Jacksonville, Florida: Old Confederacy market. In 2024, voted R+23%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,104,2272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,5992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+68 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Jacksonville, 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 | 406,064 | 657,148 | 1,073,772 | ||
| R | 426,937 | 617,523 | 1,057,233 | ||
| R | 334,910 | 533,021 | 897,882 | ||
| R | 320,528 | 502,343 | 830,477 | ||
| R | 331,949 | 485,758 | 823,407 | ||
| R | 260,275 | 466,217 | 731,203 | ||
| R | 193,782 | 323,171 | 526,901 | ||
| R | 195,453 | 250,227 | 481,176 | ||
| R | 163,972 | 227,689 | 465,420 | ||
| R | 128,591 | 233,964 | 364,439 | ||
| R | 126,982 | 229,639 | 356,667 | ||
| R | 154,073 | 166,137 | 330,271 | ||
| D | 179,055 | 115,943 | 297,872 | ||
| R | 64,930 | 192,205 | 257,905 | ||
| O | 75,681 | 73,387 | 255,417 | ||
| R | 117,117 | 127,022 | 244,143 | ||
| D | 108,302 | 82,837 | 191,139 | ||
| D | 86,948 | 77,632 | 164,580 | ||
| D | 88,597 | 73,133 | 161,730 | ||
| D | 47,355 | 23,203 | 97,067 | ||
| D | 59,912 | 18,431 | 78,345 | ||
| D | 66,545 | 14,173 | 80,738 | ||
| D | 48,871 | 9,608 | 58,506 | ||
| D | 39,471 | 10,178 | 49,679 | ||
| R | 20,661 | 27,741 | 49,081 | ||
| D | 13,695 | 5,590 | 22,689 | ||
| D | 23,377 | 10,833 | 35,969 | ||
| D | 13,322 | 3,006 | 18,421 | ||
| D | 9,407 | 957 | 12,427 | ||
| D | 7,941 | 3,140 | 12,680 | ||
| D | 7,361 | 2,747 | 11,128 | ||
| D | 4,989 | 2,023 | 7,389 | ||
| D | 4,475 | 2,849 | 7,895 | ||
| D | 5,006 | 1,339 | 6,792 | ||
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| R | 7,321 | 7,752 | 15,073 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.7%
Irish
9.8%
German
9.3%
American
7.8%
Italian
4.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
1.2%
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: 39.6 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
$77,599
Jacksonville ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jacksonville$77,599
Florida$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.7%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jacksonville's media market spans the northeastern Florida coast and bleeds into coastal Georgia, reaching an electorate shaped by a large active-duty and veteran population that has historically tilted competitive in federal contests while reliably backing statewide Republican candidates.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Jacksonville, by a four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
The political shift has tracked, in Jacksonville, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,599, and a 13% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jacksonville, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jacksonville, Florida voted Republican by 23.4 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,073,772 votes cast, 406,064 went Democratic and 657,148 went Republican.
What is Jacksonville, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Jacksonville, Florida as a "Old Confederacy" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jacksonville, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jacksonville, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Jacksonville, Florida?
Jacksonville, Florida has a population of 2,104,227 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jacksonville, Florida?
Median household income in Jacksonville, Florida is $77,599 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Jacksonville, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jacksonville, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.