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Polk County, Florida presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Polk County by 20.7 points, out of 348,922 votes for president.

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Polk County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Florida 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP209,04459.9%
Kamala Harris DEM136,87939.2%
All other candidates2,9990.9%
Total348,922

Polk County was R+20.7 against R+13.1 statewide, 7.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2020

Florida 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP194,58656.7%
Joseph R. Biden DEM145,04942.3%
All other candidates3,6211.1%
Total343,256

Polk County was R+14.4 against R+3.4 statewide, 11.0 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2016

Florida 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP157,43055.4%
Hillary Clinton DEM117,43341.3%
All other candidates9,4513.3%
Total284,314

Polk County was R+14.1 against R+1.2 statewide, 12.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2012

Florida 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP131,57752.9%
Barack Obama DEM114,62246.1%
All other candidates2,4841.0%
Total248,683

Polk County was R+6.8 against D+0.9 statewide, 7.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2008

Florida 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP128,87852.6%
Barack Obama DEM113,86546.5%
All other candidates2,0900.9%
Total244,833

Polk County was R+6.1 against D+2.8 statewide, 8.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Florida 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP123,55958.6%
John Kerry DEM86,00940.8%
All other candidates1,2620.6%
Total210,830

Polk County was R+17.8 against R+5.0 statewide, 12.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Florida 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP90,29553.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM75,20044.6%
All other candidates3,1121.8%
Total168,607

Polk County was R+9.0 against Even statewide, 9.0 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Polk County, Florida in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Polk County by 20.7 points, out of 348,922 votes counted for president.

Is Polk County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 20.7 points; 2020: Republican by 14.4 points; 2016: Republican by 14.1 points; 2012: Republican by 6.8 points; 2008: Republican by 6.1 points; 2004: Republican by 17.8 points; 2000: Republican by 9.0 points.

How does Polk County vote compared with the rest of Florida?

In 2024 it was 7.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 20.7 points against Republican by 13.1 points statewide).

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