akashic
1876–2024
Leon County, Florida
Leon County·Florida

Leon County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Florida's capital county swings decisively Democratic in statewide Republican territory

18762024·38 elections
Leon County, Florida · Michael Rivera · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+22
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
297,542
2024 ACS
Most similar
DeKalb County
GA · similarity 0.99
131 precincts · 156,742 votes cast
Harris · D+22
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+21.7%
94,47460,388156,742
2020D
+28.3%
103,51757,453162,929
2016D
+25.1%
92,06853,821152,132
2012D
+23.6%
90,88155,805148,353
2008D
+24.3%
91,74755,705148,608
2004D
+23.7%
83,87351,615136,379
2000D
+21.7%
61,44439,073103,154
1996D
+17.6%
50,07233,93091,717
1992D
+16.2%
47,79131,98397,294
1988R
−3.7%
33,47236,05570,158
1984R
−10.1%
29,68336,32566,046
1980D
+6.2%
28,45024,91957,326
1976D
+9.3%
28,72923,73953,443
1972R
−27.6%
15,55527,47943,126
1968D
+3.5%
10,4409,28832,606
1964R
−16.3%
10,92715,18126,108
1960D
+6.9%
10,4339,07919,512
1956D
+1.4%
7,0226,82813,850
1952D
+17.6%
8,0005,60413,604
1948D
+39.9%
3,6071,1496,161
1944D
+68.7%
4,5058355,340
1940D
+80.7%
5,4595836,042
1936D
+86.3%
3,7702774,047
1932D
+84.3%
2,9502523,202
1928D
+49.4%
1,8886302,549
1924D
+77.0%
947921,110
1920D
+48.8%
1,4124521,968
1916D
+58.5%
8751911,170
1912D
+73.6%
54656666
1908D
+57.9%
698143958
1904D
+76.5%
64984739
1900D
+66.3%
9321621,161
1896D
+66.0%
1,2982471,592
1892D
+100.0%
6340634
1888
No data
1884R
−45.0%
8342,1983,032
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.6%
African American
24.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.3%
Baptist
12.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.0%
Methodist
6.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Tallahassee and Florida State University, Leon County delivers some of the largest Democratic margins in the state, running roughly 22 points left of the statewide presidential result in 2024.

The Democratic margin in Leon County reached its widest at 100 points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points — still decisive.

Leon County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,287, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 297,542 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of DeKalb County and Camden County.