Citrus County, Florida: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1900.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 162,4722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,5462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1900MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Alcona County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Citrus CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Citrus 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 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +80.8% |
| 1896 | +76.1% |
| 1900 | +88.6% |
| 1904 | +83.5% |
| 1908 | +76.1% |
| 1912 | +80.7% |
| 1916 | +79.9% |
| 1920 | +70.7% |
| 1924 | +77.8% |
| 1928 | +23.3% |
| 1932 | +78.3% |
| 1936 | +79.1% |
| 1940 | +77.9% |
| 1944 | +66.8% |
| 1948 | +29.0% |
| 1952 | +4.3% |
| 1956 | −1.4% |
| 1960 | −3.6% |
| 1964 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | −13.9% |
| 1972 | −54.5% |
| 1976 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | −21.0% |
| 1984 | −33.0% |
| 1988 | −26.6% |
| 1992 | −1.1% |
| 1996 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | −7.5% |
| 2004 | −14.7% |
| 2008 | −16.1% |
| 2012 | −21.9% |
| 2016 | −39.7% |
| 2020 | −41.0% |
| 2024 | −45.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 26,267 | 71,345 | 98,216 | ||
| R | 27,092 | 65,352 | 93,208 | ||
| R | 22,789 | 54,456 | 79,700 | ||
| R | 28,460 | 44,662 | 73,935 | ||
| R | 31,460 | 43,706 | 76,158 | ||
| R | 29,277 | 39,500 | 69,467 | ||
| R | 25,531 | 29,801 | 57,248 | ||
| D | 22,044 | 20,125 | 49,600 | ||
| R | 15,937 | 16,412 | 44,746 | ||
| R | 12,184 | 21,072 | 33,474 | ||
| R | 10,468 | 20,764 | 31,236 | ||
| R | 9,162 | 14,286 | 24,430 | ||
| D | 9,438 | 7,973 | 17,707 | ||
| R | 2,607 | 8,848 | 11,458 | ||
| R | 1,775 | 2,767 | 7,148 | ||
| D | 2,521 | 2,329 | 4,850 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 1,861 | 3,591 | ||
| R | 1,527 | 1,570 | 3,097 | ||
| D | 1,361 | 1,249 | 2,610 | ||
| D | 940 | 461 | 1,652 | ||
| D | 1,328 | 264 | 1,592 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 194 | 1,755 | ||
| D | 1,366 | 159 | 1,525 | ||
| D | 1,209 | 147 | 1,356 | ||
| D | 816 | 505 | 1,337 | ||
| D | 423 | 30 | 505 | ||
| D | 651 | 94 | 788 | ||
| D | 601 | 46 | 695 | ||
| D | 417 | 11 | 503 | ||
| D | 371 | 33 | 444 | ||
| D | 369 | 21 | 417 | ||
| D | 413 | 16 | 448 | ||
| D | 347 | 35 | 410 | ||
| D | 316 | 0 | 391 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.5%
English
13.9%
Irish
13.6%
American
13.3%
Italian
7.4%
Polish
3.0%
French
2.8%
African American
1.4%
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: 56.9 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
$56,546
Citrus County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Citrus County$56,546
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Citrus 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
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.4%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A rural Gulf Coast county with a heavily white, older-than-average population, Citrus backed the Republican presidential nominee by nearly 46 points in 2024—among the widest margins of any Florida county.
The Democratic margin here peaked at eighty-nine points in 1900. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 162,472, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,546 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alcona County and Wakulla County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Citrus County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Citrus County, Florida voted Republican by 45.9 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 98,216 votes cast, 26,267 went Democratic and 71,345 went Republican.
What is Citrus County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Citrus County, Florida in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Citrus County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Citrus County, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Citrus County, Florida?
Citrus County, Florida has a population of 162,472 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Citrus County, Florida?
Median household income in Citrus County, Florida is $56,546 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Citrus County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Citrus County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.