Charlotte County, Florida: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 201,0642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,9522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- DeSoto County, FL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Charlotte CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Charlotte County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −14.3% |
| 1932 | +41.3% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | +38.2% |
| 1944 | +32.3% |
| 1948 | −3.1% |
| 1952 | −17.6% |
| 1956 | −26.2% |
| 1960 | −21.8% |
| 1964 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −53.6% |
| 1976 | −10.3% |
| 1980 | −33.8% |
| 1984 | −41.7% |
| 1988 | −28.6% |
| 1992 | −2.3% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −8.6% |
| 2004 | −12.7% |
| 2008 | −7.3% |
| 2012 | −14.3% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −26.6% |
| 2024 | −34.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 40,427 | 82,952 | 124,125 | ||
| R | 42,273 | 73,243 | 116,340 | ||
| R | 33,445 | 60,218 | 96,374 | ||
| R | 35,906 | 47,996 | 84,682 | ||
| R | 39,031 | 45,205 | 85,158 | ||
| R | 34,256 | 44,428 | 79,786 | ||
| R | 29,646 | 35,428 | 66,900 | ||
| R | 27,121 | 27,847 | 63,027 | ||
| R | 22,907 | 24,311 | 62,064 | ||
| R | 15,974 | 28,893 | 45,159 | ||
| R | 11,305 | 27,486 | 38,793 | ||
| R | 9,769 | 20,486 | 31,700 | ||
| R | 10,300 | 12,703 | 23,333 | ||
| R | 3,874 | 12,888 | 16,817 | ||
| R | 3,647 | 6,056 | 11,973 | ||
| D | 4,831 | 4,163 | 8,994 | ||
| R | 1,941 | 3,026 | 4,967 | ||
| R | 929 | 1,589 | 2,518 | ||
| R | 795 | 1,134 | 1,929 | ||
| R | 520 | 559 | 1,268 | ||
| D | 789 | 404 | 1,193 | ||
| D | 910 | 407 | 1,317 | ||
| D | 782 | 548 | 1,330 | ||
| D | 954 | 396 | 1,350 | ||
| R | 441 | 593 | 1,064 | ||
| D | 321 | 167 | 535 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
Irish
13.5%
English
13.2%
American
10.6%
Italian
8.2%
Polish
4.0%
French
3.6%
African American
4.2%
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: 59.9 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
$69,952
Charlotte County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Charlotte County$69,952
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Charlotte 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
9.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Charlotte County's population skews heavily toward retirees drawn by Gulf Coast amenities, producing some of Florida's most lopsided presidential margins — the 2024 gap of 34 points reflects a voter base that has tilted Republican for decades.
The Democratic margin here once reached forty-one points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A population of 201,064, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,952 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of DeSoto County and Marion County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Charlotte County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charlotte County, Florida voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 124,125 votes cast, 40,427 went Democratic and 82,952 went Republican.
What is Charlotte County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Charlotte County, Florida in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 6 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Charlotte County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charlotte County, Florida voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Charlotte County, Florida?
Charlotte County, Florida has a population of 201,064 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charlotte County, Florida?
Median household income in Charlotte County, Florida is $69,952 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Charlotte County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Charlotte County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.