Election Results for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	18,410	12.7
Deaths:	20,904	14.4
Net Migration:	61,847	42.7
Net Immigration:	3,245	2.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +37,156	R +9,540	R + 0.0%
D +27,616
2020 vs. 2012	R +63,009	R +32,582	R + 7.7%
D +30,427
2020 vs. 2008	R +65,708	R +34,524	R + 8.4%
D +31,184

2016 vs. 2008	R +28,552	R +24,984	R + 8.4%
D +3,568
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	194,586	56.6%	Joe Biden (D)	145,049	42.2%	4,391 [+]	1.3%	344,026	10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,595 (0.8%);
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	157,430	54.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	117,433	40.9%	12,106 [+]	4.2%	286,969	9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,810 (2.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,647 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	131,577	52.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	114,622	46.0%	3,243 [+]	1.3%	249,442	6	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,446 (0.6%);
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	128,878	52.5%	Barack Obama (D)	113,865	46.3%	2,961 [+]	1.2%	245,704	7	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 932 (0.4%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 565 (0.2%);
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	123,559	58.6%	John Kerry (D)	86,009	40.8%	1,262 [+]	0.6%	210,830	8	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 799 (0.4%);
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	90,310	53.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	75,207	44.6%	3,112 [+]	1.8%	168,629	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,059 (1.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 533 (0.3%);
1996	44%	Robert Dole (R)	67,962	45.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	66,747	44.4%	15,464 [+]	10.3%	150,173	5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 14,993 (10.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 471 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	46%	George Bush* (R)	65,963	45.2%	Bill Clinton (D)	51,450	35.3%	28,487 [+]	19.5%	145,900	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 28,204 (19.3%);
1988	40%	George Bush (R)	77,104	66.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	38,249	33.0%	687 [+]	0.6%	116,040	13	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 505 (0.4%);
1984	45%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	84,246	70.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	35,516	29.7%	22	0.0%	119,784	12	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	45%	Ronald Reagan (R)	59,651	56.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	43,327	40.8%	3,337 [+]	3.1%	106,315	5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,627 (2.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 710 (0.7%);
1976	48%	Jimmy Carter (D)	47,286	51.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	44,238	47.7%	1,182 [+]	1.3%	92,706	0	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 620 (0.7%);
1972	46%	Richard Nixon* (R)	60,748	78.4%	George McGovern (D)	16,419	21.2%	293 [+]	0.4%	77,460	18	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	57%	George Wallace (AIP)	31,540	41.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	27,839	37.0%	15,898 [+]	21.1%	75,277	-6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 15,898 (21.1%);
1964	52%	Barry Goldwater (R)	35,906	55.0%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	29,355	45.0%	0	0.0%	65,261	17	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	47%	Richard Nixon (R)	31,618	57.3%	John Kennedy (D)	23,546	42.7%	0	0.0%	55,164	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	41%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	23,682	55.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	18,626	44.0%	24	0.1%	42,332	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	48%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	20,874	51.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	19,556	48.4%	0	0.0%	40,430	-4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	33%	Harry Truman* (D)	12,034	52.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	7,692	33.6%	3,166 [+]	13.8%	22,892	-11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,992 (13.1%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 174 (0.8%);
1944	30%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	13,152	71.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,150	28.1%	0	0.0%	18,302	-18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	45%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	17,690	76.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,564	23.9%	0	0.0%	23,254	-21	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	33%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,441	71.4%	Alf Landon (R)	4,164	28.5%	9 [+]	0.1%	14,614	-8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	31%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	9,463	73.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,490	26.9%	0	0.0%	12,953	-13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	36%	Herbert Hoover (R)	7,460	60.2%	Al Smith (D)	4,576	36.9%	350 [+]	2.8%	12,386	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 215 (1.7%);
1924	20%	John Davis (D)	3,070	58.0%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,530	28.9%	696 [+]	13.1%	5,296	-25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 461 (8.7%);
1920	30%	James Cox (D)	3,918	65.9%	Warren Harding (R)	1,782	30.0%	249 [+]	4.2%	5,949	-30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 159 (2.7%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 90 (1.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	20%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,574	76.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	578	17.1%	229 [+]	6.8%	3,381	-29	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 158 (4.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 71 (2.1%);
1912	15%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,504	71.2%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	291	13.8%	317 [+]	15.0%	2,112	-18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 141 (6.7%); William Taft* (R) 106 (5.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 70 (3.3%);
1908	17%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,251	69.6%	William Taft (R)	290	16.1%	256 [+]	14.2%	1,797	-35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	13%	Alton Parker (D)	869	81.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	125	11.7%	73 [+]	6.8%	1,067	-45	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 57 (5.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 16 (1.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	21%	William J. Bryan (D)	983	79.6%	William McKinley* (R)	133	10.8%	119 [+]	9.6%	1,235	-41	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

145,049

42.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

194,586

56.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,595

0.8%

Other

1,796

0.5%

TOTAL

344,026

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

117,433

40.9%

Donald Trump (R)

157,430

54.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6,810

2.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,647

0.6%

Other

3,649

1.3%

TOTAL

286,969

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

114,622

46.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

131,577

52.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,446

0.6%

Other

1,797

0.7%

TOTAL

249,442

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

113,865

46.3%

John McCain (R)

128,878

52.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

932

0.4%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

565

0.2%

Other

1,464

0.6%

TOTAL

245,704

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

123,559

58.6%

John Kerry (D)

86,009

40.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

799

0.4%

Other

463

0.2%

TOTAL

210,830

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

90,310

53.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

75,207

44.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,059

1.2%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

533

0.3%

Other

520

0.3%

TOTAL

168,629

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 6

1996 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

66,747

44.4%

Robert Dole (R)

67,962

45.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

14,993

10.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

471

0.3%

TOTAL

150,173

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 5

1992 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

51,450

35.3%

George Bush* (R)

65,963

45.2%

Ross Perot (I)

28,204

19.3%

Other

283

0.2%

TOTAL

145,900

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

77,104

66.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

38,249

33.0%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

505

0.4%

Other

182

0.2%

TOTAL

116,040

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 13

1984 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

84,246

70.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

35,516

29.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

119,784

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 12

1980 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

59,651

56.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

43,327

40.8%

John Anderson (I)

2,627

2.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

710

0.7%

TOTAL

106,315

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

47,286

51.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

44,238

47.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

620

0.7%

Other

562

0.6%

TOTAL

92,706

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

60,748

78.4%

George McGovern (D)

16,419

21.2%

Other

293

0.4%

TOTAL

77,460

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 18

1968 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

27,839

37.0%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

15,898

21.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

31,540

41.9%

TOTAL

75,277

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

23,682

55.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

18,626

44.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

42,332

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -1

1952 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

20,874

51.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

19,556

48.4%

TOTAL

40,430

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

12,034

52.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

7,692

33.6%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

2,992

13.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

174

0.8%

TOTAL

22,892

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): -11

1944 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

13,152

71.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

5,150

28.1%

TOTAL

18,302

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -18

1940 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

17,690

76.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

5,564

23.9%

TOTAL

23,254

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -21

1936 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

10,441

71.4%

Alf Landon (R)

4,164

28.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

14,614

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): -8

1932 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

9,463

73.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

3,490

26.9%

TOTAL

12,953

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -13

1928 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

7,460

60.2%

Al Smith (D)

4,576

36.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

215

1.7%

Other

135

1.1%

TOTAL

12,386

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 2

1924 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,530

28.9%

John Davis (D)

3,070

58.0%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

461

8.7%

Other

235

4.4%

TOTAL

5,296

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -25

1920 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,782

30.0%

James Cox (D)

3,918

65.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

159

2.7%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1.5%

TOTAL

5,949

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -30

1916 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,574

76.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

578

17.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

158

4.7%

James Hanly (Proh)

2.1%

TOTAL

3,381

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -29

1912 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,504

71.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

141

6.7%

William Taft* (R)

106

5.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

291

13.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

3.3%

TOTAL

2,112

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -18

1908 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

290

16.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,251

69.6%

Other

256

14.2%

TOTAL

1,797

Turnout: 17%	Diff (US): -35

1904 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

125

11.7%

Alton Parker (D)

869

81.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

5.3%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

1.5%

TOTAL

1,067

Turnout: 13%	Diff (US): -45

1900 President, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

133

10.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

983

79.6%

Other

119

9.6%

TOTAL

1,235

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -41

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	410,907	52.19%	5.7%
Black:	116,897	14.85%	37.0%
Indian:	2,093	0.27%	26.2%
Asian:	15,369	1.95%	56.7%
2+ races:	14,296	1.82%	60.4%
Hispanic:	227,842	28.94%	113.9%

Total non-White:	376,497	47.81%	76.5%

Change in White population:	22,138	3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	163,171	27.1

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