Lake County, Florida: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 412,9242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,1612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lee County, FL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lake CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lake 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 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +85.7% |
| 1896 | +45.8% |
| 1900 | +50.2% |
| 1904 | +52.3% |
| 1908 | +34.5% |
| 1912 | +62.1% |
| 1916 | +42.5% |
| 1920 | +38.8% |
| 1924 | +16.7% |
| 1928 | −38.4% |
| 1932 | +24.4% |
| 1936 | +33.1% |
| 1940 | +33.4% |
| 1944 | +23.2% |
| 1948 | −1.3% |
| 1952 | −41.3% |
| 1956 | −43.1% |
| 1960 | −44.9% |
| 1964 | −24.8% |
| 1968 | −28.9% |
| 1972 | −65.4% |
| 1976 | −16.1% |
| 1980 | −32.9% |
| 1984 | −48.6% |
| 1988 | −37.7% |
| 1992 | −10.9% |
| 1996 | −7.2% |
| 2000 | −15.2% |
| 2004 | −21.1% |
| 2008 | −13.5% |
| 2012 | −17.1% |
| 2016 | −23.1% |
| 2020 | −20.0% |
| 2024 | −24.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 84,498 | 140,470 | 226,705 | ||
| R | 83,505 | 125,859 | 211,314 | ||
| R | 62,838 | 102,188 | 170,462 | ||
| R | 61,799 | 87,643 | 150,811 | ||
| R | 62,948 | 82,802 | 146,926 | ||
| R | 48,221 | 74,389 | 123,950 | ||
| R | 36,571 | 50,010 | 88,611 | ||
| R | 29,752 | 35,097 | 73,923 | ||
| R | 23,200 | 30,825 | 69,787 | ||
| R | 16,766 | 37,327 | 54,572 | ||
| R | 12,217 | 35,319 | 47,543 | ||
| R | 13,128 | 26,798 | 41,528 | ||
| R | 14,369 | 19,976 | 34,787 | ||
| R | 4,803 | 23,079 | 27,930 | ||
| R | 4,599 | 11,763 | 24,804 | ||
| R | 7,773 | 12,897 | 20,670 | ||
| R | 4,936 | 12,979 | 17,915 | ||
| R | 4,326 | 10,888 | 15,214 | ||
| R | 3,797 | 9,132 | 12,929 | ||
| R | 3,474 | 3,579 | 8,279 | ||
| D | 4,323 | 2,693 | 7,016 | ||
| D | 5,322 | 2,659 | 7,981 | ||
| D | 4,045 | 2,034 | 6,079 | ||
| D | 3,070 | 1,867 | 4,937 | ||
| R | 1,474 | 3,383 | 4,969 | ||
| D | 1,381 | 948 | 2,600 | ||
| D | 1,720 | 734 | 2,540 | ||
| D | 886 | 330 | 1,307 | ||
| D | 596 | 92 | 811 | ||
| D | 487 | 200 | 833 | ||
| D | 529 | 148 | 728 | ||
| D | 492 | 143 | 695 | ||
| D | 870 | 302 | 1,240 | ||
| D | 1,137 | 0 | 1,327 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.5%
German
12.8%
English
11.0%
Irish
10.7%
Italian
5.6%
Polish
2.5%
French
2.0%
African American
8.4%
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: 46.5 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
$73,161
Lake County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lake County$73,161
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Lake 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
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.3%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)7.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.9%
speak English only
Spanish12.7%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
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 59.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tucked between Orlando and Ocala, Lake County has absorbed waves of retirees and commuters whose arrival has reinforced rather than diluted its Republican lean, pushing the 2024 presidential margin to nearly 25 points.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty-six points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
A population of 412,924, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,161 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lee County and Indian River County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lake County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lake County, Florida voted Republican by 24.7 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 226,705 votes cast, 84,498 went Democratic and 140,470 went Republican.
What is Lake County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Lake County, Florida in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lake County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lake County, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in Lake County, Florida?
Lake County, Florida has a population of 412,924 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lake County, Florida?
Median household income in Lake County, Florida is $73,161 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Lake County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lake County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.