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Sarasota County, Florida presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Sarasota County by 18.2 points, out of 277,857 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+6.320002004: R+8.320042008: R+0.120082012: R+7.520122016: R+11.620162020: R+10.420202024: R+18.22024
Sarasota County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Florida 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP163,21958.7%
Kamala Harris DEM112,66840.5%
All other candidates1,9700.7%
Total277,857

Sarasota County was R+18.2 against R+13.1 statewide, 5.1 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 REP148,37054.8%
Joseph R. Biden DEM120,11044.4%
All other candidates2,0950.8%
Total270,575

Sarasota County was R+10.4 against R+3.4 statewide, 7.0 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 REP124,43854.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM97,87042.7%
All other candidates6,7552.9%
Total229,063

Sarasota County was R+11.6 against R+1.2 statewide, 10.4 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 REP110,50453.3%
Barack Obama DEM95,11945.8%
All other candidates1,8570.9%
Total207,480

Sarasota County was R+7.5 against D+0.9 statewide, 8.4 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 REP102,89749.6%
Barack Obama DEM102,68649.5%
All other candidates1,7700.9%
Total207,353

Sarasota County was R+0.1 against D+2.8 statewide, 2.9 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 REP104,69253.5%
John Kerry DEM88,44245.2%
All other candidates2,5181.3%
Total195,652

Sarasota County was R+8.3 against R+5.0 statewide, 3.3 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 REP83,10051.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM72,85345.3%
All other candidates4,9893.1%
Total160,942

Sarasota County was R+6.3 against Even statewide, 6.3 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 Sarasota County, Florida in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Sarasota County by 18.2 points, out of 277,857 votes counted for president.

Is Sarasota County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 18.2 points; 2020: Republican by 10.4 points; 2016: Republican by 11.6 points; 2012: Republican by 7.5 points; 2008: Republican by 0.1 points; 2004: Republican by 8.3 points; 2000: Republican by 6.3 points.

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

In 2024 it was 5.1 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 18.2 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