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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,083	10.4
Deaths:	7,560	11.1
Net Migration:	7,921	11.7
Net Immigration:	1,680	2.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +8,267	D +6,963	D + 2.7%
D +15,230
2020 vs. 2012	R +8,848	D +11,058	D + 5.1%
D +19,906
2020 vs. 2008	R +9,693	D +3,644	D + 0.5%
D +13,337

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,426	R +3,319	R + 2.2%
D -1,893
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
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: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 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: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 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: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

97,609

55.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

75,616

43.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,582

0.9%

Other

1,127

0.6%

TOTAL

175,934

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

82,379

52.1%

Donald Trump (R)

67,349

42.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,572

2.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,652

1.0%

Other

2,119

1.3%

TOTAL

158,071

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -3

2012 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

77,703

52.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

66,768

45.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,454

1.0%

Other

1,242

0.8%

TOTAL

147,167

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

84,272

55.2%

John McCain (R)

65,923

43.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

783

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

697

0.5%

Other

900

0.6%

TOTAL

152,575

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

63,108

46.7%

John Kerry (D)

70,595

52.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

688

0.5%

Other

604

0.4%

TOTAL

134,995

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

44,298

42.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

54,688

52.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3,610

3.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

359

0.3%

Other

927

0.9%

TOTAL

103,882

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -5

1996 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

47,084

52.1%

Robert Dole (R)

31,554

34.9%

Ross Perot (Ref)

10,688

11.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

668

0.7%

Other

382

0.4%

TOTAL

90,376

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -6

1992 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

43,729

47.9%

George Bush* (R)

28,004

30.7%

Ross Perot (I)

19,170

21.0%

Other

422

0.5%

TOTAL

91,325

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -7

1988 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

37,261

51.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

33,967

47.2%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

652

0.9%

Other

136

0.2%

TOTAL

72,016

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -2

1984 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

38,226

55.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

30,738

44.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

69,025

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

24,107

39.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

32,646

52.9%

John Anderson (I)

4,409

7.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

570

0.9%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

61,753

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

33,727

63.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

18,039

34.0%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

576

1.1%

Other

756

1.4%

TOTAL

53,098

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

27,115

59.5%

George McGovern (D)

18,354

40.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

45,563

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -1

1964 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

16,180

54.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

13,271

45.1%

TOTAL

29,451

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

12,116

51.6%

Richard Nixon (R)

11,345

48.4%

TOTAL

23,461

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

9,010

48.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

9,635

51.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

18,678

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -9

1952 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

9,693

51.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

8,992

48.1%

TOTAL

18,685

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

5,757

43.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,674

20.2%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

4,730

35.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

105

0.8%

TOTAL

13,266

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -25

1944 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

8,724

81.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,996

18.6%

TOTAL

10,720

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -27

1940 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

10,252

85.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,726

14.4%

TOTAL

11,978

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -30

1936 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

7,627

87.1%

Alf Landon (R)

1,129

12.9%

TOTAL

8,756

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -24

1932 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

5,941

83.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,163

16.4%

TOTAL

7,104

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -23

1928 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

2,660

43.6%

Al Smith (D)

3,154

51.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

261

4.3%

TOTAL

6,096

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -15

1924 President, Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

742

20.6%

John Davis (D)

2,519

69.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

229

6.3%

Other

120

3.3%

TOTAL

3,610

Turnout: 19%	Diff (US): -33

1920 President, Gainesville, FL Metro 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: 34%	Diff (US): -35

1916 President, Gainesville, FL Metro 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: 20%	Diff (US): -27

1912 President, Gainesville, FL Metro 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: 13%	Diff (US): -11

1908 President, Gainesville, FL Metro 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: 16%	Diff (US): -19

1904 President, Gainesville, FL Metro 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: 15%	Diff (US): -29

1900 President, Gainesville, FL Metro 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: 15%	Diff (US): -30

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	221,613	63.63%	28.6%
Black:	60,772	17.45%	20.8%
Indian:	1,020	0.29%	53.2%
Asian:	18,204	5.23%	37.1%
2+ races:	8,536	2.45%	59.1%
Hispanic:	38,137	10.95%	76.6%

Total non-White:	126,669	36.37%	37.8%

Change in White population:	49,265	18.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	34,742	13.1

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