Florida Turnout Comparison
2012 - 2016
|
| County |
2012
Turnout |
2016
Turnout |
Change |
| Alachua |
73.00% |
73.00% |
0 |
| Baker |
81.00% |
84.00% |
3 |
| Bay |
71.00% |
75.00% |
4 |
| Bradford |
75.00% |
76.00% |
1 |
| Brevard |
75.00% |
77.00% |
2 |
| Broward |
66.00% |
71.00% |
5 |
| Calhoun |
75.00% |
72.00% |
-3 |
| Charlotte |
74.00% |
76.00% |
2 |
| Citrus |
75.00% |
76.00% |
1 |
| Clay |
73.00% |
73.00% |
0 |
| Collier |
83.00% |
86.00% |
3 |
| Columbia |
76.00% |
77.00% |
1 |
| Desoto |
60.00% |
69.00% |
9 |
| Dixie |
68.00% |
73.00% |
5 |
| Duval |
74.00% |
74.00% |
0 |
| Escambia |
75.00% |
73.00% |
-2 |
| Flagler |
73.00% |
73.00% |
0 |
| Franklin |
77.00% |
84.00% |
7 |
| Gadsden |
76.00% |
75.00% |
-1 |
| Gilchrist |
71.00% |
74.00% |
3 |
| Glades |
60.00% |
66.00% |
6 |
| Gulf |
79.00% |
72.00% |
-7 |
| Hamilton |
68.00% |
68.00% |
0 |
| Hardee |
59.00% |
65.00% |
6 |
| Hendry |
59.00% |
64.00% |
5 |
| Hernando |
68.00% |
72.00% |
4 |
| Highlands |
69.00% |
75.00% |
6 |
| Hillsborough |
72.00% |
71.00% |
-1 |
| Holmes |
72.00% |
76.00% |
4 |
| Indian River |
77.00% |
76.00% |
-1 |
| Jackson |
72.00% |
73.00% |
1 |
| Jefferson |
82.00% |
81.00% |
-1 |
| Lafayette |
75.00% |
77.00% |
2 |
| Lake |
75.00% |
77.00% |
2 |
| Lee |
68.00% |
78.00% |
10 |
| Leon |
78.00% |
75.00% |
-3 |
| Levy |
74.00% |
73.00% |
-1 |
| Liberty |
75.00% |
74.00% |
-1 |
| Madison |
73.00% |
74.00% |
1 |
| Manatee |
73.00% |
78.00% |
5 |
| Marion |
72.00% |
76.00% |
4 |
| Martin |
78.00% |
78.00% |
0 |
| Miami-Dade |
67.00% |
72.00% |
5 |
| Monroe |
76.00% |
79.00% |
3 |
| Nassau |
78.00% |
77.00% |
1 |
| Okaloosa |
73.00% |
75.00% |
2 |
| Okeechobee |
64.00% |
69.00% |
5 |
| Orange |
68.00% |
71.00% |
3 |
| Osceola |
67.00% |
72.00% |
5 |
| Palm Beach |
64.00% |
74.00% |
10 |
| Pasco |
69.00% |
72.00% |
3 |
| Pinellas |
73.00% |
77.00% |
4 |
| Polk |
71.00% |
70.00% |
-1 |
| Putnam |
72.00% |
70.00% |
-2 |
| Santa Rosa |
66.00% |
68.00% |
2 |
| Sarasota |
75.00% |
77.00% |
2 |
| Seminole |
75.00% |
78.00% |
2 |
| St. Johns |
75.00% |
80.00% |
5 |
| St. Lucie |
70.00% |
73.00% |
3 |
| Sumter |
82.00% |
84.00% |
2 |
| Suwannee |
71.00% |
71.00% |
0 |
| Taylor |
73.00% |
76.00% |
3 |
| Union |
74.00% |
79.00% |
5 |
| Volusia |
71.00% |
72.00% |
1 |
| Wakulla |
79.00% |
77.00% |
-2 |
| Walton |
74.00% |
73.00% |
-1 |
| Washington |
75.00% |
74.00% |
-1 |
| TOTAL |
71.15% |
74.48% |
3.33 |
|
Counties that voted Democrat are highlighted.
Of the 67 counties 4 flipped from Democrat to Republican.
- Jefferson
- Monroe
- Pinellas
- St. Lucie
No counties flipped from Republican to Democrat.
Statewide overall turnout increased from 71.15% of registered voters to 74.48%, an increase of 3.33 percentage points.
In counties voting Republican turnout increased by 2 percentage points.
In counties voting Democrat turnout increased by 2.5 percentage points.
In counties voting Republican the largest increase was in Lee county (Ft. Myers), which increased by 10 percentage points.
In counties voting Democrat the largest increase was in Palm Beach county, which increased by 10 percentage points.
In counties voting Republican the largest decrease was in Gulf county, which decreased by 7 percentage points.
In counties voting Democrat the largest decrease was in Leon county, which decreased by 3 percentage points.
Counties Voting Democrat
by Metro Area
|
| Alachua |
Gainsville |
| Gadsden |
panhandle |
| Broward |
South Florida |
| Palm Beach |
South Florida |
| Miami-Dade |
South Florida |
| Leon |
Talahassee |
| Hillsborough |
Tampa |
| Orange |
Orlando/Kissimmee |
| Osceola |
Orlando/Kissimmee |
|
In South Florida voter turnout increased far more than the state overall. Palm Beach up 10, Miami-Dade up 5, Broward up 5.
In Orlando/Kissimmee turnout exceeded the state overall. Osceola up 5, Orange up 3.
In the Tampa area, Hillsborough turnout decreased by 1, and Pinellas was up by 4 - and flipped from Democrat to Republican.
Strong turnout in South Florida and Orlando/Kissimmee, which voted Democrat, was not enough to offset Democrat weakness in Tampa: Hillsborough decreased and Pinellas flipped.
Democrats also lost Monroe and St. Lucie counties on the peninsula, in the panhandle they were weak in Leon county and lost Jefferson county.
Source:
http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/CountyReportingStatus/
http://web.archive.org/web/20121213131256/http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/CountyReportingStatus
http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/CompareCounties/?ContestId=100000
http://web.archive.org/web/20121204200631/http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/CompareCounties/?ContestId=100000