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

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,684	9.8
Deaths:	10,959	9.2
Net Migration:	4,249	3.6
Net Immigration:	9,457	7.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +4,499	R +12,874	R + 7.3%
D -8,375
2024 vs. 2016	R +12,766	R +5,911	R + 4.7%
D +6,855
2020 vs. 2016	R +8,267	D +6,963	D + 2.7%
D +15,230
2024 vs. 2012	R +13,347	R +1,816	R + 2.2%
D +11,531

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,426	R +3,319	R + 2.2%
D -1,893
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	59%	Kamala Harris (D)	89,234	52.0%	Donald Trump (R)	80,115	46.7%	2,263 [+]	1.3%	171,612	-3	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Jill Stein (Grn) 957 (0.6%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 706 (0.4%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	97,609	55.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	75,616	43.0%	2,709 [+]	1.5%	175,934	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,582 (0.9%);
2016	59%	Hillary Clinton (D)	82,379	52.1%	Donald Trump (R)	67,349	42.6%	8,343 [+]	5.3%	158,071	-3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,572 (2.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,652 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	58%	Barack Obama* (D)	77,703	52.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	66,768	45.4%	2,696 [+]	1.8%	147,167	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,454 (1.0%);
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	84,272	55.2%	John McCain (R)	65,923	43.2%	2,380 [+]	1.6%	152,575	-2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 783 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 697 (0.5%);
2004	60%	John Kerry (D)	70,595	52.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	63,108	46.7%	1,292 [+]	1.0%	134,995	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 688 (0.5%);
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	54,688	52.6%	George W. Bush (R)	44,298	42.6%	4,896 [+]	4.7%	103,882	-5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,610 (3.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 359 (0.3%);
1996	46%	Bill Clinton* (D)	47,084	52.1%	Robert Dole (R)	31,554	34.9%	11,738 [+]	13.0%	90,376	-6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 10,688 (11.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 668 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	51%	Bill Clinton (D)	43,729	47.9%	George Bush* (R)	28,004	30.7%	19,592 [+]	21.5%	91,325	-7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 19,170 (21.0%);
1988	44%	George Bush (R)	37,261	51.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	33,967	47.2%	788 [+]	1.1%	72,016	-2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 652 (0.9%);
1984	47%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	38,226	55.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	30,738	44.5%	61	0.1%	69,025	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	46%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	32,646	52.9%	Ronald Reagan (R)	24,107	39.0%	5,000 [+]	8.1%	61,753	-12	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,409 (7.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 570 (0.9%);
1976	54%	Jimmy Carter (D)	33,727	63.5%	Gerald Ford* (R)	18,039	34.0%	1,332 [+]	2.5%	53,098	-14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 576 (1.1%);
1972	54%	Richard Nixon* (R)	27,115	59.5%	George McGovern (D)	18,354	40.3%	94 [+]	0.2%	45,563	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	53%	George Wallace (AIP)	12,264	36.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	11,035	32.6%	10,598 [+]	31.3%	33,897	-12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 10,598 (31.3%);
1964	53%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	16,180	54.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	13,271	45.1%	0	0.0%	29,451	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	49%	John Kennedy (D)	12,116	51.6%	Richard Nixon (R)	11,345	48.4%	0	0.0%	23,461	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	41%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,635	51.6%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	9,010	48.2%	33	0.2%	18,678	-9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	46%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	9,693	51.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	8,992	48.1%	0	0.0%	18,685	-3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	37%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,757	43.4%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	4,730	35.7%	2,779 [+]	20.9%	13,266	-25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 2,674 (20.2%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 105 (0.8%);
1944	34%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,724	81.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,996	18.6%	0	0.0%	10,720	-27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	45%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,252	85.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,726	14.4%	0	0.0%	11,978	-30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	37%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,627	87.1%	Alf Landon (R)	1,129	12.9%	0	0.0%	8,756	-24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	31%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,941	83.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,163	16.4%	0	0.0%	7,104	-23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	30%	Al Smith (D)	3,154	51.7%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,660	43.6%	282 [+]	4.6%	6,096	-15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 21 (0.3%);
1924	19%	John Davis (D)	2,519	69.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	742	20.6%	349 [+]	9.7%	3,610	-33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 229 (6.3%);
1920	34%	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	20%	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	13%	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	16%	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: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	15%	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	15%	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: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	222,088	61.73%	3.3%
Black:	61,083	16.98%	3.0%
Indian:	998	0.28%	2.5%
Asian:	20,637	5.74%	20.1%
2+ races:	9,200	2.56%	16.6%
Hispanic:	45,774	12.72%	17.6%

Total non-White:	137,692	38.27%	10.8%

Change in White population:	7,127	2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	13,406	4.0

Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Gainesville, FL Metro Area