Election Results for Gainesville, FL Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,442	10.5
Deaths:	8,187	11.5
Net Migration:	8,562	12.0
Net Immigration:	1,681	2.4

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	62%	Joe Biden (D)	98,974	53.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	82,375	44.7%	2,758 [+]	1.5%	184,107	-2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,609 (0.9%);
2016	59%	Hillary Clinton (D)	83,649	50.6%	Donald Trump (R)	73,171	44.3%	8,497 [+]	5.1%	165,317	-2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,649 (2.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,673 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	58%	Barack Obama* (D)	79,501	51.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	71,820	46.6%	2,805 [+]	1.8%	154,126	-1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,481 (1.0%);
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	86,197	53.9%	John McCain (R)	71,117	44.5%	2,554 [+]	1.6%	159,868	-1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 858 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 735 (0.5%);
2004	59%	John Kerry (D)	72,555	51.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	67,542	47.8%	1,340 [+]	0.9%	141,437	-3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 717 (0.5%);
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	56,515	52.1%	George W. Bush (R)	46,995	43.3%	5,039 [+]	4.6%	108,549	-5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,685 (3.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 388 (0.4%);
1996	46%	Bill Clinton* (D)	48,818	51.8%	Robert Dole (R)	32,953	35.0%	12,405 [+]	13.2%	94,176	-6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 11,341 (12.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 682 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	51%	Bill Clinton (D)	45,584	47.6%	George Bush* (R)	29,405	30.7%	20,709 [+]	21.6%	95,698	-7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 20,264 (21.2%);
1988	44%	George Bush (R)	39,292	52.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	35,333	46.9%	788 [+]	1.0%	75,413	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 652 (0.9%);
1984	47%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	40,430	55.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	31,962	44.1%	61	0.1%	72,453	-3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	47%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	34,656	53.4%	Ronald Reagan (R)	25,208	38.8%	5,062 [+]	7.8%	64,926	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,454 (6.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 587 (0.9%);
1976	49%	Jimmy Carter (D)	35,896	64.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	18,597	33.3%	1,357 [+]	2.4%	55,850	-15	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 586 (1.0%);
1972	49%	Richard Nixon* (R)	28,743	60.4%	George McGovern (D)	18,721	39.4%	96 [+]	0.2%	47,560	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	48%	George Wallace (AIP)	13,810	38.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	11,360	31.6%	10,815 [+]	30.1%	35,985	-13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 10,815 (30.1%);
1964	47%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	17,103	54.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	14,179	45.3%	0	0.0%	31,282	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	43%	John Kennedy (D)	13,092	52.7%	Richard Nixon (R)	11,737	47.3%	0	0.0%	24,829	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	37%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	10,539	52.8%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	9,380	47.0%	37	0.2%	19,956	-10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	40%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	10,133	50.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,816	49.2%	0	0.0%	19,949	-4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	32%	Harry Truman* (D)	6,619	45.5%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	5,025	34.6%	2,893 [+]	19.9%	14,537	-26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 2,785 (19.2%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 108 (0.7%);
1944	28%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,828	82.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,080	17.5%	0	0.0%	11,908	-28	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	35%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,672	86.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,810	13.4%	0	0.0%	13,482	-31	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	29%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,797	88.1%	Alf Landon (R)	1,193	11.9%	0	0.0%	9,990	-25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	25%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,037	85.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,218	14.8%	0	0.0%	8,255	-25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	24%	Al Smith (D)	3,496	50.7%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,123	45.3%	282 [+]	4.1%	6,901	-13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 21 (0.3%);
1924	15%	John Davis (D)	2,776	71.5%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	756	19.5%	351 [+]	9.0%	3,883	-35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 229 (5.9%);
1920	26%	James Cox (D)	4,192	71.8%	Warren Harding (R)	1,496	25.6%	154 [+]	2.6%	5,842	-35	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 124 (2.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 30 (0.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	16%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,742	78.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	656	18.7%	116 [+]	3.3%	3,514	-27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 58 (1.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 58 (1.7%);
1912	10%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,749	75.0%	William Taft* (R)	295	12.6%	289 [+]	12.4%	2,333	-11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 104 (4.5%); Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 99 (4.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 86 (3.7%);
1908	13%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,650	60.6%	William Taft (R)	875	32.1%	200 [+]	7.3%	2,725	-19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1904	12%	Alton Parker (D)	1,703	67.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	694	27.4%	140 [+]	5.5%	2,537	-29	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 78 (3.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 62 (2.4%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	12%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,729	74.5%	William McKinley* (R)	491	21.2%	101 [+]	4.4%	2,321	-30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

98,974

53.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

82,375

44.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,609

0.9%

Other

1,149

0.6%

TOTAL

184,107

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

83,649

50.6%

Donald Trump (R)

73,171

44.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,649

2.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,673

1.0%

Other

2,175

1.3%

TOTAL

165,317

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

79,501

51.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

71,820

46.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,481

1.0%

Other

1,324

0.9%

TOTAL

154,126

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

86,197

53.9%

John McCain (R)

71,117

44.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

858

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

735

0.5%

Other

961

0.6%

TOTAL

159,868

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

67,542

47.8%

John Kerry (D)

72,555

51.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

717

0.5%

Other

623

0.4%

TOTAL

141,437

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

46,995

43.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

56,515

52.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3,685

3.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

388

0.4%

Other

966

0.9%

TOTAL

108,549

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -5

1996 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

48,818

51.8%

Robert Dole (R)

32,953

35.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

11,341

12.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

682

0.7%

Other

382

0.4%

TOTAL

94,176

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -6

1992 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

45,584

47.6%

George Bush* (R)

29,405

30.7%

Ross Perot (I)

20,264

21.2%

Other

445

0.5%

TOTAL

95,698

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -7

1988 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

39,292

52.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

35,333

46.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

652

0.9%

Other

136

0.2%

TOTAL

75,413

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -1

1984 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

40,430

55.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

31,962

44.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

72,453

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

25,208

38.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

34,656

53.4%

John Anderson (I)

4,454

6.9%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

587

0.9%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

64,926

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

35,896

64.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

18,597

33.3%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

586

1.0%

Other

771

1.4%

TOTAL

55,850

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -15

1972 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

28,743

60.4%

George McGovern (D)

18,721

39.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

47,560

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 0

1964 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

17,103

54.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

14,179

45.3%

TOTAL

31,282

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

13,092

52.7%

Richard Nixon (R)

11,737

47.3%

TOTAL

24,829

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

9,380

47.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

10,539

52.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

19,956

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -10

1952 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

10,133

50.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

9,816

49.2%

TOTAL

19,949

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

6,619

45.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,785

19.2%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

5,025

34.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

108

0.7%

TOTAL

14,537

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): -26

1944 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

9,828

82.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,080

17.5%

TOTAL

11,908

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -28

1940 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

11,672

86.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,810

13.4%

TOTAL

13,482

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): -31

1936 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

8,797

88.1%

Alf Landon (R)

1,193

11.9%

TOTAL

9,990

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): -25

1932 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

7,037

85.2%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,218

14.8%

TOTAL

8,255

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): -25

1928 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,123

45.3%

Al Smith (D)

3,496

50.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

261

3.8%

TOTAL

6,901

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): -13

1924 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

756

19.5%

John Davis (D)

2,776

71.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

229

5.9%

Other

122

3.1%

TOTAL

3,883

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -35

1920 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,496

25.6%

James Cox (D)

4,192

71.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

124

2.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.5%

TOTAL

5,842

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): -35

1916 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,742

78.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

656

18.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1.7%

James Hanly (Proh)

1.7%

TOTAL

3,514

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -27

1912 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,749

75.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

4.2%

William Taft* (R)

295

12.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

104

4.5%

TOTAL

2,333

Turnout: 10%	Diff (US): -11

1908 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

875

32.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,650

60.6%

Other

200

7.3%

TOTAL

2,725

Turnout: 13%	Diff (US): -19

1904 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

694

27.4%

Alton Parker (D)

1,703

67.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.1%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

2.4%

TOTAL

2,537

Turnout: 12%	Diff (US): -29

1900 President, Gainesville, FL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

491

21.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,729

74.5%

Other

101

4.4%

TOTAL

2,321

Turnout: 12%	Diff (US): -30

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	235,889	64.56%	7.5%
Black:	62,288	17.05%	12.4%
Indian:	1,127	0.31%	31.4%
Asian:	18,291	5.01%	34.8%
2+ races:	8,874	2.43%	43.2%
Hispanic:	38,937	10.66%	54.8%

Total non-White:	129,517	35.44%	27.0%

Change in White population:	16,363	5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	27,545	8.6

Gainesville, FL Market Area

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