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Gilchrist County, FL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Gainesville, FL
Designated Market Area: Gainesville, FL
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 18,992   ( 2,053 from 2010 , 1,130 from 2020)
Land area: 349.7 square miles
Population density: 54.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:16,566 87.23% 11.3%
Black:6783.57% 23.3%
Indian:900.47% 42.9%
Asian:1140.60% 90.0%
2+ races:3021.59% 56.5%
Hispanic:1,2426.54% 47.0%
Total non-White:2,42612.77% 17.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:428 12.0
Deaths:58816.5
Net Migration: 1,22134.2
Net Immigration: 611.7
Change in White population:1,684 9.9
Change in Non-White pop.:369 2.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for Gilchrist County, FL

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,155 R +913 R + 0.1%
D +242
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,978 R +2,163 R + 12.9%
D -185
2020 vs. 2008 R +2,239 R +2,535 R + 16.7%
D -296
2016 vs. 2008 R +1,084 R +1,622 R + 16.6%
D -538
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 65% Donald Trump* (R) 7,895 81.4% Joe Biden (D) 1,700 17.5% 107 [+] 1.1% 9,702 30 35 0.09%
2016 61% Donald Trump (R) 6,740 79.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,458 17.2% 274 [+] 3.2% 8,472 31 34 0.09%
2012 59% Mitt Romney (R) 5,917 74.5% Barack Obama* (D) 1,885 23.7% 135 [+] 1.7% 7,937 26 27 0.09%
2008 61% John McCain (R) 5,656 72.3% Barack Obama (D) 1,996 25.5% 167 [+] 2.1% 7,819 24 27 0.09%
2004 59% George W. Bush* (R) 4,936 70.4% John Kerry (D) 2,017 28.8% 62 [+] 0.9% 7,015 18 20 0.09%
2000 49% George W. Bush (R) 3,300 61.2% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,910 35.4% 185 [+] 3.4% 5,395 12 13 0.09%
1996 51% Bill Clinton* (D) 1,985 41.4% Robert Dole (R) 1,939 40.4% 871 [+] 18.2% 4,795 -2 0 0.09%
1992 50% Bill Clinton (D) 1,511 37.6% George Bush* (R) 1,395 34.7% 1,111 [+] 27.7% 4,017 -6 -3 0.08%
1988 46% George Bush (R) 1,855 61.6% Michael Dukakis (D) 1,137 37.7% 20 [+] 0.7% 3,012 1 8 0.07%
1984 59% Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,056 66.2% Walter Mondale (D) 1,051 33.8% 1 0.0% 3,108 1 7 0.07%
1980 69% Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,627 58.3% Ronald Reagan (R) 1,093 39.1% 73 [+] 2.6% 2,793 -16 -12 0.08%
1976 74% Jimmy Carter (D) 1,807 76.8% Gerald Ford* (R) 528 22.4% 19 [+] 0.8% 2,354 -24 -26 0.07%
1972 60% Richard Nixon* (R) 1,306 83.5% George McGovern (D) 247 15.8% 12 [+] 0.8% 1,565 12 23 0.06%
1968 76% George Wallace (AIP) 1,119 74.1% Hubert Humphrey (D) 208 13.8% 183 [+] 12.1% 1,510 -28 -31 0.07%
1964 69% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 711 56.8% Barry Goldwater (R) 540 43.2% 0 0.0% 1,251 -6 5 0.07%
1960 67% John Kennedy (D) 834 75.1% Richard Nixon (R) 277 24.9% 0 0.0% 1,111 -27 -25 0.07%
1956 58% Adlai Stevenson (D) 925 87.1% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 137 12.9% 0 0.0% 1,062 -44 -44 0.09%
1952 60% Adlai Stevenson (D) 992 83.6% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 195 16.4% 0 0.0% 1,187 -39 -39 0.12%
1948 50% Harry Truman* (D) 884 83.3% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 131 12.3% 46 [+] 4.3% 1,061 -29 -41 0.18%
1944 41% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 862 91.4% Thomas Dewey (R) 81 8.6% 0 0.0% 943 -21 -37 0.20%
1940 45% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,011 92.0% Wendell Willkie (R) 88 8.0% 0 0.0% 1,099 -18 -37 0.23%
1936 40% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 836 93.7% Alf Landon (R) 56 6.3% 0 0.0% 892 -18 -30 0.27%
1932 39% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 814 93.5% Herbert Hoover* (R) 57 6.5% 0 0.0% 871 -18 -33 0.31%
1928 33% Al Smith (D) 392 71.3% Herbert Hoover (R) 125 22.7% 33 [+] 6.0% 550 -34 -35 0.22%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 1,700 17.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 7,895 81.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 61 0.6%
Other 46 0.5%
TOTAL 9,702
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 30 Diff (US): 35


2016 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 1,458 17.2%
Donald Trump (R) 6,740 79.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 155 1.8%
Jill Stein (Grn) 43 0.5%
Other 76 0.9%
TOTAL 8,472
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 31 Diff (US): 34


2012 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 1,885 23.7%
Mitt Romney (R) 5,917 74.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 58 0.7%
Other 77 1.0%
TOTAL 7,937
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 27


2008 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,996 25.5%
John McCain (R) 5,656 72.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 70 0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 40 0.5%
Other 57 0.7%
TOTAL 7,819
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 27


2004 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 4,936 70.4%
John Kerry (D) 2,017 28.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 32 0.5%
Other 30 0.4%
TOTAL 7,015
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 20


2000 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 3,300 61.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,910 35.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 97 1.8%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 29 0.5%
Other 59 1.1%
TOTAL 5,395
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 13


1996 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 1,985 41.4%
Robert Dole (R) 1,939 40.4%
Ross Perot (Ref) 841 17.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 29 0.6%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 4,795
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0


1992 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 1,511 37.6%
George Bush* (R) 1,395 34.7%
Ross Perot (I) 1,090 27.1%
Other 21 0.5%
TOTAL 4,017
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -3


1988 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 1,855 61.6%
Michael Dukakis (D) 1,137 37.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 19 0.6%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,012
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8


1984 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,056 66.2%
Walter Mondale (D) 1,051 33.8%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,108
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 1,093 39.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,627 58.3%
John Anderson (I) 56 2.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 17 0.6%
TOTAL 2,793
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -12


1976 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 1,807 76.8%
Gerald Ford* (R) 528 22.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 5 0.2%
Other 14 0.6%
TOTAL 2,354
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -26


1972 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 1,306 83.5%
George McGovern (D) 247 15.8%
Other 12 0.8%
TOTAL 1,565
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 23


1964 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 711 56.8%
Barry Goldwater (R) 540 43.2%
TOTAL 1,251
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 5


1960 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 834 75.1%
Richard Nixon (R) 277 24.9%
TOTAL 1,111
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -25


1948 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 884 83.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 46 4.3%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 131 12.3%
TOTAL 1,061
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -29 Diff (US): -41


1944 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 862 91.4%
Thomas Dewey (R) 81 8.6%
TOTAL 943
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -37


1940 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,011 92.0%
Wendell Willkie (R) 88 8.0%
TOTAL 1,099
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -37


1936 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 836 93.7%
Alf Landon (R) 56 6.3%
TOTAL 892
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -30


1932 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 814 93.5%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 57 6.5%
TOTAL 871
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -33


1928 President, Gilchrist County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 125 22.7%
Al Smith (D) 392 71.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 0.5%
Other 30 5.5%
TOTAL 550
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -34 Diff (US): -35
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gilchrist County, FL

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 53% Marco Rubio* (R) 6,657 84.8% Val Demings (D) 1,087 13.9% 102 [+] 1.3% 7,846 27 0.10%
2022 G 53% Ron DeSantis* (R) 6,806 86.5% Charlie Crist (D) 1,017 12.9% 45 [+] 0.6% 7,868 27 0.10%
2018 S1 52% Rick Scott (R) 5,703 77.7% Bill Nelson* (D) 1,633 22.3% 0 0.0% 7,336 28 0.09%
2018 G 52% Ron DeSantis (R) 5,975 81.1% Andrew Gillum (D) 1,282 17.4% 109 [+] 1.5% 7,366 32 0.09%
2016 S3 60% Marco Rubio* (R) 6,303 75.7% Patrick Murphy (D) 1,675 20.1% 346 [+] 4.2% 8,324 24 0.09%
2014 G 43% Rick Scott* (R) 4,129 69.2% Charlie Crist (D) 1,485 24.9% 349 [+] 5.9% 5,963 21 0.10%
2012 S1 57% Connie Mack IV (R) 4,692 60.8% Bill Nelson* (D) 2,783 36.1% 238 [+] 3.1% 7,713 19 0.09%
2010 S3 41% Marco Rubio (R) 3,531 65.1% Charlie Crist (I) 1,106 20.4% 788 [+] 14.5% 5,425 16 0.10%
2010 G 40% Rick Scott (R) 3,321 61.7% Alex Sink (D) 1,797 33.4% 264 [+] 4.9% 5,382 13 0.10%
2006 S1 43% Bill Nelson* (D) 2,843 53.6% Katherine Harris (R) 2,338 44.1% 126 [+] 2.4% 5,307 6 0.11%
2006 G 43% Charlie Crist (R) 3,160 59.6% Jim Davis (D) 1,906 35.9% 237 [+] 4.5% 5,303 7 0.11%
2004 S3 58% Mel Martinez (R) 4,060 58.9% Betty Castor (D) 2,578 37.4% 258 [+] 3.7% 6,896 9 0.09%
2002 G 44% Jeb Bush* (R) 3,060 60.3% Bill McBride (D) 1,930 38.1% 81 [+] 1.6% 5,071 4 0.10%
2000 S1 48% Bill McCollum (R) 2,561 48.5% Bill Nelson (D) 2,558 48.4% 161 [+] 3.0% 5,280 2 0.09%
1998 S3 35% Bob Graham* (D) 2,315 64.3% Charlie Crist (R) 1,283 35.7% 0 0.0% 3,598 -2 0.09%
1998 G 34% Jeb Bush (R) 2,097 59.8% Buddy MacKay (D) 1,408 40.2% 0 0.0% 3,505 5 0.09%
1994 S1 42% Connie Mack* (R) 2,629 72.6% Hugh Rodham (D) 970 26.8% 20 [+] 0.6% 3,619 2 0.09%
1994 G 42% Jeb Bush (R) 1,922 53.0% Lawton Chiles* (D) 1,701 47.0% 0 0.0% 3,623 4 0.09%
1992 S3 54% Bob Graham* (D) 2,990 69.5% Bill Grant (R) 1,315 30.5% 0 0.0% 4,305 -4 0.09%
1990 G 40% Lawton Chiles (D) 1,644 57.2% Bob Martinez* (R) 1,229 42.8% 0 0.0% 2,873 -1 0.08%
1988 S1 49% Buddy MacKay (D) 2,133 65.3% Connie Mack (R) 1,133 34.7% 0 0.0% 3,266 -16 0.08%
1986 S3 45% Bob Graham (D) 1,757 65.6% Paula Hawkins* (R) 920 34.4% 0 0.0% 2,677 -11 0.08%
1986 G 43% Bob Martinez (R) 1,447 56.3% Steve Pajcic (D) 1,122 43.7% 0 0.0% 2,569 2 0.08%
1982 S1 40% Lawton Chiles* (D) 1,460 78.7% Van Poole (R) 393 21.2% 2 [+] 0.1% 1,855 -17 0.07%
1982 G 39% Bob Graham* (D) 1,477 80.4% Skip Bafalis (R) 361 19.6% 0 0.0% 1,838 -16 0.07%
1980 S3 68% Bill Gunter (D) 2,093 76.0% Paula Hawkins (R) 660 24.0% 0 0.0% 2,753 -28 0.08%
1978 G 52% Bob Graham (D) 1,260 68.7% Jack Eckerd (R) 573 31.3% 0 0.0% 1,833 -13 0.07%
1976 S1 72% Lawton Chiles* (D) 1,982 85.6% John Grady (R) 333 14.4% 0 0.0% 2,315 -23 0.08%
1974 S3 34% Richard Stone (D) 617 62.6% Jack Eckerd (R) 201 20.4% 167 [+] 17.0% 985 -21 0.05%
1974 G 34% Reubin Askew* (D) 511 51.4% Jerry Thomas (R) 483 48.6% 0 0.0% 994 10 0.05%
1970 S1 49% Lawton Chiles (D) 860 80.4% William Cramer (R) 209 19.6% 0 0.0% 1,069 -27 0.06%
1970 G 50% Reubin Askew (D) 726 66.0% Claude Kirk* (R) 374 34.0% 0 0.0% 1,100 -9 0.06%
1968 S3 68% Edward Gurney (R) 882 66.0% Leroy Collins (D) 454 34.0% 0 0.0% 1,336 10 0.07%
1966 G 52% Claude Kirk (R) 584 59.3% Robert King High (D) 398 40.4% 2 [+] 0.2% 984 4 0.07%
1964 S1 57% Spessard Holland* (D) 890 86.7% Claude Kirk (R) 129 12.6% 7 [+] 0.7% 1,026 -23 0.07%
1964 G 62% Haydon Burns (D) 861 76.1% Charles Holley (R) 264 23.3% 7 [+] 0.6% 1,132 -17 0.07%
1962 S3 37% George Smathers* (D) 601 92.6% Emerson Rupert (R) 48 7.4% 0 0.0% 649 -23 0.07%
1960 G 66% Farris Bryant (D) 1,051 96.7% George Petersen (R) 36 3.3% 0 0.0% 1,087 -37 0.08%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Gilchrist County, FL

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 FL03Kat Cammack* (R) 6,667 85.1% Danielle Hawk (D) 1,067 13.6% 97 1.2% 7,831
County Total for 2022-11-08:   7,831
2020-11-03 FL02Neal Dunn* (R) 8,484 99.1% Kim O'Connor (Write-in) 76 0.9% 0 0.0% 8,560
County Total for 2020-11-03:   8,560
2018-11-06 FL02Neal Dunn* (R) 5,991 81.9% Bob Rackleff (D) 1,324 18.1% 0 0.0% 7,315
County Total for 2018-11-06:   7,315
2016-11-08 FL02Neal Dunn (R) 6,354 78.5% Walter Dartland (D) 1,528 18.9% 217 2.7% 8,099
County Total for 2016-11-08:   8,099
2014-11-04 FL03Ted Yoho* (R) 4,797 80.2% Marihelen Wheeler (D) 1,054 17.6% 129 2.2% 5,980
County Total for 2014-11-04:   5,980
2012-11-06 FL03Ted Yoho (R) 6,488 82.2% J.R. Gaillot (D) 1,267 16.1% 137 1.7% 7,892
County Total for 2012-11-06:   7,892
2010-11-02 FL06Cliff Stearns* (R) 4,186 79.3% Steve Schonberg (I) 1,092 20.7% 0 0.0% 5,278
County Total for 2010-11-02:   5,278
2008-11-04 FL06Cliff Stearns* (R) 5,539 73.3% Tim Cunha (D) 2,022 26.7% 0 0.0% 7,561
County Total for 2008-11-04:   7,561
2006-11-07 FL06Cliff Stearns* (R) 3,188 62.5% David Bruderly (D) 1,916 37.5% 0 0.0% 5,104
County Total for 2006-11-07:   5,104
2004-11-02 FL06Cliff Stearns* (R) 4,429 66.5% David Bruderly (D) 2,229 33.5% 1 0.0% 6,659
County Total for 2004-11-02:   6,659
2002-11-05 FL06Cliff Stearns* (R) 3,070 62.4% David Bruderly (D) 1,852 37.6% 0 0.0% 4,922
County Total for 2002-11-05:   4,922
2000-11-07 FL02Allen Boyd* (D) 3,400 66.2% Doug Dodd (R) 1,735 33.8% 0 0.0% 5,135
County Total for 2000-11-07:   5,135
1998-11-03 FL02Allen Boyd* (D) 2,635 99.2% Timothy Stein (I) 20 0.8% 0 0.0% 2,655
County Total for 1998-11-03:   2,655
1996-11-05 FL02Allen Boyd (D) 3,393 69.1% Bill Sutton (R) 1,514 30.9% 0 0.0% 4,907
County Total for 1996-11-05:   4,907
1994-11-08 FL05Karen Thurman* (D) 1,959 54.6% Don Garlits (R) 1,630 45.4% 0 0.0% 3,589
County Total for 1994-11-08:   3,589
1992-11-03 FL05Karen Thurman (D) 1,996 47.4% Tom Hogan (R) 1,760 41.8% 457 10.8% 4,213
County Total for 1992-11-03:   4,213
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Gilchrist County, FL

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 12,050 7,851 65.2% 2,189 18.2% 2,010 16.7% Rep +5,662 Rep +47.0% 81%
2020 12,516 7,609 60.8% 2,851 22.8% 2,056 16.4% Rep +4,758 Rep +38.0% 84%
2018 11,751 6,576 56.0% 3,298 28.1% 1,877 16.0% Rep +3,278 Rep +27.9% 81%
2016 11,333 6,046 53.3% 3,552 31.3% 1,735 15.3% Rep +2,494 Rep +22.0% 80%
2014 11,132 5,356 48.1% 4,029 36.2% 1,747 15.7% Rep +1,327 Rep +11.9% 80%
2012 11,121 5,199 46.7% 4,339 39.0% 1,583 14.2% Rep +860 Rep +7.7% 82%
2010 10,841 4,317 39.8% 5,019 46.3% 1,505 13.9% Dem +702 Dem +6.5% 81%
2008 10,721 3,987 37.2% 5,392 50.3% 1,342 12.5% Dem +1,405 Dem +13.1% 84%
2006 9,591 3,190 33.3% 5,255 54.8% 1,146 11.9% Dem +2,065 Dem +21.5% 78%
2004 9,035 2,750 30.4% 5,295 58.6% 990 11.0% Dem +2,545 Dem +28.2% 76%
2002 8,176 2,138 26.1% 5,276 64.5% 762 9.3% Dem +3,138 Dem +38.4% 72%
2000 6,878 1,396 20.3% 4,965 72.2% 517 7.5% Dem +3,569 Dem +51.9% 63%
1998 7,350 1,401 19.1% 5,445 74.1% 504 6.9% Dem +4,044 Dem +55.0% 72%
1996 7,621 1,302 17.1% 5,921 77.7% 398 5.2% Dem +4,619 Dem +60.6% 81%
1994 5,823 728 12.5% 4,970 85.4% 125 2.1% Dem +4,242 Dem +72.8% 67%
1986 4,576 295 6.4% 4,205 91.9% 76 1.7% Dem +3,910 Dem +85.4% 77%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.