	451,515	122,355	193,263	132,683	3,214
2019	462,006	124,604	196,087	136,833	4,482
2020	497,273	134,673	214,228	141,125	7,247
2021	502,713	131,146	216,168	147,002	8,397
2023	469,324	109,634	219,762	129,086	10,842
2024	504,072	112,996	240,762	135,243	15,071

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+8,603 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +202,937 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $123,824 in average income, against $104,324 for residents who stayed — 19% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+1.7 on average — 27 points more Democratic-leaning than Lee County, FL itself (R+28.4).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Collier County, FL2,781R+33.1
Miami-Dade County, FL2,131R+11.4
Broward County, FL1,040D+17.0
Charlotte County, FL539R+34.0
Palm Beach County, FL480D+0.8
Hillsborough County, FL467R+3.1

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Collier County, FL1,925
Charlotte County, FL1,017
Hillsborough County, FL754
Miami-Dade County, FL707
Broward County, FL518
Sarasota County, FL483

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Lee County, FL in Lee County, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+7,915
2012	+10,319
2013	+13,001
2014	+14,618
2015	+18,818
2016	+19,226
2017	+14,026
2018	+12,202
2019	+15,043
2021	+28,248
2022	+28,404
2023	+7,760
2024	+4,754
2025	+8,603

Lee County's rapid post-2000 growth, driven largely by retirees from the Midwest and Northeast, has produced one of Florida's most reliably Republican electorates on the Gulf Coast, with the 2024 presidential margin reaching 28.4 points.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.2 points in 1892 and a Republican high of 59.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 9.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.4 points.

A population of 817,666, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,107 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lake County and Manatee County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Lake County

Florida

91.4twin score

population scalemedian age2020 margin≠ American ancestry

Manatee County

Florida

89.9twin score

population scalemedian age2020 margin

Brevard County

Florida

85.9twin score

population scalemedian age2016–2020 trajectory

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Lee County, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Lee County, Florida voted Republican by 28.4 points (R+28.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 392,532 votes cast, 139,240 went Democratic and 250,661 went Republican.

When did Lee County, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Lee County, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.

How many people live in Lee County, Florida?

Lee County, Florida has a population of 817,666 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Lee County, Florida?

Median household income in Lee County, Florida is $76,107 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Lee County, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lee County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.

Measure

Lee County

Florida

United States

Median age

43.1

39.1

Age 18–24

7.2%

8.1%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

28.9%

21.3%

17.2%

Measure

Lee County

Florida

United States

Median household income

$76,107

$74,568

$84,427

Poverty rate

12.0%

12.6%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

31.2%

34.2%

35.6%

Measure

Lee County

Florida

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

25.8%

30.7%

22.3%

Spanish

19.8%

22.6%

13.6%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)

2.0%

2.7%

0.7%

Other Indo-European

1.5%

1.9%

2.0%

Measure

Lee County

Florida

United States

Catholic

18.8%

19.0%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

16.3%

18.5%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

58.4%

53.1%

51.5%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+28.4MIT Election Lab

Population

817,6662024 5-year

Median household income

$76,1072024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

62.0%2024 5-year

Black

7.6%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

24.7%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+96.2 in 1892MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+59.1 in 1972MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Lake County, FL · twin score 91.4

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

334,660

500,252

66.9%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

292,894

530,307

55.2%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

396,758

566,234

70.1%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

276,081

581,903

47.4%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

396,903

606,203

65.5%

A/A

Lee County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -202202

4,057

6,775

10,925

37.1%

62.0%

R+24.9

Precinct -314314

2,766

6,020

8,871

31.2%

67.9%

R+36.7

Precinct -101101

2,531

5,331

7,949

31.8%

67.1%

R+35.2

Precinct -512512

2,307

4,861

7,236

31.9%

67.2%

R+35.3

Precinct -409409

2,116

4,692

6,864

30.8%

68.4%

R+37.5

Precinct -313313

2,314

4,203

6,570

35.2%

64.0%

R+28.8

Precinct -408408

2,402

4,110

6,550

36.7%

62.7%

R+26.1

Precinct -402402

1,937

4,466

6,469

29.9%

69.0%

R+39.1

Precinct -311311

2,349

4,001

6,432

36.5%

62.2%

R+25.7

Precinct -110110

2,300

4,026

6,396

36.0%

62.9%

R+27.0

Precinct -510510

2,412

3,824

6,310

38.2%

60.6%

R+22.4

Precinct -316316

2,274

3,872

6,233

36.5%

62.1%

R+25.6

Precinct -304304

2,073

4,010

6,145

33.7%

65.3%

R+31.5

Precinct -210210

2,490

3,410

5,966

41.7%

57.2%

R+15.4

Precinct -222222

2,422

3,425

5,931

40.8%

57.7%

R+16.9

Precinct -107107

1,850

3,992

5,899

31.4%

67.7%

R+36.3

Precinct -501501

2,300

3,382

5,735

40.1%

59.0%

R+18.9

Precinct -303303

1,983

3,526

5,595

35.4%

63.0%

R+27.6

Precinct -412412

1,954

3,578

5,582

35.0%

64.1%

R+29.1

Precinct -513513

1,222

4,228

5,503

22.2%

76.8%

R+54.6

Precinct -317317

1,858

3,564

5,476

33.9%

65.1%

R+31.2

Precinct -212212

2,331

3,048

5,449

42.8%

55.9%

R+13.2

Precinct -118118

1,430

3,907

5,384

26.6%

72.6%

R+46.0

Precinct -119119

1,652

3,623

5,329

31.0%

68.0%

R+37.0

Precinct -108108

1,544

3,610

5,207

29.7%

69.3%

R+39.7

Precinct -112112

1,493

3,480

5,017

29.8%

69.4%

R+39.6

Precinct -320320

1,989

2,963

4,994

39.8%

59.3%

R+19.5

Precinct -318318

1,866

2,913

4,830

38.6%

60.3%

R+21.7

Precinct -117117

1,397

3,204

4,641

30.1%

69.0%

R+38.9

Precinct -120120

1,278

3,301

4,622

27.7%

71.4%

R+43.8

Precinct -214214

1,608

2,926

4,602

34.9%

63.6%

R+28.6

Precinct -407407

1,343

3,201

4,588

29.3%

69.8%

R+40.5

Precinct -415415

2,502

1,927

4,486

55.8%

43.0%

D+12.8

Precinct -310310

1,465

2,860

4,376

33.5%

65.4%

R+31.9

Precinct -416416

2,472

1,799

4,318

57.2%

41.7%

D+15.6

Precinct -506506

1,903

2,360

4,307

44.2%

54.8%

R+10.6

Precinct -209209

1,510

2,650

4,203

35.9%

63.1%

R+27.1

Precinct -121121

1,044

3,092

4,173

25.0%

74.1%

R+49.1

Precinct -104104

1,312

2,800

4,147

31.6%

67.5%

R+35.9

Precinct -103103

1,384

2,643

4,063

34.1%

65.1%

R+31.0

Precinct -511511

1,625

2,338

4,014

40.5%

58.2%

R+17.8

Precinct -111111

1,237

2,698

3,954

31.3%

68.2%

R+36.9

Precinct -216216

1,835

2,066

3,945

46.5%

52.4%

R+5.9

Precinct -215215

1,337

2,524

3,924

34.1%

64.3%

R+30.2

Precinct -508508

1,668

2,214

3,923

42.5%

56.4%

R+13.9

Precinct -307307

1,312

2,491

3,867

33.9%

64.4%

R+30.5

Precinct -217217

1,643

2,000

3,728

44.1%

53.6%

R+9.6

Precinct -206206

1,060

2,620

3,726

28.4%

70.3%

R+41.9

Precinct -315315

1,187

2,473

3,710

32.0%

66.7%

R+34.7

Precinct -208208

1,273

2,378

3,686

34.5%

64.5%

R+30.0

Precinct -504504

1,739

1,889

3,656

47.6%

51.7%

R+4.1

Precinct -413413

1,152

2,457

3,647

31.6%

67.4%

R+35.8

Precinct -114114

975

2,624

3,632

26.8%

72.2%

R+45.4

Precinct -301301

1,252

2,312

3,607

34.7%

64.1%

R+29.4

Precinct -410410

1,145

2,391

3,567

32.1%

67.0%

R+34.9

Precinct -411411

1,336

2,103

3,480

38.4%

60.4%

R+22.0

Precinct -302302

1,240

2,153

3,433

36.1%

62.7%

R+26.6

Precinct -305305

1,188

2,173

3,412

34.8%

63.7%

R+28.9

Precinct -113113

960

2,400

3,389

28.3%

70.8%

R+42.5

Precinct -306306

1,183

2,096

3,314

35.7%

63.2%

R+27.5

Precinct -403403

1,203

2,063

3,296

36.5%

62.6%

R+26.1

Precinct -204204

1,191

2,043

3,271

36.4%

62.5%

R+26.0

Precinct -106106

1,032

2,210

3,264

31.6%

67.7%

R+36.1

Precinct -115115

871

2,314

3,213

27.1%

72.0%

R+44.9

Precinct -507507

1,322

1,655

3,020

43.8%

54.8%

R+11.0

Precinct -102102

994

1,980

3,007

33.1%

65.8%

R+32.8

Precinct -515515

1,011

1,941

2,976

34.0%

65.2%

R+31.3

Precinct -221221

1,303

1,568

2,904

44.9%

54.0%

R+9.1

Precinct -203203

1,037

1,778

2,839

36.5%

62.6%

R+26.1

Precinct -417417

1,837

922

2,813

65.3%

32.8%

D+32.5

Precinct -205205

848

1,870

2,756

30.8%

67.9%

R+37.1

Precinct -312312

998

1,716

2,756

36.2%

62.3%

R+26.1

Precinct -218218

1,039

1,658

2,728

38.1%

60.8%

R+22.7

Precinct -219219

1,000

1,689

2,721

36.8%

62.1%

R+25.3

Precinct -517517

782

1,888

2,706

28.9%

69.8%

R+40.9

Precinct -109109

813

1,828

2,677

30.4%

68.3%

R+37.9

Precinct -308308

926

1,707

2,650

34.9%

64.4%

R+29.5

Precinct -405405

812

1,735

2,573

31.6%

67.4%

R+35.9

Precinct -404404

815

1,647

2,495

32.7%

66.0%

R+33.3

Precinct -201201

832

1,623

2,480

33.5%

65.4%

R+31.9

Precinct -505505

1,215

1,234

2,476

49.1%

49.8%

R+0.8

Precinct -509509

1,142

1,298

2,461

46.4%

52.7%

R+6.3

Precinct -105105

1,054

1,321

2,407

43.8%

54.9%

R+11.1

Precinct -503503

645

1,728

2,389

27.0%

72.3%

R+45.3

Precinct -213213

910

1,454

2,383

38.2%

61.0%

R+22.8

Precinct -220220

916

1,358

2,293

39.9%

59.2%

R+19.3

Precinct -516516

400

1,782

2,197

18.2%

81.1%

R+62.9

Precinct -207207

545

1,565

2,125

25.6%

73.6%

R+48.0

Precinct -211211

751

1,300

2,076

36.2%

62.6%

R+26.4

Precinct -116116

966

1,027

2,032

47.5%

50.5%

R+3.0

Precinct -321321

625

1,329

1,974

31.7%

67.3%

R+35.7

Precinct -406406

666

1,234

1,918

34.7%

64.3%

R+29.6

Precinct -401401

684

1,210

1,913

35.8%

63.3%

R+27.5

Precinct -414414

489

1,061

1,566

31.2%

67.8%

R+36.5

Precinct -319319

424

1,069

1,507

28.1%

70.9%

R+42.8

Precinct -502502

266

1,129

1,409

18.9%

80.1%

R+61.2

Precinct -309309

317

662

988

32.1%

67.0%

R+34.9

Precinct -514514

413

508

933

44.3%

54.4%

R+10.2

Precinct -122122

359

554

926

38.8%

59.8%

R+21.1

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+96.2%
1896	+47.4%
1900	+69.9%
1904	+36.9%
1908	+36.4%
1912	+55.2%
1916	+51.6%
1920	+18.4%
1924	+18.1%
1928	−27.7%
1932	+44.9%
1936	+38.3%
1940	+37.0%
1944	+28.5%
1948	−6.8%
1952	−18.2%
1956	−25.2%
1960	−30.7%
1964	−11.6%
1968	−20.6%
1972	−59.1%
1976	−10.7%
1980	−34.8%
1984	−47.8%
1988	−36.1%
1992	−11.9%
1996	−9.2%
2000	−17.7%
2004	−20.9%
2008	−10.4%
2012	−16.5%
2016	−20.4%
2020	−19.2%
2024	−28.4%

DemocraticRepublican

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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

35.5%Harris139,240

63.9%Trump250,661

0.2%Oliver970 +5

R+28.4

R+9.2

R+26.9

392,532

All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican63.9%250,661
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic35.5%139,240
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%970
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%917
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%308
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%240
Randall TerryIndependent0.0%183
OtherAll other candidates0.0%13

2020

40.0%Biden157,695

59.2%Trump233,247

0.5%Jorgensen2,016

R+19.2

D+1.2

R+23.6

393,899

2016

38.3%Clinton124,908

58.7%Trump191,551

2.1%Johnson6,982

R+20.4

R+3.9

R+22.5

326,420

2012

41.4%Obama110,157

57.9%Romney154,163

0.7%

R+16.5

R+6.2

R+20.4

266,166

2008

44.5%Obama119,701

54.8%McCain147,608

0.7%

R+10.4

D+10.5

R+17.6

269,276

2004

39.0%Kerry93,860

59.9%Bush144,176

1.1%

R+20.9

R+3.2

R+18.4

240,667

2000

39.9%Gore73,571

57.6%Bush106,151

1.9%Nader3,588

R+17.7

R+8.5

R+18.2

184,400

1996

39.6%Clinton65,699

48.7%Dole80,898

11.1%Perot18,394

R+9.2

D+2.8

R+17.7

165,951

1992

32.3%Clinton53,660

44.2%Bush73,436

23.2%Perot38,452

R+11.9

D+24.2

R+17.5

166,002

1988

31.6%Dukakis40,725

67.7%Bush87,303

0.7%

R+36.1

D+11.7

R+28.4

128,936

1984

26.1%Mondale30,022

73.9%Reagan85,024

0.0%

R+47.8

R+13.0

R+29.6

115,076

1980

29.7%Carter28,125

64.5%Reagan61,033

5.8%

R+34.8

R+24.1

R+25.0

94,613

1976

43.8%Carter30,567

54.5%Ford38,038

1.7%

R+10.7

D+48.4

R+12.8

69,789

1972

20.3%McGovern9,404

79.5%Nixon36,738

0.2%

R+59.1

R+38.5

R+36.0

46,235

1968

25.7%Humphrey7,978

46.2%Nixon14,376

28.1%

R+20.6

R+9.0

R+19.9

31,095

1964

44.2%Johnson10,204

55.8%Goldwater12,886

0.0%

R+11.6

D+19.1

R+34.2

23,090

1960

34.7%Kennedy5,494

65.3%Nixon10,357

0.0%

R+30.7

R+5.5

R+30.8

15,851

1956

37.4%Stevenson4,520

62.6%Eisenhower7,565

0.0%

R+25.2

R+7.0

R+9.8

12,085

1952

40.9%Stevenson3,828

59.1%Eisenhower5,528

0.0%

R+18.2

R+11.4

R+7.4

9,356

1948

32.5%Truman1,883

39.3%Dewey2,276

28.3%

R+6.8

R+35.3

R+11.3

5,797

1944

64.3%Roosevelt3,353

35.7%Dewey1,865

0.0%

D+28.5

R+8.5

D+21.0

5,218

1940

68.5%Roosevelt3,531

31.5%Willkie1,622

0.0%

D+37.0

R+1.3

D+27.1

5,153

1936

69.2%Roosevelt2,549

30.8%Landon1,137

0.0%

D+38.3

R+6.6

D+14.0

3,686

1932

72.4%Roosevelt2,557

27.6%Hoover973

0.0%

D+44.9

D+72.6

D+27.1

3,530

1928

35.4%Smith1,154

63.2%Hoover2,058

1.4%

R+27.7

R+45.8

R+10.3

3,258

1924

52.1%Davis845

34.0%Coolidge552

13.9%

D+18.1

R+0.4

D+43.2

1,622

1920

55.4%Cox938

37.0%Harding626

7.7%

D+18.4

R+33.2

D+44.6

1,694

1916

66.3%Wilson751

14.8%Hughes167

18.9%

D+51.6

R+3.6

D+48.4

1,132

1912

60.5%Wilson432

5.3%Taft38

34.2%

D+55.2

D+18.8

D+35.6

714

1908

49.9%Bryan266

13.5%Taft72

36.6%

D+36.4

R+0.5

D+46.0

533

1904

54.0%Parker266

17.0%Roosevelt84

29.0%

D+36.9

R+33.0

D+56.6

493

1900

81.3%Bryan278

11.4%McKinley39

7.3%

D+69.9

D+22.4

D+77.4

342

1896

71.2%Bryan222

23.7%McKinley74

5.1%

D+47.4

R+48.8

D+53.5

312

1892

96.2%Cleveland153

0.0%Harrison0

3.8%

D+96.2

—

D+94.6

159

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

34.4%130,206

65.6%247,978

378,184

2020

39.4%150,267

60.6%230,833

381,100

2018

39.1%111,897

60.9%174,534

286,431

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

32.6%125,524

66.3%255,340

385,311

2022

31.7%87,108

67.4%185,123

274,509

2018Class I

39.7%Bill Nelson114,857

60.3%Rick Scott174,316

289,214

2016Class III

32.5%Patrick Murphy104,591

63.6%Marco Rubio204,778

321,840

2012Class I

45.3%Bill Nelson117,773

51.5%Connie Mack IV133,746

259,792

2010Class III

10.3%Kendrick Meek18,655

57.2%Marco Rubio103,169

180,355

2006Class I

52.6%Bill Nelson80,749

45.6%Katherine Harris69,955

153,447

2004Class III

38.2%Betty Castor89,048

59.9%Mel Martinez139,810

233,389

2000Class I

38.0%Bill Nelson69,308

59.2%Bill McCollum107,824

182,241

1998Class III

54.1%Bob Graham65,504

45.9%Charlie Crist55,681

121,185

1994Class I

22.6%Hugh E. Rodham30,200

77.4%Connie Mack III103,178

133,379

1992Class III

58.6%Bob Graham88,282

41.4%Bill Grant62,424

150,709

1988Class I

41.8%Buddy McKay54,924

58.2%Connie Mack III76,605

131,532

1986Class III

44.0%Bob Graham44,224

56.0%Paula Hawkins56,351

100,583

1982Class I

47.3%Lawton Chiles39,515

52.7%Van B. Poole43,980

83,508

1980Class III

38.1%Bill Gunter32,759

61.9%Paula Hawkins53,263

86,029

1976Class I

53.6%Lawton Chiles35,421

46.4%John Grady30,683

66,104

1974Class III

28.6%Richard Stone11,732

43.6%Jack Eckerd17,855

40,968

1970Class I

52.2%Lawton Chiles14,259

47.8%William C. Cramer13,039

27,298

1968Class III

39.5%Leroy Collins11,374

60.5%Edward J. Gurney17,442

28,816

1964Class I

60.8%Spessard L. Holland12,117

39.2%Claude E. Kirk Jr.7,807

19,924

1962Class III

66.6%George A. Smathers8,274

33.4%Emerson Rupert4,147

12,423

1958Class I

73.6%Spessard L. Holland6,894

26.4%Leland Hyzer2,467

9,361

1956Class III

100.0%George A. Smathers6,984

0.0%None0

6,984

1952Class I

100.0%Spessard L. Holland6,594

0.0%None0

6,594

1950Class III

83.7%George A. Smathers2,145

16.3%John P. Booth417

2,562

1946Class I

76.4%Spessard L. Holland1,230

23.6%J. Harry Schad381

1,611

1944Class III

65.1%Claude Pepper3,320

34.9%Miles H. Draper1,778

5,098

1940Class I

100.0%Charles O. Andrews2,889

0.0%None0

2,889

1938Class III

83.7%Claude Pepper1,739

16.3%Thomas E. Swanson339

2,078

1934Class I

100.0%Park Trammell1,550

0.0%None0

1,550

1932Class III

100.0%Duncan U. Fletcher2,513

0.0%None0

2,513

1928Class I

59.8%Park Trammell1,750

40.2%Barclay H. Warburton1,176

2,927

1926Class III

64.1%Duncan U. Fletcher669

9.3%W.R. O'Neal97

1,044

1922Class I

91.4%Park Trammell1,113

0.0%None0

1,218

1920Class III

70.6%Duncan U. Fletcher1,100

26.6%John M. Cheney414

1,558

1916Class I

83.7%Park Trammell783

10.8%W.R. O'Neal101

935

1914Class III

100.0%Duncan U. Fletcher305

0.0%None0

305

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1936Special · Class I

46.0%Charles O. Andrews2,760

14.6%Howard C. Babcock877

5,998

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

30.8%Charlie Crist84,739

68.8%Ron Desantis189,335

275,239

2018

38.4%Andrew Gillum111,198

60.1%Ron Desantis174,078

289,591

2014

37.8%Charlie Crist79,454

58.0%Rick Scott121,962

210,301

2010

37.4%Alex Sink68,041

59.1%Rick Scott107,460

181,901

2006

34.6%Jim Davis53,426

62.9%Charlie Crist97,221

154,567

2002

31.8%Bill McBride51,682

67.2%Jeb Bush109,183

162,515

1998

35.3%Buddy MacKay43,077

64.7%Jeb Bush78,816

121,895

1994

43.8%Lawton Chiles58,785

56.2%Jeb Bush75,365

134,150

1990

44.6%Lawton Chiles48,784

55.2%Bob Martinez60,408

109,363

1986

41.2%Steve Pajcic40,927

58.8%Bob Martinez58,380

99,313

1982

49.4%Bob Graham41,067

50.6%Skip Bafalis42,021

83,088

1978

44.6%Bob Graham28,218

55.4%Jack Eckerd35,023

63,241

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