DeSoto County, Florida
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 12,525 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1010 | 530 | 1,362 | 24 | 1,916 | 27.7% | 71.1% | R+43.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0101 | 468 | 1,196 | 10 | 1,674 | 28.0% | 71.4% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -0202 | 273 | 1,167 | 22 | 1,462 | 18.7% | 79.8% | R+61.1 |
| Precinct -0707 | 427 | 989 | 12 | 1,428 | 29.9% | 69.3% | R+39.4 |
| Precinct -1414 | 232 | 1,117 | 7 | 1,356 | 17.1% | 82.4% | R+65.3 |
| Precinct -1717 | 343 | 834 | 10 | 1,187 | 28.9% | 70.3% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -1313 | 162 | 825 | 1 | 988 | 16.4% | 83.5% | R+67.1 |
| Precinct -1515 | 277 | 272 | 9 | 558 | 49.6% | 48.7% | D+0.9 |
| Precinct -0909 | 112 | 407 | 0 | 519 | 21.6% | 78.4% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -1616 | 185 | 246 | 9 | 440 | 42.0% | 55.9% | R+13.9 |
| Precinct -0808 | 66 | 346 | 2 | 414 | 15.9% | 83.6% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -0606 | 220 | 38 | 2 | 260 | 84.6% | 14.6% | D+70.0 |
| Precinct -0505 | 115 | 19 | 2 | 136 | 84.6% | 14.0% | D+70.6 |
| Precinct -1111 | 102 | 18 | 1 | 121 | 84.3% | 14.9% | D+69.4 |
| Precinct -0303 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 66 | 19.7% | 78.8% | R+59.1 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +52.5% |
| 1908 | +52.1% |
| 1912 | +58.5% |
| 1916 | +53.2% |
| 1920 | +36.9% |
| 1924 | +44.9% |
| 1928 | −29.4% |
| 1932 | +52.5% |
| 1936 | +48.0% |
| 1940 | +56.4% |
| 1944 | +52.1% |
| 1948 | +28.2% |
| 1952 | +17.6% |
| 1956 | +3.2% |
| 1960 | −0.2% |
| 1964 | −5.6% |
| 1968 | −4.1% |
| 1972 | −55.2% |
| 1976 | +14.8% |
| 1980 | −10.2% |
| 1984 | −35.3% |
| 1988 | −31.9% |
| 1992 | −5.7% |
| 1996 | −0.7% |
| 2000 | −12.0% |
| 2004 | −16.9% |
| 2008 | −12.3% |
| 2012 | −14.3% |
| 2016 | −27.7% |
| 2020 | −32.0% |
| 2024 | −42.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 26 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16,361 | 7,383 | 5,331 | 3,606 | 41 |
| 2018 | 16,814 | 7,155 | 5,759 | 3,837 | 63 |
| 2019 | 16,464 | 6,638 | 5,884 | 3,858 | 84 |
| 2020 | 17,918 | 6,644 | 7,042 | 4,088 | 144 |
| 2021 | 17,714 | 6,216 | 7,137 | 4,202 | 159 |
| 2023 | 18,930 | 5,808 | 8,221 | 4,624 | 277 |
| 2024 | 19,839 | 5,705 | 9,036 | 4,630 | 468 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+111 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +3,291 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,481 in average income, against $57,428 for residents who stayed — 7% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+25.1 on average — 18 points more Democratic-leaning than DeSoto County, FL itself (R+42.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Charlotte County, FL207R+34.0
- Sarasota County, FL111R+18.2
- Lee County, FL70R+28.4
- Manatee County, FL57R+23.5
- Hardee County, FL30R+56.3
- Miami-Dade County, FL29R+11.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Charlotte County, FL131
- Sarasota County, FL73
- Lee County, FL39
- Manatee County, FL38
- Hardee County, FL36
- Highlands County, FL25
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −377 |
| 2012 | −55 |
| 2013 | −233 |
| 2014 | +258 |
| 2015 | +45 |
| 2016 | +269 |
| 2017 | +759 |
| 2018 | −34 |
| 2019 | +450 |
| 2021 | +293 |
| 2022 | +923 |
| 2023 | +581 |
| 2024 | +301 |
| 2025 | +111 |
DeSoto sits in Florida's agricultural interior, where a majority-Hispanic population—rooted in farmworker communities—has nonetheless produced some of the state's most lopsided Republican presidential margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 10.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.9 points.
A population of 35,386, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,417 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Reeves County and Hendry County.
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DeSoto County, Florida. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/12027/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.