† 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
GroupLake City, FLFloridaUnited States
English15.9%8.2%9.5%
German12.2%8.9%12.5%
Irish11.6%8.2%9.4%
American11.5%7.7%5.3%
Italian3.1%5.6%4.8%
French2.0%1.7%1.6%
Polish1.6%2.1%2.2%
Swedish1.4%——
African American†12.5%9.5%9.9%
African2.5%0.5%0.5%
Haitian0.5%2.3%0.3%
Jamaican0.5%1.5%0.4%
Puerto Rican2.6%5.6%1.8%
Mexican2.4%3.3%11.3%
Honduran0.8%0.6%0.3%
Cuban0.6%7.3%0.7%
Dominican0.3%1.3%0.7%
Colombian0.2%2.1%0.4%
Peruvian0.2%——
Spaniard0.2%——
Vietnamese0.3%0.4%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%0.9%1.4%
Filipino0.2%0.5%0.9%
Chinese0.1%0.5%1.3%
Korean0.1%—0.4%
Thai0.1%——
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
Lake City, FL
Florida
United States
Median age
40.7
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.3%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lake City, FL
Florida
United States
Median household income
$59,205
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.7%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.8%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lake City, FL
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.5%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
5.5%
22.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lake City, FL
Florida
United States
Catholic
3.1%
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
45.0%
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.0%
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.
Lake City, FL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1904
+28.1%
1908
+20.9%
1912
+67.8%
1916
+53.5%
1920
+70.4%
1924
+72.7%
1928
+50.0%
1932
+87.0%
1936
+86.8%
1940
+73.4%
1944
+64.2%
1948
+37.3%
1952
+22.5%
1956
+27.6%
1960
+27.7%
1964
−12.1%
1968
+2.7%
1972
−60.3%
1976
+25.4%
1980
+0.3%
1984
−34.8%
1988
−30.9%
1992
−6.4%
1996
−5.5%
2000
−21.2%
2004
−34.9%
2008
−33.8%
2012
−36.7%
2016
−44.5%
2020
−45.2%
2024
−50.2%
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
24.6%Harris8,250
74.7%Trump25,108
0.3%Stein90 +4
R+50.2
R+5.0
R+48.7
33,592
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.7%25,108
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic24.6%8,250
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%90
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%88
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%23
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%19
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%14
R
27.0%Biden8,914
72.1%Trump23,836
0.9%
R+45.2
R+0.7
R+49.6
33,042
R
26.5%Clinton7,601
71.0%Trump20,368
2.6%
R+44.5
R+7.8
R+46.6
28,707
R
31.2%Obama8,462
67.8%Romney18,429
1.0%
R+36.7
R+2.9
R+40.5
27,163
R
32.6%Obama9,171
66.4%McCain18,670
1.0%
R+33.8
D+1.1
R+41.0
28,128
R
32.1%Kerry8,031
67.1%Bush16,758
0.8%
R+34.9
R+13.8
R+32.5
24,991
R
38.1%Gore7,049
59.2%Bush10,968
2.7%
R+21.2
R+15.7
R+21.7
18,514
R
41.0%Clinton6,691
46.5%Dole7,588
12.5%
R+5.5
D+1.0
R+14.0
16,326
R
37.0%Clinton5,528
43.4%Bush6,492
19.6%
R+6.4
D+24.5
R+12.0
14,954
R
34.2%Dukakis4,073
65.1%Bush7,761
0.7%
R+30.9
D+3.9
R+23.2
11,916
R
32.6%Mondale4,261
67.4%Reagan8,814
0.0%
R+34.8
R+35.1
R+16.6
13,075
D
48.8%Carter5,680
48.4%Reagan5,643
2.8%
D+0.3
R+25.1
D+10.1
11,648
D
62.1%Carter6,683
36.7%Ford3,947
1.3%
D+25.4
D+85.7
D+23.3
10,766
R
19.8%McGovern1,664
80.2%Nixon6,723
0.0%
R+60.3
R+63.0
R+37.2
8,387
O
23.8%Humphrey1,750
21.1%Nixon1,553
55.1%
Wallace +31.2
D+14.8
D+3.4
7,349
R
43.9%Johnson3,249
56.1%Goldwater4,145
0.0%
R+12.1
R+39.8
R+34.7
7,394
D
63.8%Kennedy3,695
36.2%Nixon2,094
0.0%
D+27.7
±0.0
D+27.5
5,789
D
63.8%Stevenson3,246
36.2%Eisenhower1,841
0.0%
D+27.6
D+5.1
D+43.0
5,087
D
61.3%Stevenson3,229
38.7%Eisenhower2,041
0.0%
D+22.5
R+14.8
D+33.3
5,270
D
53.9%Truman1,797
16.6%Dewey553
29.5%
D+37.3
R+26.9
D+32.9
3,332
D
82.1%Roosevelt2,467
17.9%Dewey537
0.0%
D+64.2
R+9.2
D+56.8
3,004
D
86.7%Roosevelt2,888
13.3%Willkie443
0.0%
D+73.4
R+13.4
D+63.5
3,331
D
93.4%Roosevelt2,783
6.6%Landon196
0.0%
D+86.8
R+0.1
D+62.6
2,979
D
93.5%Roosevelt2,497
6.5%Hoover174
0.0%
D+87.0
D+37.0
D+69.2
2,671
D
74.4%Smith1,276
24.4%Hoover418
1.3%
D+50.0
R+22.7
D+67.5
1,716
D
81.6%Davis776
8.9%Coolidge85
9.5%
D+72.7
D+2.3
D+97.8
951
D
80.9%Cox1,248
10.5%Harding162
8.6%
D+70.4
D+16.8
D+96.6
1,543
D
72.6%Wilson861
19.1%Hughes226
8.3%
D+53.5
R+14.2
D+50.4
1,186
D
77.6%Wilson520
9.9%Taft66
12.5%
D+67.8
D+46.9
D+48.2
670
D
52.1%Bryan465
31.3%Taft279
16.6%
D+20.9
R+7.3
D+30.4
892
D
60.2%Parker595
32.1%Roosevelt317
7.7%
D+28.1
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D+47.8
988
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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
24.9%8,283
73.3%24,400
33,269
2022
R
21.4%5,070
77.5%18,344
23,665
2018
R
30.3%7,505
69.6%17,234
24,745
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+32.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+50.2
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Lake City, FL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
38,753
14,410
17,266
6,868
209
2018
40,655
14,297
18,874
7,181
303
2019
41,260
13,963
19,617
7,324
356
2020
44,577
13,800
22,419
7,833
525
2021
43,441
12,958
22,094
7,780
609
2023
39,218
10,085
21,856
6,472
805
2024
43,032
10,439
24,395
7,007
1,191
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+503 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +8,490 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lake City, FL in Lake City, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−287
2012
+484
2013
−501
2014
+338
2015
+298
2016
+956
2017
+631
2018
+714
2019
+1,065
2021
+416
2022
+2,091
2023
+1,308
2024
+474
2025
+503
Lake City's metropolitan area is defined by Columbia County, a sparsely populated north-central Florida county where timber and agriculture shape both the economy and a persistently wide Republican margin in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.2 points.
A population of 71,789, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,205 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jesup, GA and Enterprise, AL.
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In 2024, Lake City, FL, Florida voted Republican by 50.2 points (R+50.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,592 votes cast, 8,250 went Democratic and 25,108 went Republican.
When did Lake City, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lake City, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Lake City, FL, Florida?
Lake City, FL, Florida has a population of 71,789 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lake City, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Lake City, FL, Florida is $59,205 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Lake City, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lake City, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
