Alachua County, Florida: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+21%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 285,4922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,9492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+17 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Newport County, RI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Alachua CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Alachua County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | −9.1% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +84.3% |
| 1896 | +40.1% |
| 1900 | +57.6% |
| 1904 | +38.2% |
| 1908 | +27.2% |
| 1912 | +62.6% |
| 1916 | +62.5% |
| 1920 | +48.0% |
| 1924 | +52.5% |
| 1928 | +32.7% |
| 1932 | +56.2% |
| 1936 | +68.7% |
| 1940 | +66.1% |
| 1944 | +54.6% |
| 1948 | +13.2% |
| 1952 | −16.9% |
| 1956 | −7.1% |
| 1960 | −4.1% |
| 1964 | +9.5% |
| 1968 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | −13.3% |
| 1976 | +27.7% |
| 1980 | +13.7% |
| 1984 | −7.0% |
| 1988 | −1.3% |
| 1992 | +19.7% |
| 1996 | +19.9% |
| 2000 | +15.4% |
| 2004 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | +21.6% |
| 2012 | +17.4% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +27.2% |
| 2024 | +21.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 81,557 | 52,929 | 136,515 | ||
| D | 89,704 | 50,972 | 142,604 | ||
| D | 75,820 | 46,834 | 128,571 | ||
| D | 69,699 | 48,797 | 120,418 | ||
| D | 75,565 | 48,513 | 125,519 | ||
| D | 62,504 | 47,762 | 111,328 | ||
| D | 47,380 | 34,135 | 85,757 | ||
| D | 40,161 | 25,316 | 74,516 | ||
| D | 37,888 | 22,813 | 76,372 | ||
| R | 29,396 | 30,153 | 60,213 | ||
| R | 26,584 | 30,609 | 57,253 | ||
| D | 26,849 | 19,804 | 51,364 | ||
| D | 27,895 | 15,546 | 44,578 | ||
| R | 17,245 | 22,536 | 39,861 | ||
| D | 10,060 | 9,670 | 28,426 | ||
| D | 13,483 | 11,151 | 24,634 | ||
| R | 9,279 | 10,072 | 19,351 | ||
| R | 6,889 | 7,939 | 14,828 | ||
| R | 5,990 | 8,432 | 14,422 | ||
| O | 3,745 | 2,403 | 10,182 | ||
| D | 5,755 | 1,690 | 7,445 | ||
| D | 6,714 | 1,372 | 8,086 | ||
| D | 4,788 | 890 | 5,678 | ||
| D | 3,506 | 983 | 4,489 | ||
| O | 1,965 | 132 | 5,612 | ||
| D | 1,995 | 528 | 2,794 | ||
| D | 3,310 | 1,119 | 4,564 | ||
| D | 2,030 | 440 | 2,545 | ||
| D | 1,304 | 221 | 1,731 | ||
| D | 1,239 | 686 | 2,030 | ||
| D | 1,277 | 543 | 1,923 | ||
| D | 1,346 | 334 | 1,756 | ||
| D | 1,545 | 645 | 2,245 | ||
| D | 1,447 | 0 | 1,717 | ||
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| R | 1,742 | 2,091 | 3,833 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.8%
German
11.1%
Irish
9.4%
Italian
4.7%
American
3.8%
Scottish
3.2%
Polish
2.3%
African American
15.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,949
Alachua County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Alachua County$61,949
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Alachua County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.1%
Working age (18–64)22.5%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.4%
speak English only
Spanish8.0%
Other Indo-European4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Florida in Gainesville, Alachua County tilts heavily Democratic in a state that has trended Republican statewide — its 2024 presidential margin of D+21 reflects a college-town electorate unlike most of Florida.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty-four points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
A population of 285,492, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,949 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Newport County and Solano County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alachua County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alachua County, Florida voted Democratic by 21.0 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 136,515 votes cast, 81,557 went Democratic and 52,929 went Republican.
What is Alachua County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Alachua County, Florida in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 2 times.
When did Alachua County, Florida last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Alachua County, Florida voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Alachua County, Florida?
Alachua County, Florida has a population of 285,492 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alachua County, Florida?
Median household income in Alachua County, Florida is $61,949 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Alachua County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alachua County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.