Marion County, Florida: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 400,0782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,0102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Madison County, TN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Marion CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Marion 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 | −14.7% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +67.3% |
| 1896 | +40.1% |
| 1900 | +57.9% |
| 1904 | +59.3% |
| 1908 | +39.8% |
| 1912 | +59.9% |
| 1916 | +46.6% |
| 1920 | +30.9% |
| 1924 | +56.2% |
| 1928 | −1.7% |
| 1932 | +53.9% |
| 1936 | +72.0% |
| 1940 | +65.1% |
| 1944 | +54.6% |
| 1948 | +34.6% |
| 1952 | −2.3% |
| 1956 | −2.0% |
| 1960 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | −8.8% |
| 1968 | −7.3% |
| 1972 | −56.5% |
| 1976 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | −20.6% |
| 1984 | −39.9% |
| 1988 | −33.3% |
| 1992 | −5.3% |
| 1996 | −4.8% |
| 2000 | −10.2% |
| 2004 | −17.2% |
| 2008 | −11.6% |
| 2012 | −16.2% |
| 2016 | −26.2% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −31.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 72,424 | 140,168 | 214,089 | ||
| R | 74,858 | 127,826 | 204,376 | ||
| R | 62,041 | 107,833 | 174,700 | ||
| R | 66,831 | 93,043 | 161,385 | ||
| R | 70,839 | 89,628 | 162,022 | ||
| R | 57,271 | 81,283 | 139,677 | ||
| R | 44,674 | 55,146 | 102,971 | ||
| R | 37,045 | 41,409 | 90,171 | ||
| R | 30,829 | 35,442 | 86,989 | ||
| R | 20,685 | 41,501 | 62,520 | ||
| R | 16,225 | 37,815 | 54,046 | ||
| R | 15,400 | 23,743 | 40,592 | ||
| D | 16,963 | 16,163 | 33,679 | ||
| R | 5,397 | 19,505 | 24,948 | ||
| O | 5,798 | 7,468 | 22,866 | ||
| R | 9,112 | 10,879 | 19,991 | ||
| D | 7,206 | 7,043 | 14,249 | ||
| R | 6,114 | 6,362 | 12,476 | ||
| R | 5,854 | 6,134 | 11,988 | ||
| D | 4,650 | 1,829 | 8,156 | ||
| D | 5,597 | 1,642 | 7,239 | ||
| D | 6,127 | 1,297 | 7,424 | ||
| D | 4,664 | 760 | 5,424 | ||
| D | 3,208 | 962 | 4,170 | ||
| R | 1,863 | 1,927 | 3,873 | ||
| D | 1,528 | 359 | 2,081 | ||
| D | 2,436 | 1,232 | 3,902 | ||
| D | 1,567 | 462 | 2,369 | ||
| D | 1,165 | 179 | 1,647 | ||
| D | 1,352 | 482 | 2,186 | ||
| D | 1,091 | 230 | 1,452 | ||
| D | 1,132 | 264 | 1,499 | ||
| D | 1,230 | 480 | 1,871 | ||
| D | 1,133 | 0 | 1,683 | ||
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| R | 1,494 | 2,007 | 3,501 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.9%
English
11.2%
Irish
10.7%
American
6.5%
Italian
5.7%
French
2.2%
Polish
2.1%
African American
9.7%
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: 47.9 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
$61,010
Marion County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marion County$61,010
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Marion 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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.0%
speak English only
Spanish12.7%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
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 61.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Marion County's population has nearly doubled since 2000, driven by retiree migration to Ocala's horse-country suburbs, and its presidential margins have widened steadily rightward over the same period, reaching R+31.6 in 2024.
The Democratic margin here once reached seventy-two points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 400,078, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,010 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison County and Highlands County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Marion County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marion County, Florida voted Republican by 31.6 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 214,089 votes cast, 72,424 went Democratic and 140,168 went Republican.
What is Marion County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Marion County, Florida in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Marion County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marion County, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Marion County, Florida?
Marion County, Florida has a population of 400,078 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marion County, Florida?
Median household income in Marion County, Florida is $61,010 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Marion County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marion County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.