Gilchrist County, Florida: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,0402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,5232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Heard County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gilchrist CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gilchrist County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | No data |
| 1928 | +48.5% |
| 1932 | +86.9% |
| 1936 | +87.4% |
| 1940 | +84.0% |
| 1944 | +82.8% |
| 1948 | +79.0% |
| 1952 | +67.1% |
| 1956 | +74.2% |
| 1960 | +50.1% |
| 1964 | +13.7% |
| 1968 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | −67.7% |
| 1976 | +54.3% |
| 1980 | +19.1% |
| 1984 | −32.3% |
| 1988 | −23.8% |
| 1992 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −25.8% |
| 2004 | −41.6% |
| 2008 | −46.8% |
| 2012 | −51.0% |
| 2016 | −62.7% |
| 2020 | −64.0% |
| 2024 | −68.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,661 | 8,930 | 10,684 | ||
| R | 1,700 | 7,895 | 9,685 | ||
| R | 1,458 | 6,740 | 8,420 | ||
| R | 1,885 | 5,917 | 7,909 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 5,656 | 7,819 | ||
| R | 2,017 | 4,936 | 7,015 | ||
| R | 1,910 | 3,300 | 5,395 | ||
| D | 1,985 | 1,939 | 4,795 | ||
| D | 1,511 | 1,395 | 4,017 | ||
| R | 1,137 | 1,855 | 3,012 | ||
| R | 1,051 | 2,056 | 3,108 | ||
| D | 1,627 | 1,093 | 2,793 | ||
| D | 1,807 | 528 | 2,354 | ||
| R | 247 | 1,306 | 1,565 | ||
| O | 208 | 183 | 1,510 | ||
| D | 711 | 540 | 1,251 | ||
| D | 834 | 277 | 1,111 | ||
| D | 925 | 137 | 1,062 | ||
| D | 992 | 195 | 1,187 | ||
| D | 884 | 46 | 1,061 | ||
| D | 862 | 81 | 943 | ||
| D | 1,011 | 88 | 1,099 | ||
| D | 836 | 56 | 892 | ||
| D | 814 | 57 | 871 | ||
| D | 392 | 125 | 550 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
18.4%
German
13.5%
English
10.0%
American
6.6%
French
4.5%
Italian
4.0%
Polish
1.9%
African American
2.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 43.2 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
$63,523
Gilchrist County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gilchrist County$63,523
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Gilchrist 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
11.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)6.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.7%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
This small north-central Florida county of roughly 14,000 delivered an R+68 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions. Its economy centers on agriculture and rural services, with little urban population to dilute the conservative lean.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A median household income of $63,523, a 12% poverty rate, and a 87% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Heard County and La Paz County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gilchrist County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gilchrist County, Florida voted Republican by 68.0 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,684 votes cast, 1,661 went Democratic and 8,930 went Republican.
What is Gilchrist County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Gilchrist County, Florida in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 14 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Gilchrist County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gilchrist County, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Gilchrist County, Florida?
Gilchrist County, Florida has a population of 19,040 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gilchrist County, Florida?
Median household income in Gilchrist County, Florida is $63,523 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Gilchrist County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gilchrist County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.