2024 United States presidential election in Florida

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The 2024 United States presidential election in Florida was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Florida voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Florida has 30 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state gained a seat.[3] This gave Florida the third-most electoral votes in the country, which marked the first time it carried more weight than New York (28 electoral votes) in a presidential election.

Quick facts Turnout, Nominee ...
2024 United States presidential election in Florida

 2020
November 5, 2024
2028 
Turnout78.9% (of active registered voters)[1] Increase 1.73 pp
66.7% (of estimated voting-eligible population)[2]
 
Nominee Donald Trump Kamala Harris
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Florida California
Running mate JD Vance Tim Walz
Electoral vote 30 0
Popular vote 6,110,125 4,683,038
Percentage 56.09% 42.99%


President before election

Joe Biden
Democratic

Elected President

Donald Trump
Republican

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A heavily populated South Atlantic state, Florida had previously been considered a crucial swing state and a bellwether in past elections, but has shifted significantly to the political right since the 2022 gubernatorial election where incumbent Governor Ron DeSantis won re-election with a 19.4% margin of victory. Trump's double-digit margin of victory solidified Florida further as a safe red state. Florida has two large distinct cultural areas: North Florida and the Florida Panhandle are part of the conservative Deep South, and South Florida has a heavy Latin American influence with large Catholic Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan populations in the Miami metropolitan area.

Trump defeated Harris in Florida by 13.1 percentage points, the biggest margin of victory for a candidate in the state since 1988. Trump won all three of the state’s majority-Hispanic counties. Per exit polls, Trump won 63% of White voters, 58% of Hispanic voters of whom he won 70% of Cuban voters, and 15% of Black voters in the state.[4] Every single county shifted to the right compared to 2020.

Primary elections

Republican primary

The Florida Republican primary was held on March 19, 2024, alongside primaries in Arizona, Illinois, and Ohio.

More information Candidate, Votes ...
Florida Republican primary, March 19, 2024[5]
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 911,424 81.19% 125 0 125
Nikki Haley (withdrawn) 155,560 13.86% 0 0 0
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) 41,269 3.68% 0 0 0
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 8,953 0.80% 0 0 0
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) 2,850 0.25% 0 0 0
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) 1,385 0.12% 0 0 0
Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) 1,190 0.11% 0 0 0
Total: 1,122,631 100.00% 125 0 125
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Democratic primary

On November 30, 2023, Politico reported that the Florida Democratic Party had only submitted Biden's name to the Secretary of State, which meant that the primary would be cancelled under Florida law. This cancellation was criticized by the Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson campaigns.[6][7] Williamson and fellow Democratic candidate Cenk Uygur held a press conference over Zoom on December 1 criticizing the move.[8] On December 11, 2023, a voter filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to add Phillips's, Williamson's, and Uygur's names to the ballot.[9] The voter lost in district court.[10]

Winner (assumptive)

Endorsements

Joe Biden

U.S. representatives

State legislators

Hypothetical polling

Hypothetical polling
More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Joe
Biden
Hillary
Clinton
Kamala
Harris
Gavin
Newsom
Undecided
Suffolk University[15] September 15–18, 2022 163 (LV) 50% 33% 17%
Suffolk University[16] January 26–29, 2022 164 (LV) 43% 46% 11%[c]
Victory Insights[17] September 16–18, 2021 200 (LV) 60% 17% 23%[d]
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General election

Trump assassination attempt

On September 15, 2024, Trump survived an assassination attempt while golfing at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh was spotted hiding in nearby shrubbery while aiming a rifle at a member of Trump's security detail.[18] A Secret Service agent fired upon Routh, who fled the scene and was later captured in Martin County.[19] The incident occurred two months after Trump survived a previous assassination attempt while speaking at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.

Candidates

The following presidential candidates received ballot access in Florida:[20]

In addition, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew his name from the ballot after he suspended his campaign.[21]

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[22] Likely R August 27, 2024
Inside Elections[23] Lean R August 29, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball[24] Likely R August 20, 2024
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[25] Likely R October 21, 2024
CNalysis[26] Likely R November 4, 2024
CNN[27] Lean R September 1, 2024
The Economist[28] Likely R June 12, 2024
538[29] Likely R October 8, 2024
NBC News[30] Likely R October 6, 2024
YouGov[31] Lean R October 16, 2024
Split Ticket[32] Likely R November 1, 2024
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Polling

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris

Aggregate polls

More information Source of poll aggregation, Dates administered ...
Source of poll
aggregation
Dates
administered
Dates
updated
Kamala
Harris
Democratic
Donald
Trump
Republican
Undecided
[e]
Margin
270ToWin[33] October 23 – November 4, 2024 November 4, 2024 44.6% 51.1% 4.3% Trump +6.5%
538[34] through November 4, 2024 November 4, 2024 44.6% 51.2% 4.2% Trump +6.6%
Silver Bulletin[35] through November 3, 2024 November 3, 2024 44.8% 51.3% 3.9% Trump +6.5%
The Hill/DDHQ[36] through November 3, 2024 November 3, 2024 44.9% 51.6% 3.2% Trump +6.7%
Average 44.7% 51.3% 4.0% Trump +6.6%
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Kamala
Harris
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
Research Co.[37] November 2–3, 2024 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 51% 44% 5%
Victory Insights[38] November 1–2, 2024 400 (LV) 51% 47% 2%[f]
Stetson University[39][40] October 25 – November 1, 2024 452 (LV) ± 5.0% 53% 46% 1%[g]
Morning Consult[41] October 23 − November 1, 2024 2,022 (LV) ± 2.0% 51% 46% 3%
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[42] October 19–27, 2024 913 (RV) ± 3.2% 53% 44% 3%[h]
897 (LV) 53% 44% 3%[h]
ActiVote[43] October 11–27, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 56% 44%
St. Pete Polls[44][A] October 23–25, 2024 1,227 (LV) ± 2.8% 50% 45% 5%[i]
CES/YouGov[45] October 1–25, 2024 5,952 (A) 51% 47% 2%
5,916 (LV) 52% 46% 2%
Hunt Research[46][B] October 16–22, 2024 1,234 (LV) ± 2.8% 50% 45% 5%
Emerson College[47] October 18–20, 2024 860 (LV) ± 3.3% 52% 44% 4%[g]
54%[j] 46%
Cherry Communications (R)[48][C] October 10–20, 2024 614 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 45% 4%
ActiVote[49] October 7–20, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 55% 45%
University of North Florida[50] October 7–18, 2024 977 (LV) ± 3.5% 53% 43% 4%[k]
RMG Research[51][D] October 14–17, 2024 788 (LV) ± 3.5% 52% 45% 3%[l]
52%[j] 47% 1%
Rose Institute/YouGov[52] October 7–17, 2024 1,094 (RV) ± 3.5% 50% 45% 7%[m]
1,094 (RV) 51%[j] 46% 3%
1,076 (LV) 51% 46% 3%
The Terrance Group (R)[53][E] October 5–8, 2024 818 (RV) ± 3.5% 51% 44% 5%
Marist College[54] October 3–7, 2024 1,410 (RV) ± 3.3% 51% 47% 2%[n]
1,257 (LV) ± 3.6% 51% 47% 2%[n]
New York Times/Siena College[55] September 29 – October 6, 2024 622 (LV) ± 5.0% 55% 41% 4%
ActiVote[56] September 17 – October 6, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 53% 47%
Mason-Dixon[57][F] October 1–4, 2024 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 49% 43% 8%[o]
RMG Research[58][D] September 25–27, 2024 774 (LV) ± 3.5% 50% 47% 3%[l]
50%[j] 48% 2%
Public Policy Polling (D)[59][G] September 25–26, 2024 800 (RV) ± 3.5% 50% 46% 4%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)[60][H] September 23–25, 2024 1,200 (LV) ± 2.8% 51% 46% 3%
Victory Insights[61] September 22–25, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.4% 47% 45% 8%
The Bullfinch Group[62][I] September 20–23, 2024 600 (RV) ± 4.0% 48% 47% 5%
Morning Consult[41] September 9−18, 2024 2,948 (LV) ± 2.0% 50% 47% 3%
Morning Consult[41] August 30 – September 8, 2024 3,182 (LV) ± 2.0% 49% 47% 4%
Emerson College[63] September 3–5, 2024 815 (LV) ± 3.4% 50% 45% 5%
51%[j] 48% 1%[g]
ActiVote[64] August 16–31, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 53% 47%
Cherry Communications (R)[65][C] August 15–26, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 52% 45% 3%
Public Policy Polling (D)[66][G] August 21–22, 2024 837 (RV) ± 3.4% 51% 47% 2%
ActiVote[67] August 5–15, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 54% 46%
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[68] August 10–11, 2024 1,055 (RV) ± 3.0% 49% 46% 5%[p]
1,040 (LV) 50% 47% 3%[h]
University of North Florida[69] July 24–27, 2024 774 (LV) ± 4.6% 49% 42% 9%[q]
July 21, 2024 Kamala Harris declares her candidacy.
InsiderAdvantage (R)[70][J] July 15–16, 2024 800 (LV) ± 4.0% 49% 39% 12%[r]
Suffolk University/USA Today[15] September 15–18, 2022 500 (LV) 46% 44% 10%
Victory Insights[17] September 16–18, 2021 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 49% 51%
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Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Kamala
Harris
Democratic
Cornel
West
Independent
Jill
Stein
Green
Chase
Oliver
Libertarian
Other /
Undecided
Focaldata[71] October 3 – November 1, 2024 1,250 (LV) 52% 45% 0% 0% 3%
1,099 (RV) ± 2.8% 50% 46% 1% 0% 3%
1,250 (A) 49% 47% 1% 0% 3%
Cygnal (R)[72] October 26–28, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 48% 43% 1% 1% 7%[s]
Hunt Research[46][B] October 16–22, 2024 1,234 (LV) ± 2.8% 50% 44% 0% 0% 6%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[73] October 16–18, 2024 1,275 (LV) 49% 45% 0% 1% 6%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[74] October 12–14, 2024 1,009 (LV) 50% 44% 1% 0% 5%
New York Times/Siena College[55] September 29 – October 6, 2024 622 (LV) ± 5.0% 53% 40% 0% 1% 6%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[75] September 27 – October 2, 2024 2,946 (LV) 49% 45% 1% 1% 4%
Public Policy Polling (D)[59][G] September 25–26, 2024 800 (RV) ± 3.5% 49% 45% 0% 1% 5%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[76] September 16–19, 2024 1,602 (LV) 50% 45% 0% 1% 4%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[77] September 6–9, 2024 1,465 (LV) 50% 44% 0% 0% 6%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[78] August 25–28, 2024 980 (LV) ± 3.1% 48% 43% 0% 1% 8%[t]
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Hypothetical polling with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Kamala
Harris
Democratic
Robert
Kennedy Jr
Independent
Cornel
West
Independent
Jill
Stein
Green
Chase
Oliver
Libertarian
Other /
Undecided
New York Times/Siena College[55] September 29 – October 6, 2024 622 (LV) ± 5.0% 53% 40% 0% 0% 0% 1% 6%
August 23, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends his presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump.
Public Policy Polling (D)[66][G] August 21–22, 2024 837 (RV) ± 3.4% 48% 45% 2% 1% 1% 3%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[79] August 12–15, 2024 1,296 (LV) 48% 43% 3% 0% 1% 5%
Suffolk University/USA Today[80][K] August 7–11, 2024 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 47% 42% 5% 0% 0% 1% 5%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[81] July 31 – August 3, 2024 976 (LV) 47% 41% 5% 0% 1% 6%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[82] July 22–24, 2024 572 (LV) 47% 39% 5% 0% 1% 8%
Targoz Market Research[83][L] July 19–24, 2024 1,200 (RV) ± 2.8% 46% 39% 5% 1% 1% 0% 8%
988 (LV) 47% 42% 4% 0% 0% 1% 6%
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Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Kamala
Harris
Democratic
Robert
Kennedy Jr
Independent
Other /
Undecided
August 23, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends his presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump.
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[68] August 10–11, 2024 1,055 (RV) ± 3.0% 47% 44% 5% 4%[h]
1,040 (LV) 47% 45% 5% 3%[h]
McLaughlin & Associates (R)[84][H] August 6–8, 2024 800 (LV) 52% 44% 3% 1%
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Hypothetical polling with Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
July 21, 2024 Joe Biden withdraws from the race.
InsiderAdvantage (R)[70][J] July 15–16, 2024 800 (LV) ± 4.0% 50% 44% 6%[u]
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[85] June 8–9, 2024 883 (RV) ± 3.3% 46% 42% 13%
771 (LV) 49% 43% 8%
The Tyson Group (R)[86] June 6–9, 2024 1,050 (LV) ± 3.0% 46% 36% 18%
Fox News[87] June 1–4, 2024 1,075 (RV) ± 3.0% 50% 46% 4%
CBS News/YouGov[88] May 10–16, 2024 1,209 (RV) ± 3.9% 54% 45% 1%
Prime Group[89][M] May 9–16, 2024 486 (RV) 53% 47%
Cherry Communications (R)[90][C] April 28 – May 7, 2024 609 (RV) ± 4.0% 51% 42% 7%
John Zogby Strategies[91][N] April 13–21, 2024 749 (LV) 51% 42% 7%
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[92] April 15–17, 2024 865 (RV) ± 3.3% 50% 42% 8%
815 (LV) 51% 43% 6%
Emerson College[93] April 9–10, 2024 1,000 (RV) ± 3.0% 51% 38% 11%
56%[j] 44%
St. Pete Polls[94] March 11–13, 2024 1,963 (LV) ± 2.2% 48% 42% 10%
Cygnal (R)[95] November 13–15, 2023 800 (LV) ± 3.4% 48% 43% 9%
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[96] October 27 – November 11, 2023 946 (RV) ± 3.2% 49% 39% 12%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[97] October 7–9, 2023 1,100 (RV) 44% 39% 17%
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[98] June 27 – July 1, 2023 933 (RV) ± 3.2% 49% 39% 2%
Metropolitan Research Services[99] March 15–19, 2023 1,001 (RV) 47% 43% 10%
Emerson College[100] March 13–15, 2023 1,153 (RV) ± 2.8% 44% 44% 12%
University of North Florida[101] February 25 – March 7, 2023 1,452 (RV) ± 2.6% 50% 43% 7%
Victory Insights[102] November 16–17, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.1% 49% 51%
Rasmussen Reports (R)[103][O] November 8–9, 2022 1,224 (LV) ± 3.0% 49% 40% 11%
Florida Atlantic University[104] October 12–16, 2022 719 (LV) ± 3.7% 45% 41% 14%
Suffolk University[15] September 15–18, 2022 500 (LV) 47% 44% 9%
Echelon Insights[105] August 31 – September 7, 2022 815 (LV) ± 4.3% 49% 41% 10%
Suffolk University[16] January 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 47% 44% 9%
Victory Insights[17] September 16–18, 2021 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 49% 51%
St. Pete Polls[106][A] August 16–17, 2021 2,068 (RV) ± 2.2% 47% 48% 5%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R)[107][P] August 4–10, 2021 700 (RV) ± 3.7% 42% 50% 8%
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Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Robert
Kennedy Jr
Independent
Cornel
West
Independent
Jill
Stein
Green
Other /
Undecided
Targoz Market Research[83][L] July 19–24, 2024 1,200 (RV) ± 2.8% 47% 35% 6% 0% 1% 11%[v]
988 (LV) 46% 39% 5% 0% 1% 9%[w]
July 21, 2024 Joe Biden withdraws from the race.
Fox News[87] June 1–4, 2024 1,075 (RV) ± 3.0% 47% 40% 7% 2% 1% 3%
Prime Group[89][M] May 9–16, 2024 486 (RV) 48% 39% 9% 3% 1%
Emerson College[93] April 9–10, 2024 1,000 (RV) ± 3.0% 49% 35% 6% 1% 1% 8%
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Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Robert
Kennedy Jr
Independent
Other /
Undecided
July 21, 2024 Joe Biden withdraws from the race.
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[85] June 8–9, 2024 883 (A) ± 3.3% 43% 37% 10% 10%
771 (LV) 45% 40% 8% 6%
Cherry Communications (R)[90][C] April 28 – May 7, 2024 609 (RV) ± 4.0% 46% 37% 10% 7%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[108] May 2–4, 2024 586 (LV) ± 3.7% 47% 38% 6% 9%
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[92] April 15–17, 2024 865 (RV) ± 3.3% 48% 38% 7% 7%
815 (LV) 49% 40% 6% 5%
USA Today/Ipsos[109] April 5–7, 2024 1,014 (A) ± 4.1% 39% 31% 7% 23%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[110] March 14–17, 2024 815 (LV) 46% 39% 7% 8%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[111] December 28–30, 2023 1,147 (LV) 45% 34% 9% 12%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[112] November 27–29, 2023 897 (LV) 44% 34% 9% 13%
Cygnal (R)[95] November 13–15, 2023 800 (LV) ± 3.4% 44% 37% 11% 8%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[97] October 7–9, 2023 1100 (LV) 44% 37% 8% 11%
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Hypothetical polling with other candidates

Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Robert
Kennedy Jr.
Independent
Other /
Undecided
John Zogby Strategies[91][N] April 13–21, 2024 749 (LV) 48% 37% 15%
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Joe Biden

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Robert
Kennedy Jr.
Independent
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
John Zogby Strategies[91][N] April 13–21, 2024 749 (LV) 47% 40% 13%
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Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump
Republican
Hillary
Clinton
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
Suffolk University[16] January 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 49% 42% 9%
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Nikki Haley vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Nikki
Haley
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Robert
Kennedy Jr
Independent
Other /
Undecided
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[112] November 27–29, 2023 897 (LV) 27% 32% 16% 24%
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Ron DeSantis vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Robert
Kennedy Jr
Independent
Other /
Undecided
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[112] November 27–29, 2023 897 (LV) 38% 34% 12% 16%
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Ron DeSantis vs. Joe Biden

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis
Republican
Joe
Biden
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
Cygnal (R)[95] November 13–15, 2023 800 (LV) ± 3.4% 46% 43% 11%
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[96] October 27 – November 11, 2023 946 (RV) ± 3.2% 47% 39% 15%
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[98] June 27 – July 1, 2023 933 (RV) ± 3.2% 49% 36% 15%
Emerson College[100] March 13–15, 2023 1,153 (RV) ± 2.8% 46% 43% 11%
University of North Florida[101] February 25 – March 7, 2023 1,452 (RV) ± 2.6% 51% 42% 8%
Cherry Communications[113][C] February 10–19, 2023 608 (LV) ± 4.0% 49% 38% 13%
Victory Insights[102] November 16–17, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.1% 53% 47%
Suffolk University[15] September 15–18, 2022 500 (LV) 52% 44% 4%
Echelon Insights[105] August 31 – September 7, 2022 815 (LV) ± 4.3% 51% 42% 7%
Suffolk University[16] January 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 52% 44% 4%
Victory Insights[17] September 16–18, 2021 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 49% 51%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R)[114] September 11–12, 2021 1,144 (LV) ± 3.1% 45% 55%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R)[107] August 4–10, 2021 700 (RV) ± 3.7% 47% 49% 4%
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Ron DeSantis vs. Kamala Harris

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis
Republican
Kamala
Harris
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
Suffolk University[15] September 15–18, 2022 500 (LV) 52% 40% 8%
Victory Insights[17] September 16–18, 2021 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 51% 49%
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Ron DeSantis vs. Hillary Clinton

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis
Republican
Hillary
Clinton
Democratic
Other /
Undecided
Suffolk University[16] January 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 53% 40% 7%
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Results

State Senate district results
More information Party, Candidate ...
2024 United States presidential election in Florida[115][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican
6,110,125 56.09% +4.87%
Democratic 4,683,038 42.99% −4.87%
Green 43,155 0.40% +0.27%
Libertarian 31,972 0.29% −0.35%
Socialism and Liberation
11,969 0.11% +0.06%
American Solidarity
7,454 0.07% N/A
Constitution 5,834 0.05% +0.01%
Write-in 205 0.00% N/A
Total valid votes 10,893,752 99.00% −0.31%
Invalid or blank votes 110,457 1.00%
Turnout 11,004,209 78.89% +1.72%
Registered electors 13,949,168 100.00% −3.41%
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By county

More information County, Donald Trump Republican ...
County[116] Donald Trump
Republican
Kamala Harris
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Alachua 52,939 38.77% 81,578 59.74% 2,031 1.49% -28,639 -20.97% 136,548
Baker 12,926 86.31% 1,982 13.23% 69 0.46% 10,944 73.07% 14,977
Bay 71,497 73.12% 25,201 25.77% 1,079 1.10% 46,296 47.35% 97,777
Bradford 10,920 78.38% 2,946 21.15% 66 0.47% 7,974 57.24% 13,932
Brevard 216,533 59.91% 141,233 39.07% 3,683 1.02% 75,300 20.83% 361,449
Broward 358,952 41.04% 507,328 58.01% 8,259 0.94% -148,376 -16.97% 874,539
Calhoun 5,367 83.49% 1,021 15.88% 40 0.62% 4,346 67.61% 6,428
Charlotte 82,480 66.69% 40,450 32.71% 746 0.60% 42,030 33.98% 123,676
Citrus 71,356 72.64% 26,276 26.75% 605 0.62% 45,080 45.89% 98,237
Clay 87,711 69.17% 37,926 29.91% 1,174 0.93% 49,785 39.26% 126,811
Collier 143,267 66.21% 71,720 33.15% 1,383 0.64% 71,547 33.07% 216,370
Columbia 25,108 74.74% 8,250 24.56% 234 0.70% 16,858 50.18% 33,592
DeSoto 8,888 71.17% 3,525 28.23% 75 0.60% 5,363 42.95% 12,488
Dixie 6,920 84.93% 1,183 14.52% 45 0.55% 5,737 70.41% 8,148
Duval 236,285 50.14% 229,365 48.67% 5,632 1.20% 6,920 1.47% 471,282
Escambia 96,407 59.23% 64,601 39.69% 1,747 1.07% 31,806 19.54% 162,755
Flagler 51,014 63.79% 28,431 35.55% 523 0.65% 22,583 28.24% 79,968
Franklin 4,831 71.49% 1,870 27.67% 57 0.84% 2,961 43.81% 6,758
Gadsden 7,495 34.27% 14,203 64.95% 170 0.78% -6,708 -30.67% 21,868
Gilchrist 8,931 83.58% 1,662 15.55% 93 0.87% 7,269 68.02% 10,686
Glades 4,034 76.42% 1,222 23.15% 23 0.44% 2,812 53.27% 5,279
Gulf 6,684 76.85% 1,970 22.65% 43 0.49% 4,714 54.20% 8,697
Hamilton 3,964 69.14% 1,727 30.12% 42 0.73% 2,237 39.02% 5,733
Hardee 6,336 77.81% 1,751 21.50% 56 0.69% 4,585 56.31% 8,143
Hendry 9,253 68.74% 4,096 30.43% 111 0.82% 5,157 38.31% 13,460
Hernando 75,446 68.16% 34,431 31.11% 814 0.74% 41,015 37.05% 110,691
Highlands 36,382 70.09% 15,227 29.34% 296 0.57% 21,155 40.76% 51,905
Hillsborough 342,017 50.90% 321,455 47.84% 8,521 1.27% 20,562 3.06% 671,993
Holmes 8,193 89.87% 882 9.68% 41 0.45% 7,311 80.20% 9,116
Indian River 62,737 63.36% 35,654 36.01% 626 0.63% 27,083 27.35% 99,017
Jackson 16,074 72.74% 5,892 26.66% 132 0.60% 10,182 46.08% 22,098
Jefferson 5,011 58.94% 3,429 40.33% 62 0.73% 1,582 18.61% 8,502
Lafayette 3,296 87.75% 441 11.74% 19 0.51% 2,855 76.01% 3,756
Lake 140,500 61.95% 84,546 37.28% 1,742 0.77% 55,954 24.67% 226,788
Lee 250,661 63.86% 139,240 35.47% 2,631 0.67% 111,421 28.39% 392,532
Leon 60,397 38.52% 94,520 60.28% 1,885 1.20% -34,123 -21.76% 156,802
Levy 18,245 74.84% 5,994 24.59% 139 0.57% 12,251 50.25% 24,378
Liberty 2,898 83.04% 566 16.22% 26 0.74% 2,332 66.82% 3,490
Madison 5,874 64.15% 3,231 35.29% 51 0.56% 2,643 28.87% 9,156
Manatee 140,486 61.39% 86,674 37.87% 1,700 0.74% 53,812 23.51% 228,860
Marion 140,173 65.47% 72,436 33.83% 1,497 0.70% 67,737 31.64% 214,106
Martin 64,121 65.24% 33,539 34.12% 631 0.64% 30,582 31.11% 98,291
Miami-Dade 605,590 55.35% 480,355 43.90% 8,160 0.75% 125,235 11.45% 1,094,105
Monroe 26,064 58.80% 17,933 40.46% 331 0.75% 8,131 18.34% 44,328
Nassau 47,945 73.06% 17,143 26.12% 537 0.82% 30,802 46.94% 65,625
Okaloosa 80,309 70.67% 32,074 28.23% 1,253 1.10% 48,235 42.45% 113,636
Okeechobee 12,315 76.69% 3,671 22.86% 72 0.45% 8,644 53.83% 16,058
Orange 258,279 42.54% 340,807 56.13% 8,113 1.34% -82,528 -13.59% 607,199
Osceola 86,713 50.19% 84,205 48.74% 1,862 1.08% 2,508 1.45% 172,780
Palm Beach 366,836 49.19% 372,512 49.95% 6,361 0.85% -5,676 -0.76% 745,709
Pasco 197,779 62.10% 117,450 36.88% 3,242 1.02% 80,329 25.22% 318,471
Pinellas 269,472 52.11% 242,452 46.89% 5,150 1.00% 27,020 5.23% 517,074
Polk 209,044 59.91% 136,879 39.23% 3,008 0.86% 72,165 20.68% 348,931
Putnam 26,700 73.61% 9,354 25.79% 218 0.60% 17,346 47.82% 36,272
Santa Rosa 84,314 75.00% 27,035 24.05% 1,076 0.96% 57,279 50.95% 112,425
Sarasota 163,219 58.74% 112,668 40.55% 1,979 0.71% 50,551 18.19% 277,866
Seminole 129,735 51.13% 120,717 47.58% 3,275 1.29% 9,018 3.55% 253,727
St. Johns 128,759 65.21% 66,862 33.86% 1,836 0.93% 61,897 31.35% 197,457
St. Lucie 100,293 54.17% 83,517 45.11% 1,321 0.71% 16,776 9.06% 185,131
Sumter 72,134 68.56% 32,551 30.94% 533 0.51% 39,583 37.62% 105,218
Suwannee 17,561 80.22% 4,217 19.26% 113 0.52% 13,344 60.96% 21,891
Taylor 7,954 79.56% 1,991 19.92% 52 0.52% 5,963 59.65% 9,997
Union 5,224 83.84% 971 15.58% 36 0.58% 4,253 68.26% 6,231
Volusia 187,691 60.45% 120,132 38.69% 2,675 0.86% 67,559 21.76% 310,498
Wakulla 14,246 71.75% 5,441 27.40% 169 0.85% 8,805 44.34% 19,856
Walton 38,970 78.57% 10,287 20.74% 344 0.69% 28,683 57.83% 49,601
Washington 10,370 82.41% 2,140 17.01% 74 0.59% 8,230 65.40% 12,584
Totals6,110,12556.09%4,683,03842.99%100,5890.92%1,427,08713.10%10,893,752
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Trump won 20 of 28 congressional districts.[118]

More information District, Trump ...
District Trump Harris Representative
1st 68.09% 30.89% Matt Gaetz
2nd 58.51% 40.51% Neal Dunn
3rd 60.09% 38.97% Kat Cammack
4th 55.42% 43.58% Aaron Bean
5th 60.15% 38.71% John Rutherford
6th 64.68% 34.59% Michael Waltz
7th 55.68% 43.20% Cory Mills
8th 60.70% 38.36% Bill Posey (118th Congress)
Mike Haridopolos (119th Congress)
9th 47.65% 51.17% Darren Soto
10th 37.97% 60.68% Maxwell Frost
11th 57.67% 41.41% Daniel Webster
12th 66.89% 32.31% Gus Bilirakis
13th 55.45% 43.60% Anna Paulina Luna
14th 45.59% 53.26% Kathy Castor
15th 54.87% 43.68% Laurel Lee
16th 57.30% 41.83% Vern Buchanan
17th 61.63% 37.69% Greg Steube
18th 64.31% 34.91% Scott Franklin
19th 64.26% 35.10% Byron Donalds
20th 29.75% 69.35% Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
21st 57.93% 41.36% Brian Mast
22nd 46.78% 52.35% Lois Frankel
23rd 48.60% 50.51% Jared Moskowitz
24th 34.54% 64.60% Frederica Wilson
25th 46.82% 52.16% Debbie Wasserman Schultz
26th 67.16% 32.19% Mario Díaz-Balart
27th 56.94% 42.28% María Elvira Salazar
28th 62.36% 36.96% Carlos A. Giménez
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Analysis

In 2020, Republican Donald Trump (who changed his resident state from New York to Florida in 2019[119]) carried the state again by 3.4 percentage points, an improvement from his 1.2% margin in 2016, despite Trump losing re-election nationwide and polls pointing to a narrow Democratic win in Florida. In addition, Republicans won all statewide offices by double-digit margins in the 2022 midterms.[120][121]

A heavily populated South Atlantic state, Florida had formerly been considered a crucial swing state and a bellwether in previous election cycles, but has shifted significantly to the political right and is now considered a safe red state with Trump's double-digit margin of victory solidifying it as such. Florida has two large distinct cultural areas. North Florida and the Florida Panhandle are part of the conservative Deep South. South Florida has a heavy Latin American influence, with large Catholic Cuban, Haitian, Central and South American populations in the Miami metropolitan area.

Precinct results in Tampa Metro Area
  Trump
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Harris
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  No data

With Democrats not seriously contesting the state, they finished with their worst presidential performance in the state since 1988. Florida and Iowa had voted twice for Democrat Barack Obama, and voted for Trump by 13% in 2024.

Florida voted over 10% to the right of the nation and its neighboring state of Georgia. Florida had previously voted to the left of Georgia from 1996 to 2016, and in 2016 Florida voted for Trump by just 1.2%.

Just eight years prior in 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton had won Miami-Dade by 29%, Broward by 35%, and Palm Beach by 15%. In 2024, Harris lost Miami-Dade by 11%, won Broward by 17%, and won Palm Beach by less than 1%. Clinton had won the Miami metropolitan area by 27%, while Harris won it by just 1%.[122]

Some of the largest rightward swings in the country were in South Florida, along with South Texas and the New York metropolitan area. Every single county in Florida swung rightward, with the three majority-Hispanic counties swinging the hardest.

County swings

2024 Miami Metropolitan Presidential Election
Precinct results in Orlando Metro Area
  Trump
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Harris
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Stein
  •   >90%
  Tie
  No data

Florida handed Republican Donald Trump a decisive victory, doing so by a margin of 1,427,087 votes—his second-largest state win in terms of vote count, behind Texas. This was the first time since 1988 that the state was won with a double-digit margin, and that Miami-Dade County voted Republican.[123] It was also the first time since 1992 that the state voted Republican in three consecutive presidential elections. Trump became the first Republican nominee to win Hillsborough County and Osceola County since 2004.[124] He also flipped back Duval County, Pinellas County, and Seminole County after carrying them in 2016.[125] Trump narrowly lost his home county of Palm Beach.

Following the 2022 midterms under Governor Ron DeSantis and Senator Marco Rubio, this election has cemented Florida's transition from a swing state to a reliable red state. Trump’s performance was similar to Rubio’s 2022 U.S. Senate performance, with both only narrowly losing Palm Beach County. Relatedly, Republican Rick Scott won by a nearly identical 12.8% margin in the concurrent 2024 U.S. Senate election in Florida with the same county map. Meanwhile, although a majority of voters supported Amendments 3 and 4 which would respectively legalize recreational marijuana and enshrine abortion rights, both fell short of 60% and failed.

According to exit polls, Hispanic men voted to the right of White women in the state. Trump also won a majority of Hispanic women in Florida. DeSantis and Rubio had also won a majority of Hispanic women in Florida in 2022. Miami-Dade County (70% Hispanic) voted for Trump by over 11%, shifting rightward by 19 percentage points and voting almost as strongly for Trump as his 13% statewide margin. The state’s most populous county, Miami-Dade had voted for Hillary Clinton by 29% and Biden by 7%, with the county shifting hard to the right like many South Texas counties over Trump’s three runs. Trump won a majority of Hispanics in Florida and Texas, based on exit polls and county results in majority-Hispanic counties. Trump narrowly lost Miami's city limits by around 1000 votes, a strong performance for a Republican in a major city.[126]

The only counties where Harris held up well were majority-Black Gadsden County, 30% Black Leon County (home to the state capital of Tallahassee and Florida State University), and Alachua County (home to the University of Florida). Gadsden County gave Harris 65% of the vote, Leon County 60%, and Alachua County 59%. Harris held up with Black voters and White voters with college degrees, but collapsed nationwide among Hispanic voters even in urban areas.[x] Nationally, Trump came within single digits of winning Hispanic voters (51-46%) and won a majority of Latino male voters (54-44%). Latino men voted to the right of White women (53-46%), because Harris did well among White women with college degrees (58-41%). Harris did nonetheless win New Mexico by 6%, despite New Mexico being half-Hispanic.[127]

Harris only narrowly won the Miami metropolitan area, as a whole winning the three counties of Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade over Trump by just 1,360,195 to 1,331,378 (49.95% to 48.89%). In Broward County (home to Fort Lauderdale and 27% Black), Harris won just 58% of the vote, the lowest for a Democratic candidate there since 1992. Broward voted to the right of Gadsden, Leon, and Alachua counties despite being far more populous. Harris only won Palm Beach County by less than 1%, though it was Trump’s home county and Ron DeSantis had won the county in 2022.

Florida had the third-largest swing to the right in this election (after New York and New Jersey), with Trump improving his performance from 2020 by 9.7%. It was also the largest swing to the right in a state he won.

Exit poll data

More information Demographic subgroup, Trump ...
2024 presidential election in Florida voter demographics[127]
Demographic subgroup Trump Harris % of
total vote
Ideology
Liberals 12 87 19
Moderates 46 53 44
Conservatives 91 9 38
Party
Democrats 2 97 25
Republicans 93 6 39
Independents 53 45 36
Gender
Men 62 38 46
Women 51 48 54
Race/ethnicity
White 63 37 59
Black 15 83 12
Latino 58 42 24
Asian n/a n/a 2
All other races 71 28 3
Cuban/Puerto Rican descent
Cuban descent 70 30 6
Puerto Rican descent 45 53 7
Gender by race/ethnicity
White men 68 31 27
White women 58 41 32
Black men 23 76 5
Black women 11 88 7
Latino men 63 37 12
Latina women 52 46 12
All other races 70 29 5
Age
18–29 years old 44 56 14
30–44 years old 56 43 23
45–64 years old 59 40 35
65 and older 58 41 28
First time voter
Yes 51 49 11
No 57 42 89
2020 presidential vote
Biden 7 92 38
Trump 97 3 48
Another candidate n/a n/a 2
Did not vote 53 47 11
Education
No college degree 58 41 64
College graduate 53 46 36
Education by race
White college graduates 56 43 24
White no college degree 67 32 35
Non-white college graduates 46 53 12
Non-white no college degree 47 53 28
Area type
Urban 50 49 46
Suburban 61 38 46
Rural 64 35 8
Biden job approval
Strongly disapprove 94 5 50
Somewhat disapprove 52 46 14
Somewhat approve 5 95 18
Strongly approve 2 97 16
Feeling about the way things are going in U.S.
Angry 79 20 27
Dissatisfied 59 40 51
Satisfied 17 83 15
Enthusiastic n/a n/a 5
Quality of candidate that mattered most
Has ability to lead 73 27 34
Can bring needed change 75 23 28
Has good judgment 18 80 18
Cares about people like me 30 70 18
Vote for president mainly
For your candidate 61 38 76
Against their opponent 35 63 21
Issue regarded as most important
Democracy 17 82 30
Economy 80 20 38
Abortion 20 80 11
Immigration 86 14 16
Foreign policy n/a n/a 3
Democracy threatened in the United States
Democracy in the U.S. very threatened 56 44 40
Democracy in the U.S. somewhat threatened 57 43 33
Democracy in the U.S. somewhat secure 49 50 17
Democracy in the U.S. very secure n/a n/a 8
Confident election being conducted fairly and accurately
Very confident 48 51 38
Somewhat confident 59 40 43
Not very confident 63 35 13
Not at all confident n/a n/a 4
Condition of the nation's economy
Poor 86 13 40
Not so good 61 37 31
Good 8 91 22
Excellent n/a n/a 6
Family's financial situation today
Worse than four years ago 84 15 55
About the same 26 72 25
Better than four years ago 13 86 19
Abortion should be
Legal in all cases 24 74 27
Legal in most cases 46 53 37
Illegal in most cases 94 6 27
Illegal in all cases n/a n/a 5
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See also

Notes

  1. Biden-Harris Campaign National Advisory Board member
  2. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. "Refused" with 1%
  4. "Someone else" with 23%
  5. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  6. "Other" with 2%
  7. "Someone else" with 1%
  8. "Another candidate" with 1%
  9. "Someone else" with 3%
  10. With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  11. "Someone else" with 2%
  12. "Some other candidate" with 1%
  13. "Other" with 5%
  14. "Another party's candidates" with 1%
  15. "One of the other party tickets" with 2%
  16. "Another candidate" with 2%
  17. "Another candidate" with 4%
  18. "Another candidate" with 7%
  19. Claudia De la Cruz (PSL) & Peter Sonski (ASP) with 1% each; Randall Terry (C) with 0%
  20. "Other (another third party/write-in)" with 1%
  21. "Another candidate" with 3%
  22. Chase Oliver (L) with 1%
  23. Chase Oliver (L) with 3%
  24. As one example, Trump won 27% of the vote in The Bronx, which is 56% Hispanic, 34% Black, 5% Asian, and just 14% White.

Partisan clients

  1. Poll conducted for Florida Politics
  2. Poll conducted for Florida State University
  3. Poll sponsored by the Napolitan Institute
  4. Poll sponsored by the Republican Party of Florida
  5. Poll conducted for WTVJ & WSCV
  6. Poll commissioned by Clean and Prosperous America PAC
  7. Poll sponsored by Associated Industries of Florida
  8. Poll conducted for The Independent Center
  9. Poll conducted for WTVT
  10. Poll sponsored by WSVN-TV
  11. Poll sponsored by the James Madison Institute, a conservative think tank
  12. Poll sponsored by Citizens to Save Our Republic PAC, which opposes Trump and third-party candidates
  13. Poll conducted for Kennedy's campaign
  14. Poll sponsored by NumbersUSA
  15. Poll sponsored by BUSR

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