Volusia County, Florida: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 579,6222024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,0442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Flagler County, FL · similarity 0.96
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Volusia CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Volusia 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 | +3.8% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +85.1% |
| 1896 | +8.0% |
| 1900 | +44.5% |
| 1904 | +37.2% |
| 1908 | +23.1% |
| 1912 | +55.9% |
| 1916 | +24.7% |
| 1920 | +11.2% |
| 1924 | +10.3% |
| 1928 | −36.8% |
| 1932 | +25.1% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | +21.3% |
| 1944 | +14.4% |
| 1948 | +7.3% |
| 1952 | −24.9% |
| 1956 | −26.8% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | −4.3% |
| 1972 | −41.6% |
| 1976 | +13.2% |
| 1980 | −8.0% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −14.3% |
| 1992 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | −13.0% |
| 2020 | −14.1% |
| 2024 | −21.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 120,072 | 187,655 | 310,398 | ||
| R | 130,575 | 173,821 | 307,439 | ||
| R | 109,091 | 143,007 | 260,869 | ||
| R | 114,748 | 117,490 | 234,536 | ||
| D | 127,795 | 113,938 | 243,824 | ||
| D | 115,519 | 111,924 | 228,939 | ||
| D | 97,313 | 82,368 | 183,674 | ||
| D | 78,919 | 63,091 | 160,158 | ||
| D | 65,223 | 59,172 | 155,499 | ||
| R | 55,469 | 74,195 | 131,182 | ||
| R | 43,820 | 68,358 | 112,191 | ||
| R | 44,513 | 52,663 | 101,882 | ||
| D | 49,161 | 37,523 | 88,225 | ||
| R | 21,637 | 52,656 | 74,583 | ||
| R | 24,987 | 28,024 | 70,220 | ||
| D | 34,901 | 24,988 | 59,889 | ||
| R | 23,377 | 28,367 | 51,744 | ||
| R | 14,489 | 25,103 | 39,592 | ||
| R | 11,910 | 19,815 | 31,725 | ||
| D | 9,202 | 7,764 | 19,678 | ||
| D | 8,233 | 6,161 | 14,394 | ||
| D | 10,024 | 6,509 | 16,533 | ||
| D | 7,924 | 4,934 | 12,858 | ||
| D | 7,386 | 4,425 | 11,811 | ||
| R | 3,043 | 6,648 | 9,808 | ||
| D | 2,042 | 1,631 | 3,995 | ||
| D | 2,763 | 2,175 | 5,266 | ||
| D | 1,541 | 886 | 2,652 | ||
| D | 942 | 162 | 1,396 | ||
| D | 736 | 444 | 1,265 | ||
| D | 654 | 263 | 1,050 | ||
| D | 755 | 255 | 1,123 | ||
| D | 753 | 635 | 1,466 | ||
| D | 785 | 0 | 922 | ||
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| D | 878 | 813 | 1,691 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.7%
Irish
10.6%
English
9.9%
Italian
7.3%
American
5.0%
Polish
2.7%
French
2.1%
African American
8.5%
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
$70,044
Volusia County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Volusia County$70,044
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Volusia 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
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.3%
speak English only
Spanish11.2%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once a competitive swing county, Volusia has moved decisively toward Republican presidential margins, with its 2024 gap of nearly 22 points reflecting a broader realignment among its mix of retirees, working-class whites, and coastal communities.
The Democratic margin here once reached eighty-five points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
A population of 579,622, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,044 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Flagler County and Monroe County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Volusia County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Volusia County, Florida voted Republican by 21.8 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 310,398 votes cast, 120,072 went Democratic and 187,655 went Republican.
What is Volusia County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Volusia 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 22 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Volusia County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Volusia County, Florida voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Volusia County, Florida?
Volusia County, Florida has a population of 579,622 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Volusia County, Florida?
Median household income in Volusia County, Florida is $70,044 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Volusia County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Volusia County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.