† 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
GroupPalatka, FLFloridaUnited States
English28.2%8.2%9.5%
American10.6%7.7%5.3%
Irish8.1%8.2%9.4%
German5.9%8.9%12.5%
Italian2.4%5.6%4.8%
Scottish2.1%1.3%1.3%
French1.5%1.7%1.6%
Polish1.0%2.1%2.2%
African American†13.8%9.5%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Haitian0.4%2.3%0.3%
Mexican5.8%3.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.7%5.6%1.8%
Cuban1.0%7.3%0.7%
Chilean0.4%——
Guatemalan0.3%—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, FL
Florida
United States
Median age
45
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.9%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Palatka, FL
Florida
United States
Median household income
$47,934
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
23.4%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.5%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Palatka, FL
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.0%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
8.0%
22.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Palatka, FL
Florida
United States
Catholic
8.0%
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
24.9%
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
55.9%
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, FL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1904
+41.1%
1908
+23.3%
1912
+46.4%
1916
+31.6%
1920
+12.9%
1924
+19.3%
1928
−28.4%
1932
+43.4%
1936
+47.1%
1940
+55.1%
1944
+43.1%
1948
+10.6%
1952
−3.3%
1956
−13.2%
1960
+2.6%
1964
−0.8%
1968
−0.3%
1972
−49.8%
1976
+30.8%
1980
+3.6%
1984
−18.8%
1988
−15.0%
1992
+7.0%
1996
+8.8%
2000
−5.1%
2004
−19.0%
2008
−19.3%
2012
−24.5%
2016
−36.4%
2020
−41.2%
2024
−47.8%
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
25.8%Harris9,354
73.6%Trump26,700
0.2%Oliver86 +4
R+47.8
R+6.6
R+46.4
36,272
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.6%26,700
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic25.8%9,354
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%86
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%62
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%33
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%27
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%10
R
28.9%Biden10,527
70.1%Trump25,514
0.9%
R+41.2
R+4.8
R+45.7
36,373
R
30.5%Clinton10,094
66.8%Trump22,138
2.7%
R+36.4
R+11.9
R+38.5
33,117
R
37.2%Obama11,667
61.7%Romney19,326
1.1%
R+24.5
R+5.2
R+28.3
31,324
R
39.9%Obama13,236
59.2%McCain19,637
0.9%
R+19.3
R+0.3
R+26.6
33,171
R
40.1%Kerry12,412
59.1%Bush18,311
0.8%
R+19.0
R+13.9
R+16.6
30,973
R
46.1%Gore12,107
51.3%Bush13,457
2.6%
R+5.1
R+14.0
R+5.7
26,239
D
47.7%Clinton12,010
38.9%Dole9,786
13.3%
D+8.8
D+1.8
D+0.3
25,152
D
41.7%Clinton10,709
34.7%Bush8,910
23.5%
D+7.0
D+22.0
D+1.5
25,661
R
42.2%Dukakis8,575
57.2%Bush11,624
0.5%
R+15.0
D+3.7
R+7.3
20,307
R
40.6%Mondale7,823
59.4%Reagan11,435
0.0%
R+18.8
R+22.3
R+0.5
19,262
D
50.2%Carter8,906
46.7%Reagan8,273
3.1%
D+3.6
R+27.2
D+13.3
17,727
D
64.8%Carter9,597
34.0%Ford5,040
1.2%
D+30.8
D+80.6
D+28.7
14,809
R
24.8%McGovern2,901
74.6%Nixon8,741
0.6%
R+49.8
R+49.5
R+26.7
11,716
O
26.5%Humphrey2,920
26.8%Nixon2,955
46.7%
Wallace +19.9
D+0.4
D+0.4
11,025
R
49.6%Johnson4,995
50.4%Goldwater5,072
0.0%
R+0.8
R+3.3
R+23.3
10,067
D
51.3%Kennedy4,459
48.7%Nixon4,236
0.0%
D+2.6
D+15.7
D+2.4
8,695
R
43.4%Stevenson3,232
56.6%Eisenhower4,212
0.0%
R+13.2
R+9.9
D+2.2
7,444
R
48.3%Stevenson3,525
51.7%Eisenhower3,766
0.0%
R+3.3
R+13.9
D+7.5
7,291
D
40.3%Truman1,947
29.7%Dewey1,435
30.1%
D+10.6
R+32.5
D+6.1
4,835
D
71.6%Roosevelt2,926
28.4%Dewey1,163
0.0%
D+43.1
R+11.9
D+35.6
4,089
D
77.5%Roosevelt3,477
22.5%Willkie1,008
0.0%
D+55.1
D+8.0
D+45.1
4,485
D
73.5%Roosevelt2,709
26.5%Landon975
0.0%
D+47.1
D+3.7
D+22.8
3,684
D
71.7%Roosevelt2,309
28.3%Hoover911
0.0%
D+43.4
D+71.8
D+25.6
3,220
R
34.6%Smith1,156
63.0%Hoover2,105
2.4%
R+28.4
R+47.7
R+10.9
3,341
D
54.4%Davis889
35.1%Coolidge574
10.5%
D+19.3
D+6.4
D+44.5
1,634
D
53.4%Cox1,557
40.5%Harding1,181
6.1%
D+12.9
R+18.7
D+39.1
2,915
D
60.3%Wilson879
28.7%Hughes418
11.0%
D+31.6
R+14.8
D+28.5
1,458
D
65.9%Wilson774
19.5%Taft229
14.6%
D+46.4
D+23.1
D+26.9
1,174
D
54.2%Bryan797
30.9%Taft454
14.9%
D+23.3
R+17.8
D+32.9
1,470
D
67.9%Parker532
26.8%Roosevelt210
5.2%
D+41.1
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D+60.8
783
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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
26.5%9,511
71.4%25,621
35,874
2022
R
24.3%6,450
74.6%19,812
26,554
2018
R
33.3%9,344
66.7%18,689
28,038
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+29.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Palatka, FL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
46,146
19,193
17,998
8,777
178
2018
47,562
18,662
19,395
9,189
316
2019
48,208
18,033
20,221
9,562
392
2020
51,103
17,352
23,377
9,814
560
2021
50,074
16,294
23,301
9,858
621
2023
42,224
11,387
22,821
7,205
811
2024
46,761
11,854
25,857
7,838
1,212
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+818 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +7,297 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Palatka, FL in Palatka, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−503
2012
−684
2013
−409
2014
−262
2015
+100
2016
+548
2017
+1,146
2018
+877
2019
+705
2021
+1,247
2022
+1,090
2023
+1,481
2024
+1,143
2025
+818
Palatka, FL sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.1 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 49.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.8 points.
A population of 75,164, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,934 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Beckley, WV and Summerville, GA.
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In 2024, Palatka, FL, Florida voted Republican by 47.8 points (R+47.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,272 votes cast, 9,354 went Democratic and 26,700 went Republican.
When did Palatka, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Palatka, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Palatka, FL, Florida?
Palatka, FL, Florida has a population of 75,164 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Palatka, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Palatka, FL, Florida is $47,934 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Palatka, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Palatka, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
