Lafayette County, Florida: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+76%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+76MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,1612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,7572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 17.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Appling County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lafayette CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lafayette County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +77.7% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | +35.3% |
| 1908 | +61.6% |
| 1912 | +64.9% |
| 1916 | +84.5% |
| 1920 | +76.9% |
| 1924 | +80.0% |
| 1928 | +52.2% |
| 1932 | +94.4% |
| 1936 | +86.3% |
| 1940 | +79.9% |
| 1944 | +71.0% |
| 1948 | +80.6% |
| 1952 | +57.0% |
| 1956 | +69.9% |
| 1960 | +45.5% |
| 1964 | −8.6% |
| 1968 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | −71.7% |
| 1976 | +36.2% |
| 1980 | +12.8% |
| 1984 | −27.4% |
| 1988 | −33.4% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −14.5% |
| 2000 | −35.2% |
| 2004 | −48.6% |
| 2008 | −60.6% |
| 2012 | −58.3% |
| 2016 | −67.5% |
| 2020 | −71.6% |
| 2024 | −76.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 441 | 3,296 | 3,756 | ||
| R | 510 | 3,128 | 3,658 | ||
| R | 518 | 2,809 | 3,392 | ||
| R | 687 | 2,668 | 3,399 | ||
| R | 642 | 2,679 | 3,359 | ||
| R | 845 | 2,460 | 3,325 | ||
| R | 789 | 1,670 | 2,505 | ||
| R | 829 | 1,166 | 2,322 | ||
| R | 867 | 1,039 | 2,525 | ||
| R | 722 | 1,451 | 2,185 | ||
| R | 862 | 1,513 | 2,375 | ||
| D | 1,034 | 795 | 1,863 | ||
| D | 1,126 | 523 | 1,665 | ||
| R | 173 | 1,060 | 1,237 | ||
| O | 215 | 137 | 1,477 | ||
| R | 545 | 648 | 1,193 | ||
| D | 793 | 297 | 1,090 | ||
| D | 1,054 | 187 | 1,241 | ||
| D | 981 | 269 | 1,250 | ||
| D | 975 | 52 | 1,145 | ||
| D | 825 | 140 | 965 | ||
| D | 1,090 | 122 | 1,212 | ||
| D | 1,084 | 80 | 1,164 | ||
| D | 929 | 27 | 956 | ||
| D | 435 | 135 | 575 | ||
| D | 358 | 33 | 406 | ||
| D | 618 | 69 | 714 | ||
| D | 849 | 45 | 951 | ||
| D | 473 | 73 | 616 | ||
| D | 487 | 90 | 645 | ||
| D | 275 | 122 | 434 | ||
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| D | 383 | 48 | 431 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.9%
American
10.9%
Irish
4.9%
German
4.7%
Scottish
1.3%
Italian
1.2%
African American
14.2%
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: 42.3 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
$62,757
Lafayette County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lafayette County$62,757
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Lafayette 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
17.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.8%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)15.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.7%
speak English only
Spanish10.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lafayette County's rural, timber-economy character and sparse population of roughly 7,000 have produced some of the most lopsided presidential results in Florida, with Republican margins routinely exceeding 70 points.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-six points.
A median household income of $62,757, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 8,161 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Appling County and Covington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lafayette County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lafayette County, Florida voted Republican by 76.0 points (R+76), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,756 votes cast, 441 went Democratic and 3,296 went Republican.
What is Lafayette County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Lafayette County, Florida in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 18 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lafayette County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lafayette County, Florida voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Lafayette County, Florida?
Lafayette County, Florida has a population of 8,161 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lafayette County, Florida?
Median household income in Lafayette County, Florida is $62,757 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Lafayette County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lafayette County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.