The last time a Republican carried Alachua county was in 1988--and just barely in that year (749-vote margin). Reagan carried it more easily in 1984 (4031-vote margin). In 2000 Gore carried the county by 47,380 votes to 34,135.
Punta Gorda is in Charlotte County, which Bush carried in 2000. From the election maps by county he appears to have carried it again in 2004.