DeSoto Lakes, FL
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+7.7 |
| 2012 | D+0.6 |
| 2016 | R+4.6 |
| 2020 | R+0.9 |
| 2024 | R+7.5 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,735 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+7.5 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $76,417 |
| County | Sarasota County |
| State | FL |
Place narrative
DeSoto Lakes is a census-designated place too small to hold its own municipal elections, leaving residents reliant on Sarasota County governance for most local decisions.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −7.5% | 575 | 670 | 13 | 1,258 |
| 2020 | R | −0.9% | 598 | 609 | 9 | 1,216 |
| 2016 | R | −4.6% | 521 | 574 | 51 | 1,146 |
| 2012 | D | +0.6% | 531 | 525 | 12 | 1,068 |
| 2008 | D | +7.7% | 584 | 500 | 8 | 1,092 |
| 2004† | R | −0.6% | 504 | 510 | 9 | 1,023 |
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.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 72.5% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31.1% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $76,417 |
| Poverty rate | 28.1% |
| Median age | 41.1 |
| Age 18–29 | 15.3% |
| Age 65 and older | 16.8% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 21.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 31.7% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Sarasota County county page and the FL state page.