Jacksonville, FL, Florida: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,683,9602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,7632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Jacksonville, 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 | 353,101 | 513,539 | 875,880 | ||
| R | 372,324 | 483,665 | 866,717 | ||
| R | 289,606 | 419,879 | 734,933 | ||
| R | 270,248 | 399,054 | 675,128 | ||
| R | 278,051 | 383,037 | 665,545 | ||
| R | 214,733 | 372,985 | 591,544 | ||
| R | 151,563 | 255,946 | 415,453 | ||
| R | 151,853 | 200,474 | 377,568 | ||
| R | 122,478 | 182,964 | 360,327 | ||
| R | 96,194 | 185,043 | 282,587 | ||
| R | 94,494 | 178,319 | 272,853 | ||
| R | 112,679 | 133,264 | 254,229 | ||
| D | 130,615 | 94,319 | 227,415 | ||
| R | 52,499 | 148,561 | 201,668 | ||
| O | 61,621 | 60,311 | 196,815 | ||
| R | 90,754 | 96,626 | 187,380 | ||
| D | 83,153 | 67,777 | 150,930 | ||
| D | 63,323 | 63,040 | 126,363 | ||
| D | 64,503 | 59,314 | 123,817 | ||
| D | 34,472 | 18,593 | 72,673 | ||
| D | 44,911 | 14,976 | 59,887 | ||
| D | 49,853 | 11,513 | 61,366 | ||
| D | 33,301 | 7,373 | 40,674 | ||
| D | 26,151 | 8,300 | 34,451 | ||
| R | 13,704 | 21,485 | 35,749 | ||
| D | 8,102 | 4,209 | 14,997 | ||
| D | 17,264 | 8,731 | 27,351 | ||
| D | 7,828 | 1,890 | 11,382 | ||
| D | 5,238 | 389 | 7,066 | ||
| D | 4,112 | 1,303 | 6,429 | ||
| D | 3,524 | 1,206 | 5,454 | ||
| D | 2,929 | 1,098 | 4,298 | ||
| D | 2,819 | 1,742 | 4,954 | ||
| D | 2,435 | 0 | 2,605 | ||
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| R | 4,215 | 5,294 | 9,509 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.8%
Irish
9.9%
German
9.7%
American
7.5%
Italian
4.6%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
1.4%
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: 39.3 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
$81,763
Jacksonville, FL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jacksonville, FL$81,763
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.2%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European3.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jacksonville's consolidated city-county government makes it one of Florida's most Republican-leaning major metros, but rapid suburban growth in St. Johns County has outpaced the core, pulling regional margins steadily rightward over the past decade.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Jacksonville, FL, by a eight points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1972. The 2024 margin was eighteen points.
The political shift has tracked, in Jacksonville, FL, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $81,763, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jacksonville, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jacksonville, FL, Florida voted Republican by 18.3 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 875,880 votes cast, 353,101 went Democratic and 513,539 went Republican.
What is Jacksonville, FL, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Jacksonville, FL, Florida as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jacksonville, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jacksonville, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Jacksonville, FL, Florida?
Jacksonville, FL, Florida has a population of 1,683,960 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jacksonville, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Jacksonville, FL, Florida is $81,763 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Jacksonville, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jacksonville, FL, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.