† 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
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupArcadia, FLFloridaUnited States
English9.3%8.2%9.5%
German7.4%8.9%12.5%
American7.3%7.7%5.3%
Irish7.2%8.2%9.4%
Italian2.4%5.6%4.8%
French2.4%1.7%1.6%
Scottish1.8%1.3%1.3%
Polish1.4%2.1%2.2%
Mexican20.8%3.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.1%5.6%1.8%
Cuban2.1%7.3%0.7%
Guatemalan1.0%—0.5%
Dominican0.8%1.3%0.7%
Colombian0.7%2.1%0.4%
Salvadoran0.4%—0.7%
Spaniard0.4%——
African American†9.9%9.5%9.9%
Haitian1.2%2.3%0.3%
African0.9%0.5%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%1.5%0.4%
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
Arcadia, FL
Florida
United States
Median age
43.5
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.8%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Arcadia, FL
Florida
United States
Median household income
$54,417
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.1%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.8%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Arcadia, FL
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.4%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
19.8%
22.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.0%
2.7%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Arcadia, FL
Florida
United States
Catholic
5.6%
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.5%
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
66.2%
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.
Arcadia, FL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1904
+52.5%
1908
+52.1%
1912
+58.5%
1916
+53.2%
1920
+36.9%
1924
+44.9%
1928
−29.4%
1932
+52.5%
1936
+48.0%
1940
+56.4%
1944
+52.1%
1948
+28.2%
1952
+17.6%
1956
+3.2%
1960
−0.2%
1964
−5.6%
1968
−4.1%
1972
−55.2%
1976
+14.8%
1980
−10.2%
1984
−35.3%
1988
−31.9%
1992
−5.7%
1996
−0.7%
2000
−12.0%
2004
−16.9%
2008
−12.3%
2012
−14.3%
2016
−27.7%
2020
−32.0%
2024
−42.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
28.2%Harris3,525
71.2%Trump8,888
0.2%Oliver29 +4
R+42.9
R+10.9
R+41.5
12,488
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.2%8,888
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic28.2%3,525
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%29
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%23
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%12
Randall TerryIndependent0.0%6
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%5
R
33.6%Biden4,259
65.7%Trump8,313
0.7%
R+32.0
R+4.3
R+36.5
12,659
R
35.0%Clinton3,781
62.7%Trump6,778
2.4%
R+27.7
R+13.4
R+29.8
10,818
R
42.3%Obama4,174
56.6%Romney5,587
1.1%
R+14.3
R+2.0
R+18.2
9,865
R
43.3%Obama4,383
55.6%McCain5,632
1.1%
R+12.3
D+4.6
R+19.6
10,131
R
41.1%Kerry3,913
58.1%Bush5,524
0.8%
R+16.9
R+5.0
R+14.5
9,510
R
42.5%Gore3,321
54.5%Bush4,256
3.0%
R+12.0
R+11.3
R+12.5
7,812
R
43.0%Clinton3,222
43.7%Dole3,275
13.3%
R+0.7
D+5.0
R+9.2
7,492
R
35.6%Clinton2,646
41.3%Bush3,070
23.1%
R+5.7
D+26.2
R+11.3
7,429
R
33.7%Dukakis2,181
65.6%Bush4,243
0.6%
R+31.9
D+3.4
R+24.2
6,464
R
32.3%Mondale2,304
67.6%Reagan4,822
0.0%
R+35.3
R+25.1
R+17.1
7,129
R
43.2%Carter2,713
53.4%Reagan3,356
3.4%
R+10.2
R+25.1
R+0.5
6,285
D
56.3%Carter2,715
41.5%Ford2,000
2.2%
D+14.8
D+70.1
D+12.8
4,822
R
22.3%McGovern852
77.6%Nixon2,958
0.1%
R+55.2
R+51.2
R+32.1
3,813
O
22.9%Humphrey937
26.9%Nixon1,103
50.2%
Wallace +23.2
D+1.5
R+3.4
4,094
R
47.2%Johnson1,777
52.8%Goldwater1,986
0.0%
R+5.6
R+5.3
R+28.1
3,763
R
49.9%Kennedy1,680
50.1%Nixon1,687
0.0%
R+0.2
R+3.4
R+0.4
3,367
D
51.6%Stevenson1,315
48.4%Eisenhower1,234
0.0%
D+3.2
R+14.4
D+18.6
2,549
D
58.8%Stevenson1,792
41.2%Eisenhower1,256
0.0%
D+17.6
R+10.7
D+28.3
3,048
D
55.6%Truman1,157
27.3%Dewey569
17.1%
D+28.2
R+23.8
D+23.8
2,082
D
76.0%Roosevelt1,722
24.0%Dewey543
0.0%
D+52.1
R+4.4
D+44.6
2,265
D
78.2%Roosevelt1,888
21.8%Willkie526
0.0%
D+56.4
D+8.4
D+46.5
2,414
D
74.0%Roosevelt1,594
26.0%Landon560
0.0%
D+48.0
R+4.5
D+23.7
2,154
D
76.2%Roosevelt1,624
23.8%Hoover506
0.0%
D+52.5
D+81.9
D+34.7
2,130
R
34.7%Smith748
64.0%Hoover1,382
1.3%
R+29.4
R+74.3
R+11.9
2,158
D
70.1%Davis641
25.1%Coolidge230
4.8%
D+44.9
D+8.0
D+70.1
915
D
64.9%Cox2,496
28.0%Harding1,077
7.0%
D+36.9
R+16.3
D+63.1
3,844
D
68.1%Wilson1,755
14.9%Hughes385
16.9%
D+53.2
R+5.4
D+50.0
2,576
D
67.3%Wilson847
8.7%Taft110
24.0%
D+58.5
D+6.5
D+39.0
1,259
D
69.0%Bryan992
17.0%Taft244
14.0%
D+52.1
R+0.4
D+61.6
1,437
D
71.0%Parker721
18.5%Roosevelt188
10.5%
D+52.5
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D+72.1
1,016
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
27.4%3,378
70.7%8,708
12,321
2022
R
24.2%2,097
74.7%6,469
8,662
2018
R
37.7%3,328
62.3%5,503
8,831
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+16.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+42.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 26 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Arcadia, FL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
16,361
7,383
5,331
3,606
41
2018
16,814
7,155
5,759
3,837
63
2019
16,464
6,638
5,884
3,858
84
2020
17,918
6,644
7,042
4,088
144
2021
17,714
6,216
7,137
4,202
159
2023
18,930
5,808
8,221
4,624
277
2024
19,839
5,705
9,036
4,630
468
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+111 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,291 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Arcadia, FL in Arcadia, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−377
2012
−55
2013
−233
2014
+258
2015
+45
2016
+269
2017
+759
2018
−34
2019
+450
2021
+293
2022
+923
2023
+581
2024
+301
2025
+111
DeSoto County's agricultural economy anchors Arcadia's working-class electorate, and rapid growth in Hispanic residents — many tied to cattle ranching and orange groves — has reshaped registration patterns faster than statewide trends suggest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 10.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.9 points.
A population of 35,386, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,417 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clewiston, FL and Okeechobee, FL.
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In 2024, Arcadia, FL, Florida voted Republican by 42.9 points (R+42.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,488 votes cast, 3,525 went Democratic and 8,888 went Republican.
When did Arcadia, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Arcadia, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Arcadia, FL, Florida?
Arcadia, FL, Florida has a population of 35,386 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arcadia, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Arcadia, FL, Florida is $54,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Arcadia, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Arcadia, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
