Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+46%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1900.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 162,4722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,5462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1900MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Homosassa Springs, FL, FLOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 26,267 | 71,345 | 98,216 | ||
| R | 27,092 | 65,352 | 93,208 | ||
| R | 22,789 | 54,456 | 79,700 | ||
| R | 28,460 | 44,662 | 73,935 | ||
| R | 31,460 | 43,706 | 76,158 | ||
| R | 29,277 | 39,500 | 69,467 | ||
| R | 25,531 | 29,801 | 57,248 | ||
| D | 22,044 | 20,125 | 49,600 | ||
| R | 15,937 | 16,412 | 44,746 | ||
| R | 12,184 | 21,072 | 33,474 | ||
| R | 10,468 | 20,764 | 31,236 | ||
| R | 9,162 | 14,286 | 24,430 | ||
| D | 9,438 | 7,973 | 17,707 | ||
| R | 2,607 | 8,848 | 11,458 | ||
| R | 1,775 | 2,767 | 7,148 | ||
| D | 2,521 | 2,329 | 4,850 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 1,861 | 3,591 | ||
| R | 1,527 | 1,570 | 3,097 | ||
| D | 1,361 | 1,249 | 2,610 | ||
| D | 940 | 461 | 1,652 | ||
| D | 1,328 | 264 | 1,592 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 194 | 1,755 | ||
| D | 1,366 | 159 | 1,525 | ||
| D | 1,209 | 147 | 1,356 | ||
| D | 816 | 505 | 1,337 | ||
| D | 423 | 30 | 505 | ||
| D | 651 | 94 | 788 | ||
| D | 601 | 46 | 695 | ||
| D | 417 | 11 | 503 | ||
| D | 371 | 33 | 444 | ||
| D | 369 | 21 | 417 | ||
| D | 413 | 16 | 448 | ||
| D | 347 | 35 | 410 | ||
| D | 316 | 0 | 391 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.5%
English
13.9%
Irish
13.6%
American
13.3%
Italian
7.4%
Polish
3.0%
French
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 56.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,546
Homosassa Springs, FL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Homosassa Springs, FL$56,546
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.4%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Homosassa Springs, FL sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Homosassa Springs, FL peaked at eighty-nine points in 1900. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $56,546 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida voted Republican by 45.9 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 98,216 votes cast, 26,267 went Democratic and 71,345 went Republican.
What is Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida?
Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida has a population of 162,472 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida is $56,546 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Homosassa Springs, FL, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.