A small citrus-belt metro where Latino voter registration has surged past 40%
DeSoto County's agricultural economy anchors Arcadia's working-class electorate, and rapid growth in Hispanic residents — many tied to cattle ranching and orange groves — has reshaped registration patterns faster than statewide trends suggest.
| Group | Arcadia, FL | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 56.1% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 29.7% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(5) | 12.5% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.9% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.6% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(2) | 0.2% | 6.0% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -39.6pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.8% | 51.8% | — | — | |
| 5.4% | 16.7% | — | — | |
| 4.1% | 12.6% | — | — | |
| 3.9% | 11.9% | — | — | |
| 2.3% | 7.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.1% | 3.4% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 67.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Arcadia, FL metro area? 137,619 residents across 4 counties.
10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 23pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+35 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+42.9 | R+43.3 | 0.3pp |