Florida presidential election results and history

Florida has voted in 44 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 31 of the 43 with a recorded winner (72%).

Current members of Congress from Florida (29)

Ashley Moody Senator · Republican
Rick Scott Senator · Republican
Jimmy Patronis District 1 · Republican
Neal P. Dunn District 2 · Republican
Kat Cammack District 3 · Republican
Aaron Bean District 4 · Republican
John H. Rutherford District 5 · Republican
Randy Fine District 6 · Republican
Cory Mills District 7 · Republican
Mike Haridopolos District 8 · Republican
Darren Soto District 9 · Democrat
Maxwell Frost District 10 · Democrat
Daniel Webster District 11 · Republican
Gus M. Bilirakis District 12 · Republican
Anna Paulina Luna District 13 · Republican
Kathy Castor District 14 · Democrat
Laurel M. Lee District 15 · Republican
Vern Buchanan District 16 · Republican
W. Gregory Steube District 17 · Republican
Scott Franklin District 18 · Republican
Byron Donalds District 19 · Republican
Brian J. Mast District 21 · Republican
Lois Frankel District 22 · Democrat
Jared Moskowitz District 23 · Democrat
Frederica S. Wilson District 24 · Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz District 25 · Democrat
Mario Diaz-Balart District 26 · Republican
Maria Elvira Salazar District 27 · Republican
Carlos A. Gimenez District 28 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump13.1 pts
Electoral votes: 30
Democratic wins: 24
Republican wins: 17

Florida, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Florida

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	56.1%	Kamala Harris	13.1	30	10,893,752	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	51.2%	Joseph R. Biden	3.4	29	11,067,456	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	49.0%	Hillary Clinton	1.2	29	9,420,039	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Barack Obama	50.0%	Mitt Romney	0.9	29	8,474,179	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	51.0%	John McCain	2.8	27	8,390,744	Barack Obama ✓
2004	George W. Bush	52.1%	John Kerry	5.0	27	7,609,810	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	48.8%	Albert Gore, Jr.	0.0	25	5,963,110	George W. Bush ✓
1996	William J. Clinton	48.0%	Robert Dole	5.7	25	5,303,794	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	George H. W. Bush	40.9%	William J. Clinton	1.9	25	5,314,392	William J. Clinton ✗
1988	George H. W. Bush	60.9%	Michael Dukakis	22.4	21	4,302,313	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	65.3%	Walter Mondale	30.7	21	4,180,051	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	55.5%	Jimmy Carter	17.0	17	3,686,930	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	51.9%	Gerald R. Ford	5.3	17	3,150,631	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	71.9%	George McGovern	44.1	17	2,583,283	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	40.5%	Hubert Humphrey	9.6	14	2,187,805	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	51.1%	Barry Goldwater	2.3	14	1,854,481	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	51.5%	John F. Kennedy	3.0	10	1,544,176	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	57.2%	Adlai Stevenson	14.5	10	1,125,762	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.0%	Adlai Stevenson	10.0	10	989,337	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	48.8%	Thomas E. Dewey	15.2	8	577,643	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	70.3%	Thomas E. Dewey	40.6	8	482,803	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	74.0%	Wendell L. Willkie	48.0	7	485,640	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	76.1%	Alfred M. Landon	52.2	7	327,436	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	74.5%	Herbert Hoover	49.5	7	276,943	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	56.8%	Alfred E. Smith	16.7	6	253,672	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	John W. Davis	56.9%	Calvin Coolidge	28.8	6	109,158	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	James M. Cox	62.1%	Warren G. Harding	31.3	6	145,684	Warren G. Harding ✗
1916	Woodrow Wilson	69.3%	Charles E. Hughes	51.3	6	80,734	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	70.2%	Eugene V. Debs	60.9	6	51,911	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	63.0%	William Howard Taft	41.4	5	49,360	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	68.8%	Theodore Roosevelt	47.7	5	39,302	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William Jennings Bryan	71.1%	William McKinley	52.3	4	39,777	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	66.0%	William McKinley	41.7	4	46,468	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	84.8%	James B. Weaver	71.2	4	35,567	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	59.5%	Benjamin Harrison	19.6	4	66,500	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	53.0%	James G. Blaine	6.2	4	59,990	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	54.2%	James A. Garfield	8.4	4	51,618	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	51.0%	Samuel Tilden	2.0	4	46,776	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	53.5%	Horace Greeley	7.0	4	33,190	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	3 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to Ulysses Grant	—	—	—	—	—	Ulysses S. Grant
1860	John C. Breckinridge	59.6%	John Bell	21.7	3	14,347	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	56.8%	Millard Fillmore	13.6	3	11,191	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	60.0%	Winfield Scott	20.1	3	7,193	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Zachary Taylor	57.2%	Lewis Cass	14.4	3	7,203	Zachary Taylor ✓

Counties

Questions and answers

How has Florida voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 13.1 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 3.4 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 1.2 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 0.9 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 2.8 points.

When did Florida last vote Democratic for president?

In 2012, for Barack Obama.

When did Florida last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Florida vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Florida backed the national winner in 31 of 43 elections in this record (72%).

Is Florida a swing state?

Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 0.9 points, Republican by 1.2 points, Republican by 3.4 points and Republican by 13.1 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data