GOVERNMENT AND ELECTIONS Percentage Voting in the November 4, 2008 Election ESCAMBIA SANTA ROSA HOLMES OKALOOSA JACKSON WASHINGTON WALTON GADSDEN CALHOUN LEON BAY WAKULLA LIBERTY GULF FRANKLIN NASSAU JEFFERSON HAMILTON MADISON DUVAL SUWANNEE BAKER TAYLOR COLUMBIA CLAY UNION LAFAYETTE ST. BRADFORD JOHNS GILCHRIST ALACHUA DIXIE LEVY PUTNAM FLAGLER MARION VOLUSIA CITRUS LAKE HERNANDO SUMTER SEMINOLE ORANGE BREVARD 63.3 to 69.9 70.0 to 72.9 73.0 to 75.9 76.0 to 79.9 80.0 to 85.5 PASCO OSCEOLA HILLSBOROUGH POLK PINELLAS INDIAN RIVER MANATEE HARDEE OKEECHOBEE ST. HIGHLANDS LUCIE DESOTO SARASOTA MARTIN CHARLOTTE GLADES LEE HENDRY PALM BEACH COLLIER BROWARD MONROE MIAMI-DADE MONROE Source: Table 21.31
Section 21.00 Government and Elections This section presents statistics on the government structure and voting in the state. It includes the number and type of government units within Florida; votingage population estimates and projections; registered voters by race and Hispanic origin and by party affiliation; registered voters who reported voting in various elections; voter turnout and election results; female, black, and Hispanic elected officials; and Congress composition and apportionment. Sources. The Census Bureau conducts a government census in years ending in 2 and 7 to coincide with the economic censuses. Because results from the 2007 government census were unavailable at press time, the results from the 2002 census on governmental unit characteristics within the state are repeated as published in 2002 Census of Governments, Volume 1, No. 1: Governmental Organization and appear on Table 21.01. The Census Bureau tracked voting patterns during the 2008 election cycle in Current Population Survey: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008. Tables 21.22 and 21.23 show results for Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau also provides historical apportionment decennial census data for states. Apportionment figures from the 1840 to 2000 censuses are presented on Table 21.43. Selected benchmark voting-age population census counts and estimates from the Census Bureau are shown on Table 21.20 as published in Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States and State. County-level estimates and characteristics of the state s voting-age population are published by the Population Program of the (BEBR) in Florida Population Studies and appear in Tables 21.25 and 21.26. The Division of Elections in the Florida Department of State provides information on registered voters by party, voter turnout, and election results on their Web site. Data on women in state legislatures are published in copyrighted information releases from the Center for the American Woman and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University. Information on Black and Hispanic elected officials and on the composition of Congress and state legislatures is available in the Statistical Abstract of the United States. 696
Section 21.00 Government and Elections Tables listed by major heading Heading Page APPORTIONMENT: Table 21.43. MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES, 1840 THROUGH 2000 714 BLACK OFFICIALS: Table 21.36. BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS BY OFFICE IN FLORIDA, THE SOUTH, AND THE UNITED STATES, JANUARY 2001 AND 2002 713 COMPOSITION OF CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES: Table 21.42. NUMBER OF UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS AND STATE LEGISLATORS BY PARTY AFFILIATION, SPECIFIED YEARS 2001 THROUGH 2009 714 ELECTION RESULTS: Table 21.32. VOTES CAST FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IN THE GENERAL ELECTION BY PARTY IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 4, 2008 709 Table 21.33. VOTES CAST FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR, NOVEMBER 2, 2004 AND NOVEMBER 7, 2006, AND FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, NOVEMBER 7, 2006, IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA 711 FEMALE OFFICIALS: Table 21.35. WOMEN IN U.S. CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES IN FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES, 2010 713 GOVERNMENTAL UNITS: Table 21.01. NUMBER BY TYPE IN FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES, 2007 698 HISPANIC OFFICIALS: Table 21.37. HISPANIC ELECTED OFFICIALS BY OFFICE IN FLORIDA, THE SOUTH, AND THE UNITED STATES, 2007 AND 2008 713 VOTING-AGE POPULATION: Table 21.20. ESTIMATES BY AGE IN FLORIDA, OTHER SUNBELT STATES, OTHER POPULOUS STATES, AND THE UNITED STATES, 2000 AND 2009 699 Table 21.25. ESTIMATES BY SPECIFIED SEX, RACE, AND AGE OF PERSONS AGED 18 AND OVER IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, APRIL 1, 2009 702 Table 21.26. PROJECTIONS OF PERSONS AGED 18 AND OVER BY SEX, RACE, AND AGE IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, APRIL 1, 2030 704 VOTERS: Table 21.22. VOTING-AGE POPULATION AND REGISTERED VOTERS BY RACE AND VOTING STATUS IN FLORIDA, OTHER STATES, AND THE UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 2008 700 Table 21.23. REGISTERED VOTERS WHO REPORTED VOTING BY SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC ORIGIN IN FLORIDA, OTHER SUNBELT STATES, OTHER POPULOUS STATES, AND THE UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 2008 701 Table 21.30. REGISTERED VOTERS BY PARTY IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, MAY 2010 706 VOTER TURNOUT: Table 21.31. NUMBER REPORTED REGISTERED AND VOTED IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 4, 2008 708 697
Table 21.01. GOVERNMENTAL UNITS: NUMBER BY TYPE IN FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES, 2007 United Type of unit Florida States All units 1,624 89,527 Percentage change from 2002 36.2 2.2 Local government, total 1,623 89,476 Local government general purpose 477 39,044 County 1/ 66 3,033 Municipal 411 19,492 Local government special purpose 1,146 50,432 School districts 95 13,051 Special districts 1,051 37,381 Single-function districts, total 750 31,089 Education services 27 2,264 Education 2/ 12 578 Libraries 15 1,686 Social services 85 1,561 Hospitals 32 705 Health 43 794 Welfare 10 62 Transportation 22 1,566 Highways 3 865 Airports 9 501 Other 3/ 10 200 Fire protection 61 5,873 Environment and housing 245 14,463 Natural resources 4/ 125 7,227 Drainage and flood control 58 3,270 Soil and water conservation 60 2,572 Other 5/ 7 1,385 Parks and recreation 20 1,356 Housing and community development 94 3,464 Sewerage 4 1,970 Solid waste management 2 446 Utilities 26 4,141 Water supply 13 3,562 Other 6/ 13 579 Industrial development and mortgage credit 18 228 Other 266 993 Multiple-function districts, total 301 4,265 Natural resources and water supply 5 154 Sewerage and water supply 10 1,449 Other 286 2,662 1/ In 1968, Duval County and the City of Jacksonville consolidated to form one government, designated the City of Jacksonville. Jacksonville is counted as a municipal government, rather than as a county government, in census reporting. 2/ Primarily school building authorities. 3/ Includes parking facilities and water transport and terminals. 4/ Functions within the "natural resources" category may overlap. 5/ Includes irrigation, reclamation, and natural resources not classified elsewhere. 6/ Includes electric power, gas supply, and public transit. Note: The government census is on a 5-year cycle collecting data for years ending in 2 and 7. Totals may include other categories not shown separately. Therefore, detail may not add to totals. Source: U.S., Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2007 Census of Governments, "Local Governments and Public School Systems by Type and State: 2007" and 2007 Governments Integrated Directory (GID), Internet site <http://www.census.gov/> (accessed 25, October 2010). 698
Table 21.20. VOTING-AGE POPULATION: ESTIMATES BY AGE IN FLORIDA, OTHER SUNBELT STATES, OTHER POPULOUS STATES, AND THE UNITED STATES 2000 AND 2009 April 1, 2000 July 1, 2009 Persons aged 18 and over Persons aged 18 and over Percentage Percentage Total Aged Aged Total Aged Aged popu- Aged 65 85 popu- Aged 65 85 lation Number 18 to and and lation Number 18 to and and State (1,000) (1,000) 24 over over (1,000) (1,000) 24 over over Sunbelt states Florida 15,982 12,336 10.8 22.8 2.7 18,538 14,480 11.5 22.1 3.6 Alabama 4,447 3,324 13.2 17.4 2.0 4,709 3,580 13.0 18.2 2.3 Arizona 5,131 3,764 13.7 17.7 1.8 6,596 4,864 12.6 17.8 2.5 Arkansas 2,673 1,993 13.1 18.8 2.3 2,889 2,179 12.5 19.0 2.6 California 33,872 24,622 13.7 14.6 1.7 36,962 27,526 13.6 15.1 2.2 Georgia 8,186 6,017 13.9 13.1 1.5 9,829 7,245 13.5 14.0 1.7 Louisiana 4,469 3,249 14.6 15.9 1.8 4,492 3,369 14.2 16.5 2.1 Mississippi 2,845 2,069 15.0 16.6 2.1 2,952 2,184 14.4 17.3 2.3 New Mexico 1,819 1,310 13.6 16.2 1.8 2,010 1,499 13.5 17.4 2.3 North Carolina 8,049 6,085 13.3 15.9 1.7 9,381 7,103 13.3 16.8 2.1 Oklahoma 3,451 2,558 14.0 17.8 2.2 3,687 2,768 14.0 17.9 2.5 South Carolina 4,012 3,002 13.6 16.2 1.7 4,561 3,481 13.0 17.9 2.2 Tennessee 5,689 4,291 12.8 16.4 1.9 6,296 4,803 12.2 17.5 2.2 Texas 20,852 14,965 14.7 13.8 1.6 24,782 17,886 14.1 14.2 1.8 Virginia 7,079 5,340 12.7 14.8 1.6 7,883 6,035 13.5 15.9 2.0 Other populous states Illinois 12,419 9,174 13.2 16.4 2.1 12,910 9,733 13.3 16.4 2.4 Indiana 6,080 4,506 13.6 16.7 2.0 6,423 4,834 13.3 17.1 2.4 Massachusetts 6,349 4,849 11.9 17.7 2.4 6,594 5,161 12.9 17.3 2.7 Michigan 9,938 7,343 12.7 16.6 1.9 9,970 7,620 13.1 17.6 2.4 New Jersey 8,414 6,327 10.7 17.6 2.1 8,708 6,662 11.3 17.6 2.6 New York 18,976 14,286 12.4 17.1 2.2 19,541 15,117 12.7 17.3 2.6 Ohio 11,353 8,465 12.5 17.8 2.1 11,543 8,828 12.3 18.2 2.6 Pennsylvania 12,281 9,359 11.7 20.5 2.5 12,605 9,830 12.4 19.8 3.1 United States 281,422 209,128 13.0 16.7 2.0 307,007 232,458 13.1 17.0 2.4 Note: Includes Armed Forces residing in each state. Source: U.S., Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Population Division, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Sex and Age for States and for Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009, Internet site <http://www.census.gov/> (accessed 11, June 2010). 699
Table 21.22. VOTERS: VOTING-AGE POPULATION AND REGISTERED VOTERS BY RACE AND VOTING STATUS IN FLORIDA, OTHER STATES, AND THE UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 2008 Voting-age Hispanic Registered voters Reported voted population White Black origin Number Percent- Number Percent- State (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) age (1,000) age Florida 14,069 11,674 1,968 2,909 8,774 62.4 7,951 56.5 Alabama 3,497 2,541 875 71 2,438 69.7 2,126 60.8 Alaska 488 364 17 15 345 70.8 304 62.4 Arizona 4,688 4,163 185 1,227 2,874 61.3 2,497 53.3 Arkansas 2,108 1,733 308 74 1,317 62.5 1,092 51.8 California 26,993 20,823 1,682 8,859 14,885 55.1 13,828 51.2 Colorado 3,694 3,344 150 590 2,437 66.0 2,308 62.5 Connecticut 2,651 2,233 251 253 1,761 66.4 1,610 60.8 Delaware 648 493 125 38 447 69.1 408 63.0 Georgia 7,018 4,729 2,014 541 4,624 65.9 4,183 59.6 Hawaii 977 239 18 49 522 53.5 457 46.8 Idaho 1,095 1,045 11 122 723 66.0 644 58.8 Illinois 9,521 7,750 1,298 1,081 6,151 64.6 5,436 57.1 Indiana 4,686 4,264 370 196 3,105 66.3 2,758 58.8 Iowa 2,244 2,084 71 101 1,630 72.6 1,501 66.9 Kansas 2,037 1,762 120 136 1,343 65.9 1,219 59.8 Kentucky 3,179 2,886 211 52 2,259 71.1 1,952 61.4 Louisiana 3,161 2,119 943 100 2,393 75.7 2,149 68.0 Maine 1,020 981 10 17 801 78.5 716 70.2 Maryland 4,218 2,762 1,177 269 2,828 67.0 2,611 61.9 Massachusetts 4,962 4,280 310 286 3,293 66.4 3,044 61.3 Michigan 7,487 6,200 968 198 5,531 73.9 4,865 65.0 Minnesota 3,898 3,497 181 128 2,931 75.2 2,759 70.8 Mississippi 2,109 1,360 718 54 1,589 75.3 1,439 68.2 Missouri 4,430 3,833 457 98 3,224 72.8 2,846 64.2 Montana 731 683 2 15 516 70.6 473 64.7 Nebraska 1,308 1,210 42 76 939 71.8 844 64.5 Nevada 1,946 1,572 148 392 1,147 59.0 1,027 52.8 New Hampshire 1,015 974 9 18 756 74.5 708 69.8 New Jersey 6,489 4,991 846 1,006 4,022 62.0 3,637 56.0 New Mexico 1,473 1,287 32 640 937 63.6 846 57.4 New York 14,665 10,972 2,350 2,042 8,458 57.7 7,559 51.5 North Carolina 6,845 5,158 1,368 374 4,902 71.6 4,370 63.8 North Dakota 484 434 5 6 399 82.3 321 66.3 Ohio 8,499 7,330 915 212 6,108 71.9 5,483 64.5 Oklahoma 2,667 2,080 194 170 1,798 67.4 1,507 56.5 Oregon 2,904 2,559 57 261 1,961 67.5 1,818 62.6 Pennsylvania 9,449 8,319 882 361 6,451 68.3 5,747 60.8 Rhode Island 804 730 48 71 568 70.6 507 63.0 South Carolina 3,313 2,413 854 111 2,385 72.0 2,100 63.4 South Dakota 590 541 6 11 442 74.9 390 66.1 Tennessee 4,692 3,849 697 178 2,921 62.3 2,516 53.6 Texas 17,295 14,432 1,933 6,241 10,123 58.5 8,435 48.8 Utah 1,859 1,761 26 138 1,056 56.8 939 50.5 Vermont 487 471 4 5 345 70.9 308 63.2 Virginia 5,720 4,288 1,031 330 3,950 69.1 3,650 63.8 Washington 4,912 4,146 157 404 3,299 67.2 3,073 62.6 West Virginia 1,395 1,345 39 9 917 65.7 741 53.1 Wisconsin 4,212 3,881 199 247 3,095 73.5 2,887 68.5 Wyoming 397 377 5 18 270 67.9 250 62.9 United States 1/ 225,499 183,169 26,528 30,852 146,311 64.9 131,144 58.2 1/ Includes District of Columbia. Source: U.S., Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Population Division, Current Population Survey: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008, Internet release date February 2009, Internet site <http://www.census.gov/> (accessed 31, August 2009). 700
Table 21.23. VOTERS: REGISTERED VOTERS WHO REPORTED VOTING BY SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC ORIGIN IN FLORIDA, OTHER SUNBELT STATES, OTHER POPULOUS STATES AND THE UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 2008 Registered Reported voted (percentage) voters 1/ Hispanic State (1,000) Total Male Female White Black origin 2/ Sunbelt states Florida 8,774 56.5 54.3 58.6 58.3 50.1 42.2 Alabama 2,438 60.8 56.1 65.0 60.7 62.5 A/ Arizona 2,874 53.3 51.2 55.3 53.5 51.5 23.7 Arkansas 1,317 51.8 47.6 55.6 53.7 43.1 A/ California 14,885 51.2 48.5 53.9 52.7 63.8 33.4 Georgia 4,624 59.6 56.7 62.3 59.0 65.0 23.6 Louisiana 2,393 68.0 66.6 69.2 70.3 66.2 32.0 Mississippi 1,589 68.2 64.8 71.3 65.9 72.9 A/ New Mexico 937 57.4 54.8 59.9 58.1 A/ 45.2 North Carolina 4,902 63.8 61.7 65.8 64.6 67.2 20.7 Oklahoma 1,798 56.5 56.4 56.6 58.2 61.6 19.5 South Carolina 2,385 63.4 59.2 67.2 60.8 72.0 16.4 Tennessee 2,921 53.6 50.4 56.5 53.7 58.1 19.2 Texas 10,123 48.8 45.8 51.6 48.3 61.8 27.2 Virginia 3,950 63.8 60.2 67.1 64.8 66.6 22.5 Other populous states Illinois 6,151 57.1 54.5 59.5 58.3 60.4 29.0 Indiana 3,105 58.8 56.6 61.0 59.0 59.2 18.3 Massachusetts 3,293 61.3 61.1 61.6 65.1 47.0 26.9 Michigan 5,531 65.0 62.3 67.5 65.6 70.2 35.5 New Jersey 4,022 56.0 54.7 57.3 58.3 56.2 33.4 New York 8,458 51.5 49.6 53.3 56.2 45.7 36.4 Ohio 6,108 64.5 64.0 65.0 64.4 68.9 35.0 Pennsylvania 6,451 60.8 59.3 62.2 61.6 60.6 44.6 United States 146,311 58.2 55.7 60.4 59.6 60.8 31.6 A/ The base is too small to show the derived measure. 1/ Includes races not shown separately. 2/ Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Source: U.S., Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Population Division, Current Population Survey: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008, Internet release date February 2009, Internet site <http://www.census.gov/> (accessed 31, August 2009). 701
Table 21.25. VOTING-AGE POPULATION: ESTIMATES BY SPECIFIED SEX, RACE, AND AGE OF PERSONS AGED 18 AND OVER IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA APRIL 1, 2009 Percentage Age Voting-age Sex Non-Hispanic 65 and County population Male Female White Black Hispanic 18-34 35-54 55-64 over Florida 14,608,424 48.4 51.6 63.5 14.0 20.1 27.1 35.0 15.5 22.5 Alachua 207,672 48.5 51.5 67.3 19.6 8.8 46.9 28.7 11.8 12.6 Baker 19,174 54.2 45.8 81.6 14.7 2.7 31.3 38.7 15.0 15.0 Bay 132,183 48.8 51.2 83.0 10.2 3.9 25.6 37.6 17.1 19.7 Bradford 23,246 58.3 41.7 73.9 21.7 3.0 32.5 35.9 14.2 17.4 Brevard 446,529 48.4 51.6 82.8 8.4 6.5 22.2 34.4 17.0 26.3 Broward 1,334,227 47.9 52.1 51.0 22.5 23.2 27.7 39.2 14.3 18.9 Calhoun 11,530 55.6 44.4 76.9 16.6 4.3 33.8 33.7 13.1 19.5 Charlotte 140,834 47.3 52.7 88.9 5.5 4.0 14.8 26.5 18.8 40.0 Citrus 120,550 47.5 52.5 91.7 2.6 4.4 15.2 26.3 19.9 38.5 Clay 137,259 48.9 51.1 83.1 7.9 5.9 28.5 39.6 16.0 15.9 Collier 265,635 49.4 50.6 72.7 5.0 21.4 21.7 30.6 17.6 30.2 Columbia 51,225 51.9 48.1 78.3 16.6 3.7 29.0 33.9 16.4 20.7 DeSoto 27,114 56.6 43.4 55.4 12.1 31.7 33.1 28.9 14.3 23.7 Dixie 12,858 54.1 45.9 87.6 9.4 2.1 26.5 31.1 17.3 25.1 Duval 678,233 47.9 52.1 61.7 27.7 6.9 32.1 38.4 14.6 14.9 Escambia 242,379 48.8 51.2 73.0 19.8 3.8 33.8 32.4 14.5 19.3 Flagler 78,110 47.5 52.5 82.0 10.2 5.9 17.0 29.6 19.4 33.9 Franklin 10,385 57.2 42.8 82.2 15.0 2.0 26.3 34.5 16.5 22.7 Gadsden 37,884 47.1 52.9 36.9 54.5 7.7 31.4 34.8 15.7 18.2 Gilchrist 13,619 52.2 47.8 88.7 6.6 4.2 29.2 33.7 16.0 21.0 Glades 9,075 56.5 43.5 67.6 10.8 16.6 27.2 33.3 16.2 23.3 Gulf 13,935 60.7 39.3 74.2 20.2 4.1 28.2 36.9 15.0 19.9 Hamilton 11,648 60.9 39.1 53.6 36.7 8.8 34.3 36.1 14.1 15.5 Hardee 20,868 55.7 44.3 53.1 10.2 35.7 37.8 32.5 11.4 18.3 Hendry 29,331 54.5 45.5 41.8 12.4 44.7 42.3 31.7 11.1 14.9 Hernando 134,693 47.3 52.7 87.1 4.2 7.6 17.8 28.3 18.2 35.7 Highlands 81,183 48.0 52.0 76.6 7.8 14.2 18.5 25.2 16.6 39.7 Hillsborough 898,370 48.3 51.7 59.4 15.6 21.9 31.8 37.6 14.2 16.4 Holmes 15,537 53.9 46.1 88.2 7.7 2.2 31.4 32.8 14.5 21.3 Indian River 115,644 47.9 52.1 82.5 7.9 8.4 19.1 29.4 17.8 33.7 Jackson 42,254 56.5 43.5 67.3 27.4 3.8 30.1 35.3 14.9 19.8 Jefferson 11,832 52.9 47.1 61.7 32.6 4.8 26.4 36.8 17.4 19.4 Lafayette 6,604 63.2 36.8 71.5 16.3 11.4 38.4 32.7 11.7 17.2 Continued... 702
Table 21.25. VOTING-AGE POPULATION: ESTIMATES BY SPECIFIED SEX, RACE, AND AGE OF PERSONS AGED 18 AND OVER IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA APRIL 1, 2009 (Continued) Percentage Age Voting-age Sex Non-Hispanic 65 and County population Male Female White Black Hispanic 18-34 35-54 55-64 over Lake 234,153 48.2 51.8 82.4 7.5 8.9 19.5 30.9 17.5 32.1 Lee 491,193 48.6 51.4 78.2 6.1 14.6 21.4 30.6 18.0 30.0 Leon 220,197 47.0 53.0 62.7 29.4 5.2 46.4 30.2 12.2 11.2 Levy 31,669 47.9 52.1 83.6 9.4 6.2 23.6 32.5 18.8 25.1 Liberty 6,474 62.4 37.6 71.7 20.5 5.4 35.9 37.1 12.4 14.6 Madison 15,886 53.4 46.6 56.4 37.4 5.3 34.1 32.1 14.1 19.7 Manatee 253,034 48.3 51.7 78.8 7.4 12.6 22.9 31.8 16.7 28.5 Marion 264,190 47.8 52.2 80.5 10.0 8.3 20.9 31.3 17.2 30.6 Martin 118,877 48.5 51.5 85.9 4.5 8.9 17.1 30.7 18.2 34.1 Miami-Dade 1,877,609 47.5 52.5 16.2 17.4 64.8 29.6 37.8 14.1 18.5 Monroe 64,547 52.6 47.4 75.8 4.6 18.3 20.8 37.7 19.9 21.5 Nassau 56,497 48.9 51.1 90.0 6.4 2.7 23.5 37.1 18.9 20.5 Okaloosa 150,800 49.5 50.5 81.5 9.4 5.4 29.6 36.6 15.7 18.2 Okeechobee 29,772 53.2 46.8 70.8 8.5 19.4 29.2 34.0 13.7 23.1 Orange 824,957 49.3 50.7 50.8 19.3 25.3 36.7 38.0 12.6 12.7 Osceola 199,377 49.3 50.7 46.2 8.4 41.8 32.4 39.2 14.0 14.4 Palm Beach 1,014,064 47.7 52.3 68.0 14.0 16.1 23.7 33.5 15.4 27.4 Pasco 348,654 48.0 52.0 86.6 2.8 8.6 21.2 32.0 16.9 29.9 Pinellas 756,682 47.7 52.3 81.2 9.3 6.8 22.3 34.5 16.8 26.4 Polk 444,884 48.7 51.3 71.4 13.0 14.2 26.6 33.5 15.9 24.0 Putnam 57,360 48.6 51.4 77.7 14.5 6.9 24.5 32.4 17.7 25.4 St. Johns 145,230 48.4 51.6 89.6 5.3 3.9 24.7 37.2 17.9 20.2 St. Lucie 213,480 48.4 51.6 72.7 14.0 12.0 23.0 32.2 16.7 28.1 Santa Rosa 109,971 50.2 49.8 87.8 5.0 4.2 27.9 39.3 16.2 16.6 Sarasota 328,086 47.2 52.8 89.4 3.6 6.0 15.6 28.1 18.9 37.4 Seminole 325,070 48.7 51.3 71.6 10.3 14.7 29.8 40.3 15.0 14.8 Sumter 80,932 53.3 46.7 80.9 10.6 7.6 20.3 28.0 14.6 37.1 Suwannee 31,531 48.9 51.1 82.7 9.1 7.4 25.6 33.0 16.5 24.9 Taylor 18,368 56.3 43.7 73.0 22.7 2.3 29.3 37.1 15.7 18.0 Union 12,390 68.2 31.8 69.9 24.6 4.2 33.9 42.6 12.6 10.9 Volusia 409,567 48.3 51.7 80.6 9.0 8.9 24.0 32.3 17.0 26.6 Wakulla 25,259 54.7 45.3 82.6 13.1 3.2 27.8 39.6 16.8 15.8 Walton 46,465 50.6 49.4 87.3 6.2 4.6 23.9 36.4 16.5 23.2 Washington 19,579 54.5 45.5 80.5 13.9 3.3 29.2 35.2 15.0 20.5 Source:,, Population Program, Florida Population Studies, June 2010, Volume 43, Bulletin No. 157. 703
Table 21.26. VOTING-AGE POPULATION: PROJECTIONS OF PERSONS AGED 18 AND OVER BY SEX, RACE, AND AGE IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, APRIL 1, 2030 Percentage Age Voting-age Sex Non-Hispanic 65 and County population Male Female White Black Hispanic 18-34 35-54 55-64 over Florida 19,020,554 48.6 51.4 57.1 14.8 25.1 24.1 28.8 14.5 32.6 Alachua 264,117 48.5 51.5 62.6 20.7 11.5 40.2 26.5 11.0 22.3 Baker 25,368 53.7 46.3 81.3 14.0 3.4 28.1 32.5 13.3 26.0 Bay 170,477 48.6 51.4 79.7 10.7 6.3 20.9 28.9 15.7 34.5 Bradford 27,929 57.8 42.2 73.2 20.9 4.1 29.2 32.6 12.1 26.2 Brevard 574,601 48.5 51.5 77.7 9.5 9.9 18.8 26.3 15.1 39.8 Broward 1,495,354 48.1 51.9 41.0 25.1 29.7 25.8 33.4 14.2 26.7 Calhoun 13,470 54.8 45.2 77.0 15.6 4.9 29.5 32.7 11.8 26.0 Charlotte 184,214 47.9 52.1 84.7 7.4 5.5 12.8 20.7 15.7 50.8 Citrus 163,264 48.1 51.9 88.3 3.2 6.9 13.1 21.0 15.9 50.1 Clay 207,009 48.8 51.2 78.0 9.7 8.4 24.9 32.5 14.6 28.0 Collier 394,170 49.1 50.9 66.9 5.7 26.2 19.7 24.2 15.2 40.9 Columbia 67,867 51.6 48.4 77.5 15.6 5.2 25.2 27.5 13.8 33.6 DeSoto 31,793 54.0 46.0 47.5 9.8 41.8 29.6 26.6 13.1 30.6 Dixie 16,786 53.8 46.2 86.3 9.8 2.7 24.6 25.5 13.0 36.8 Duval 871,190 47.8 52.2 52.6 31.1 11.4 27.7 31.9 14.3 26.1 Escambia 274,370 48.6 51.4 68.5 21.1 6.1 30.6 27.7 12.5 29.1 Flagler 151,404 47.7 52.3 79.5 11.1 7.0 15.1 21.8 15.4 47.7 Franklin 11,995 57.2 42.8 82.8 13.9 2.2 23.5 29.5 13.2 33.8 Gadsden 45,212 47.5 52.5 31.0 54.4 12.4 28.8 29.5 12.5 29.2 Gilchrist 19,757 51.8 48.2 86.6 6.4 6.3 23.4 27.3 14.7 34.6 Glades 10,333 55.8 44.2 62.4 10.2 22.6 23.7 29.4 16.4 30.6 Gulf 15,253 59.7 40.3 77.1 16.8 4.4 24.9 30.6 12.4 32.1 Hamilton 13,293 59.2 40.8 51.1 34.7 12.5 30.2 32.5 12.2 25.1 Hardee 22,987 54.1 45.9 46.0 9.9 42.9 36.2 31.4 10.6 21.8 Hendry 36,734 51.9 48.1 32.7 10.9 55.1 40.3 31.5 10.0 18.2 Hernando 194,746 48.2 51.8 82.0 4.8 11.7 15.2 22.1 15.4 47.3 Highlands 104,210 48.5 51.5 69.8 8.1 20.5 16.4 20.4 14.3 49.0 Hillsborough 1,214,567 48.3 51.7 47.8 18.3 29.5 28.8 32.0 13.8 25.4 Holmes 17,555 53.6 46.4 88.0 7.3 2.8 29.1 31.1 11.9 27.9 Indian River 165,186 48.4 51.6 76.9 9.0 12.6 16.3 22.6 15.0 46.1 Jackson 49,085 55.6 44.4 66.4 27.1 4.4 25.9 29.1 12.6 32.4 Jefferson 13,750 52.7 47.3 65.5 26.2 7.0 22.0 30.8 14.3 32.9 Lafayette 9,767 67.8 32.2 62.6 19.8 16.0 39.3 33.0 9.1 18.6 Continued... 704
Table 21.26. VOTING-AGE POPULATION: PROJECTIONS OF PERSONS AGED 18 AND OVER BY SEX, RACE, AND AGE IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, APRIL 1, 2030 (Continued) Percentage Age Voting-age Sex Non-Hispanic 65 and County population Male Female White Black Hispanic 18-34 35-54 55-64 over Lake 372,707 48.7 51.3 76.9 8.0 13.6 16.8 24.2 15.4 43.6 Lee 773,454 48.8 51.2 69.6 7.0 22.0 19.3 24.6 15.2 41.0 Leon 258,757 47.3 52.7 58.5 31.9 5.9 42.9 26.9 10.6 19.6 Levy 42,723 48.4 51.6 79.8 8.7 10.4 21.1 27.4 15.4 36.2 Liberty 8,437 61.5 38.5 70.4 20.1 6.7 33.4 32.5 11.3 22.8 Madison 18,636 54.2 45.8 53.1 36.5 8.6 29.6 32.8 11.3 26.4 Manatee 338,176 48.9 51.1 70.6 8.1 19.7 20.9 27.0 15.0 37.0 Marion 385,405 48.4 51.6 76.4 10.0 12.2 17.9 25.0 15.2 41.9 Martin 146,547 48.7 51.3 81.7 4.5 12.8 14.9 23.1 15.1 46.9 Miami-Dade 2,232,283 47.4 52.6 9.5 16.6 71.8 27.3 31.8 15.4 25.6 Monroe 62,548 50.7 49.3 66.9 4.9 26.5 21.5 25.5 14.5 38.4 Nassau 84,389 48.8 51.2 89.8 5.1 4.3 19.0 28.4 16.3 36.4 Okaloosa 193,056 49.0 51.0 78.2 10.3 7.5 25.1 30.0 14.2 30.7 Okeechobee 36,052 52.5 47.5 63.6 8.9 25.8 27.4 29.4 13.3 30.0 Orange 1,158,361 49.3 50.7 36.3 22.2 35.5 32.6 33.7 13.5 20.2 Osceola 349,750 49.4 50.6 33.2 9.8 52.9 28.0 32.9 15.8 23.4 Palm Beach 1,248,546 48.1 51.9 59.2 15.9 22.3 21.8 27.4 14.1 36.6 Pasco 502,651 48.7 51.3 79.5 4.0 13.7 19.2 25.9 15.2 39.7 Pinellas 779,444 48.6 51.4 78.2 10.1 8.4 20.1 27.7 14.7 37.6 Polk 605,227 48.9 51.1 60.6 14.2 23.2 23.7 28.4 14.7 33.2 Putnam 63,147 48.8 51.2 74.7 14.0 10.0 22.1 27.1 15.3 35.5 St. Johns 252,519 48.6 51.4 88.5 4.8 5.5 21.0 29.1 15.3 34.5 St. Lucie 345,758 48.5 51.5 65.9 14.8 17.5 20.1 25.0 14.8 40.1 Santa Rosa 154,728 50.8 49.2 84.0 5.9 6.4 24.9 32.8 14.9 27.3 Sarasota 438,419 48.1 51.9 85.5 3.9 9.4 13.3 20.8 15.3 50.6 Seminole 412,569 49.1 50.9 63.6 11.9 20.1 26.2 35.5 14.4 24.0 Sumter 160,014 50.5 49.5 84.8 7.1 7.3 17.2 21.6 13.4 47.7 Suwannee 43,742 53.4 46.6 77.2 9.9 11.8 23.7 29.4 13.8 33.2 Taylor 21,217 55.5 44.5 73.2 21.7 2.7 25.1 33.1 13.5 28.3 Union 14,824 64.7 35.3 71.5 22.6 4.2 31.6 36.2 11.4 20.9 Volusia 504,070 48.7 51.3 75.4 9.5 13.3 21.0 26.1 15.0 37.9 Wakulla 38,048 52.5 47.5 84.4 10.7 3.7 22.3 31.1 15.0 31.6 Walton 72,587 50.0 50.0 85.6 5.3 7.4 19.9 29.3 15.2 35.7 Washington 23,950 54.4 45.6 81.6 11.7 4.4 26.6 30.8 12.9 29.7 Source:,, Population Program, Florida Population Studies, June 2010, Volume 43, Bulletin No. 157. 705
Table 21.30. VOTERS: REGISTERED VOTERS BY PARTY IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, MAY 2010 No party Republican Democrat Minor affiliation Percent- Percent- Percent- Percent- County Total Number age Number age Number age Number age Florida 11,085,859 3,981,770 35.9 4,612,154 41.6 356,291 3.2 2,135,644 19.3 Alachua 150,637 41,600 27.6 78,263 52.0 4,194 2.8 26,580 17.6 Baker 13,647 5,215 38.2 7,355 53.9 204 1.5 873 6.4 Bay 107,909 51,433 47.7 37,463 34.7 3,069 2.8 15,944 14.8 Bradford 15,731 5,814 37.0 8,073 51.3 300 1.9 1,544 9.8 Brevard 352,986 151,465 42.9 129,982 36.8 13,537 3.8 58,002 16.4 Broward 1,030,760 244,346 23.7 544,271 52.8 16,438 1.6 225,705 21.9 Calhoun 8,426 1,523 18.1 6,257 74.3 79 0.9 567 6.7 Charlotte 115,234 49,365 42.8 37,562 32.6 5,033 4.4 23,274 20.2 Citrus 96,878 40,523 41.8 34,634 35.8 3,311 3.4 18,410 19.0 Clay 118,775 65,897 55.5 30,463 25.6 3,853 3.2 18,562 15.6 Collier 177,098 90,380 51.0 45,523 25.7 6,748 3.8 34,447 19.5 Columbia 39,681 14,475 36.5 19,370 48.8 1,451 3.7 4,385 11.1 DeSoto 16,232 4,364 26.9 9,053 55.8 374 2.3 2,441 15.0 Dixie 10,135 2,206 21.8 6,801 67.1 296 2.9 832 8.2 Duval 524,790 192,629 36.7 235,683 44.9 18,189 3.5 78,289 14.9 Escambia 196,029 84,812 43.3 77,584 39.6 5,967 3.0 27,666 14.1 Flagler 63,793 22,922 35.9 23,871 37.4 2,053 3.2 14,947 23.4 Franklin 7,679 1,535 20.0 5,514 71.8 125 1.6 505 6.6 Gadsden 29,110 3,782 13.0 23,201 79.7 415 1.4 1,712 5.9 Gilchrist 10,783 4,228 39.2 5,092 47.2 357 3.3 1,106 10.3 Glades 6,491 1,854 28.6 3,699 57.0 170 2.6 768 11.8 Gulf 9,187 2,961 32.2 5,488 59.7 142 1.5 596 6.5 Hamilton 7,829 1,522 19.4 5,570 71.1 207 2.6 530 6.8 Hardee 12,036 3,973 33.0 6,573 54.6 226 1.9 1,264 10.5 Hendry 16,058 5,212 32.5 8,599 53.5 438 2.7 1,809 11.3 Hernando 121,991 47,936 39.3 47,005 38.5 5,140 4.2 21,910 18.0 Highlands 62,928 27,210 43.2 24,898 39.6 2,226 3.5 8,594 13.7 Hillsborough 662,994 221,767 33.4 282,359 42.6 22,765 3.4 136,103 20.5 Holmes 11,173 3,267 29.2 6,986 62.5 157 1.4 763 6.8 Indian River 89,442 42,929 48.0 27,405 30.6 3,508 3.9 15,600 17.4 Jackson 27,541 7,179 26.1 18,176 66.0 338 1.2 1,848 6.7 Jefferson 9,601 2,114 22.0 6,658 69.3 244 2.5 585 6.1 Lafayette 4,364 987 22.6 3,134 71.8 61 1.4 182 4.2 Lake 193,250 85,327 44.2 67,428 34.9 8,467 4.4 32,028 16.6 See footnote at end of table. Continued... 706
Table 21.30. VOTERS: REGISTERED VOTERS BY PARTY IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, MAY 2010 (Continued) No party Republican Democrat Minor affiliation Percent- Percent- Percent- Percent- County Total Number age Number age Number age Number age Lee 347,634 155,362 44.7 107,394 30.9 12,344 3.6 72,534 20.9 Leon 178,485 48,619 27.2 100,980 56.6 4,944 2.8 23,942 13.4 Levy 24,722 7,963 32.2 12,844 52.0 1,210 4.9 2,705 10.9 Liberty 4,217 380 9.0 3,662 86.8 23 0.5 152 3.6 Madison 11,363 2,120 18.7 8,309 73.1 235 2.1 699 6.2 Manatee 201,653 86,405 42.8 67,630 33.5 6,927 3.4 40,691 20.2 Marion 211,538 87,757 41.5 83,084 39.3 12,902 6.1 27,795 13.1 Martin 100,224 48,920 48.8 28,844 28.8 6,155 6.1 16,305 16.3 Miami-Dade 1,200,363 366,456 30.5 531,067 44.2 16,599 1.4 286,241 23.8 Monroe 54,061 19,919 36.8 19,132 35.4 1,975 3.7 13,035 24.1 Nassau 48,982 25,865 52.8 15,444 31.5 2,030 4.1 5,643 11.5 Okaloosa 127,217 73,129 57.5 29,920 23.5 2,260 1.8 21,908 17.2 Okeechobee 18,336 5,894 32.1 9,697 52.9 548 3.0 2,197 12.0 Orange 604,104 188,320 31.2 265,371 43.9 17,430 2.9 132,983 22.0 Osceola 141,022 40,416 28.7 62,587 44.4 4,739 3.4 33,280 23.6 Palm Beach 811,723 236,195 29.1 371,864 45.8 31,172 3.8 172,492 21.3 Pasco 293,812 113,802 38.7 108,131 36.8 17,012 5.8 54,867 18.7 Pinellas 597,958 218,809 36.6 230,442 38.5 26,648 4.5 122,059 20.4 Polk 321,830 120,972 37.6 134,484 41.8 10,983 3.4 55,391 17.2 Putnam 43,620 13,533 31.0 23,415 53.7 1,155 2.6 5,517 12.6 St. Johns 136,500 71,764 52.6 37,125 27.2 5,223 3.8 22,388 16.4 St. Lucie 163,342 52,719 32.3 72,237 44.2 6,465 4.0 31,921 19.5 Santa Rosa 110,918 62,456 56.3 28,361 25.6 3,655 3.3 16,446 14.8 Sarasota 260,850 115,788 44.4 85,370 32.7 8,047 3.1 51,645 19.8 Seminole 261,699 106,340 40.6 91,233 34.9 8,476 3.2 55,650 21.3 Sumter 63,654 30,016 47.2 21,916 34.4 2,935 4.6 8,787 13.8 Suwannee 24,677 8,009 32.5 13,648 55.3 1,269 5.1 1,751 7.1 Taylor 12,679 3,090 24.4 8,634 68.1 279 2.2 676 5.3 Union 6,873 2,033 29.6 4,330 63.0 110 1.6 400 5.8 Volusia 313,011 106,761 34.1 126,090 40.3 10,719 3.4 69,441 22.2 Wakulla 17,529 5,180 29.6 10,222 58.3 584 3.3 1,543 8.8 Walton 36,298 19,286 53.1 11,049 30.4 903 2.5 5,060 13.9 Washington 13,767 4,740 34.4 7,645 55.5 253 1.8 1,129 8.2 Note: See Table 21.25 for voting-age population. Source: State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Elections, "Voter Registration by County and Party Affiliation, May 2010," Internet site <http://election.dos.state.fl.us/> (accessed 12, July 2010). 707
Table 21.31. VOTER TURNOUT: NUMBER REPORTED REGISTERED AND VOTED IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 4, 2008 Voter turnout Voter turnout Registered Percent- Registered Percent- County voters Number age County voters Number age Florida 11,247,634 8,456,329 75.2 Lake 188,702 148,144 78.5 Alachua 154,706 126,322 81.7 Lee 320,512 271,772 84.8 Baker 14,172 11,156 78.7 Leon 174,544 149,319 85.5 Bay 110,739 81,692 73.8 Levy 25,924 18,883 72.8 Bradford 15,732 11,777 74.9 Liberty 4,304 3,337 77.5 Brevard 351,488 289,931 82.5 Madison 12,278 8,959 73.0 Broward 1,008,656 739,873 73.4 Manatee 206,211 152,924 74.2 Calhoun 8,622 6,317 73.3 Marion 214,722 163,297 76.1 Charlotte 118,837 86,035 72.4 Martin 101,155 79,005 78.1 Citrus 102,742 76,865 74.8 Miami-Dade 1,243,315 872,260 70.2 Clay 120,656 94,814 78.6 Monroe 50,136 40,690 81.2 Collier 203,075 143,120 70.5 Nassau 47,501 38,570 81.2 Columbia 38,272 28,360 74.1 Okaloosa 129,373 96,042 74.2 DeSoto 15,613 10,211 65.4 Okeechobee 18,859 12,903 68.4 Dixie 10,775 7,377 68.5 Orange 604,243 466,002 77.1 Duval 536,588 417,666 77.4 Osceola 136,544 100,925 73.9 Escambia 195,193 155,506 79.7 Palm Beach 831,423 594,854 71.5 Flagler 60,079 49,356 82.2 Pasco 294,431 217,115 73.7 Franklin 7,722 6,130 79.4 Pinellas 643,423 468,700 72.8 Gadsden 30,128 22,628 75.1 Polk 332,015 246,538 74.3 Gilchrist 10,721 7,870 73.4 Putnam 46,432 33,393 71.9 Glades 6,584 4,293 65.2 St. Johns 131,744 106,427 80.8 Gulf 9,123 7,284 79.8 St. Lucie 157,676 121,598 77.1 Hamilton 7,688 5,651 73.5 Santa Rosa 107,253 76,583 71.4 Hardee 11,802 7,476 63.3 Sarasota 260,618 208,683 80.1 Hendry 16,936 10,976 64.8 Seminole 259,336 206,970 79.8 Hernando 123,013 88,624 72.0 Sumter 59,913 49,244 82.2 Highlands 66,092 45,404 68.7 Suwannee 24,791 17,811 71.8 Hillsborough 701,464 515,983 73.6 Taylor 13,088 9,449 72.2 Holmes 11,513 8,719 75.7 Union 7,273 5,359 73.7 Indian River 90,053 71,145 79.0 Volusia 326,854 245,842 75.2 Jackson 28,128 21,783 77.4 Wakulla 18,565 14,444 77.8 Jefferson 10,310 8,017 77.8 Walton 36,847 27,238 73.9 Lafayette 4,469 3,416 76.4 Washington 15,938 11,272 70.7 Source: State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Elections, Internet site <http://election.dos. state.fl.us/> (accessed 9, July 2009). 708
Table 21.32. ELECTION RESULTS: VOTES CAST FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IN THE GENERAL ELECTION BY PARTY IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 4, 2008 Obama McCain Nader Barr Baldwin McKinney Keyes and and and and and and and Biden Palin Gonzalez Root Castle Clemente Rohrbough Other County (DEM) (REP) (ECO) (LIB) (CPF) (GRE) (AIP) 1/ Florida 4,282,074 4,045,624 28,124 17,218 7,915 2,887 2,550 4,352 Alachua 75,565 48,513 578 582 129 68 38 46 Baker 2,327 8,672 25 14 11 2 1 7 Bay 23,653 56,683 337 236 105 40 30 43 Bradford 3,430 8,136 49 34 9 2 7 9 Brevard 127,620 157,589 1,091 784 373 114 132 156 Broward 492,640 237,729 1,745 787 394 192 150 262 Calhoun 1,821 4,345 37 12 9 5 2 13 Charlotte 39,031 45,205 515 198 103 31 27 48 Citrus 31,460 43,706 524 248 121 21 30 48 Clay 26,697 67,203 244 242 100 24 37 30 Collier 54,450 86,379 410 285 111 28 25 300 Columbia 9,171 18,670 125 77 29 10 12 34 DeSoto 4,383 5,632 64 17 20 5 3 7 Dixie 1,925 5,194 75 38 5 5 1 21 Duval 202,618 210,537 1,004 896 298 129 136 143 Escambia 61,572 91,411 423 314 508 58 102 59 Flagler 24,726 23,951 171 104 28 8 22 21 Franklin 2,134 3,818 33 17 10 3 2 12 Gadsden 15,582 6,811 44 30 17 8 5 13 Gilchrist 1,996 5,656 70 40 12 3 2 40 Glades 1,381 1,938 7 4 6 1 0 21 Gulf 2,149 4,980 36 18 10 2 4 6 Hamilton 2,364 3,179 18 12 4 1 1 8 Hardee 2,568 4,763 48 14 8 3 3 5 Hendry 4,998 5,780 36 21 16 3 8 17 Hernando 41,886 45,021 513 209 116 44 40 72 Highlands 18,135 26,221 227 80 42 17 18 43 Hillsborough 272,963 236,355 1,832 1,148 413 226 175 200 Holmes 1,446 7,033 47 32 14 4 3 10 Indian River 29,710 40,176 404 167 78 15 17 24 Jackson 7,671 13,717 78 39 29 13 3 15 Jefferson 4,088 3,797 25 14 23 5 1 4 Lafayette 642 2,679 19 10 2 1 0 6 Lake 62,948 82,802 501 340 144 52 53 86 Lee 119,701 147,608 979 555 201 68 88 76 See footnotes at end of table. Continued... 709
Table 21.32. ELECTION RESULTS: VOTES CAST FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IN THE GENERAL ELECTION BY PARTY IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 4, 2008 (Continued) Obama McCain Nader Barr Baldwin McKinney Keyes and and and and and and and Biden Palin Gonzalez Root Castle Clemente Rohrbough Other County (DEM) (REP) (ECO) (LIB) (CPF) (GRE) (AIP) 1/ Leon 91,747 55,705 434 354 172 67 64 65 Levy 6,711 11,754 135 75 20 12 5 13 Liberty 895 2,339 20 11 5 3 0 5 Madison 4,270 4,544 36 16 6 1 3 31 Manatee 70,034 80,721 640 345 111 45 43 55 Marion 70,839 89,628 765 374 185 59 66 106 Martin 33,508 44,143 325 160 77 22 20 39 Miami-Dade 499,831 360,551 1,418 566 284 247 112 477 Monroe 20,907 18,933 213 139 27 28 9 16 Nassau 10,618 27,403 102 100 47 8 13 13 Okaloosa 25,872 68,789 307 274 146 35 75 31 Okeechobee 5,108 7,561 54 28 11 5 4 15 Orange 273,009 186,832 998 1,009 405 128 137 193 Osceola 59,962 40,086 210 192 99 39 19 63 Palm Beach 361,271 226,037 1,481 807 395 165 136 208 Pasco 102,417 110,104 1,184 569 264 93 76 159 Pinellas 248,299 210,066 2,422 1,259 634 212 149 241 Polk 113,865 128,878 932 565 296 85 74 138 Putnam 13,236 19,637 129 85 31 16 8 29 St. Johns 35,791 69,222 334 277 89 54 45 32 St. Lucie 67,125 52,512 484 215 93 45 35 70 Santa Rosa 19,470 55,972 236 208 195 23 51 30 Sarasota 102,686 102,897 845 507 192 81 53 92 Seminole 99,335 105,070 524 557 212 67 55 75 Sumter 17,655 30,866 195 75 29 18 15 15 Suwannee 4,916 12,534 100 49 34 12 4 13 Taylor 2,803 6,457 57 23 8 3 3 12 Union 1,300 3,940 23 8 9 2 3 8 Volusia 127,795 113,938 939 627 251 80 74 120 Wakulla 5,311 8,877 77 22 14 4 9 62 Walton 7,174 19,561 136 85 59 9 11 11 Washington 2,863 8,178 35 19 17 8 1 10 DEM Democratic Party, REP Republican Party, ECO Ecology Party of Florida, LIB Libertarian Party of Florida, CPF Constitution Party of Florida, GRE Green Party of Florida, AIP America's Independent Party of Florida 1/ Includes Boston Tea Party, Objectivist Party of Florida, Prohibition Party, Party for Socialism and Liberation - Florida, Socialist Party of Florida, Florida Socialist Workers, and write-ins. Source: State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Elections, Internet site <http://election.dos.state. fl.us/> (accessed 9, July 2009). 710
Table 21.33. ELECTION RESULTS: VOTES CAST FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR, NOVEMBER 2, 2004 AND NOVEMBER 7, 2006, AND FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, NOVEMBER 7, 2006 IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA Governor/Lieutenant United States Senator 1/ Governor 2006 2004 2006 Charlie Jim Davis/ Mel Betty Bill Katherine Crist/Jeff Daryl L. Martinez Castor Nelson Harris Kottkamp Jones County (R) (D) (D) (R) (R) (D) Florida 3,672,864 3,590,201 2,890,548 1,826,127 2,519,845 2,178,289 Alachua 43,074 63,809 48,125 20,887 30,139 38,741 Baker 6,815 2,853 2,771 3,420 4,335 1,738 Bay 49,639 22,190 23,526 23,821 31,382 14,802 Bradford 6,534 3,938 3,539 3,486 4,458 2,438 Brevard 142,394 111,477 111,031 72,787 100,148 79,854 Broward 231,266 442,728 293,758 102,847 143,043 256,072 Calhoun 3,133 2,526 2,207 1,146 1,737 1,563 Charlotte 43,079 32,837 31,192 22,836 32,377 21,621 Citrus 33,998 31,699 29,741 20,332 29,038 19,905 Clay 58,131 20,831 19,871 30,697 37,632 12,610 Collier 81,948 40,332 39,741 44,988 59,821 25,303 Columbia 14,014 9,780 7,965 7,393 9,313 5,763 DeSoto 4,994 4,031 3,656 2,869 3,785 2,603 Dixie 3,322 2,735 2,802 2,030 2,651 2,109 Duval 205,001 163,748 120,044 101,107 132,607 87,718 Escambia 88,787 48,274 42,964 42,573 51,195 33,777 Flagler 18,294 18,812 17,957 11,278 15,376 13,589 Franklin 2,706 2,886 2,529 1,349 1,981 1,854 Gadsden 5,230 15,246 11,320 2,527 4,557 9,303 Gilchrist 4,060 2,578 2,843 2,338 3,160 1,906 Glades 2,147 1,821 1,826 1,081 1,572 1,292 Gulf 4,086 2,858 2,916 1,898 2,702 1,985 Hamilton 2,206 2,597 2,187 1,241 1,766 1,637 Hardee 4,024 2,806 2,328 2,157 2,580 1,720 Hendry 5,350 4,027 3,096 2,230 3,056 2,273 Hernando 36,557 39,634 34,316 20,975 29,907 24,412 Highlands 22,326 17,196 16,710 13,053 17,426 11,128 Hillsborough 207,331 230,298 176,114 105,813 153,134 128,946 Holmes 5,114 2,608 2,641 2,700 3,417 1,897 Indian River 34,338 23,511 23,704 18,696 26,812 15,529 Jackson 10,449 8,605 7,994 4,866 6,835 5,900 Jefferson 2,722 4,504 4,438 1,485 2,602 3,275 Lafayette 1,768 1,390 1,247 894 1,346 771 Lake 68,425 49,635 47,749 36,773 53,055 30,419 Lee 139,810 89,048 80,749 69,955 97,221 53,426 See footnotes at end of table. Continued... 711
Table 21.33. ELECTION RESULTS: VOTES CAST FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR, NOVEMBER 2, 2004 AND NOVEMBER 7, 2006, AND FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, NOVEMBER 7, 2006 IN THE STATE AND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA (Continued) Governor/Lieutenant United States Senator 1/ Governor 2006 2004 2006 Charlie Jim Davis/ Mel Betty Bill Katherine Crist/Jeff Daryl L. Martinez Castor Nelson Harris Kottkamp Jones County (R) (D) (D) (R) (R) (D) Leon 45,453 86,180 66,776 21,959 38,296 50,540 Levy 8,735 7,129 6,298 4,848 6,317 4,558 Liberty 1,448 1,459 1,243 549 907 850 Madison 3,318 4,640 4,040 1,769 2,854 2,915 Manatee 72,829 64,795 55,168 42,713 58,035 38,547 Marion 73,530 60,814 55,933 42,965 57,111 39,744 Martin 39,076 29,868 29,448 22,465 31,071 20,570 Miami-Dade 367,867 366,482 243,075 143,162 183,457 215,930 Monroe 18,075 18,961 14,534 8,893 11,882 11,390 Nassau 21,893 9,519 9,985 11,955 15,454 6,378 Okaloosa 65,146 19,645 20,882 33,895 42,686 12,117 Okeechobee 5,959 5,464 5,243 2,917 4,227 3,853 Orange 188,121 187,549 136,547 78,409 116,412 96,795 Osceola 42,103 36,569 27,050 17,223 23,945 19,864 Palm Beach 200,442 318,042 264,962 96,176 140,531 219,199 Pasco 89,420 90,761 76,957 48,124 68,530 54,479 Pinellas 197,640 234,451 182,572 99,572 148,257 131,046 Polk 108,774 93,231 80,403 58,584 79,071 57,018 Putnam 15,941 13,701 11,117 8,303 10,960 8,140 St. Johns 56,251 27,319 27,329 32,311 40,979 18,554 St. Lucie 44,436 50,660 45,911 23,310 34,787 33,860 Santa Rosa 49,149 15,165 17,268 24,298 29,041 12,361 Sarasota 95,425 91,651 80,177 58,339 76,198 60,214 Seminole 102,898 76,579 62,454 47,119 68,149 40,724 Sumter 17,929 12,844 15,167 14,485 19,771 9,668 Suwannee 9,095 6,069 5,646 5,146 6,995 3,716 Taylor 4,241 3,972 3,375 2,139 3,172 2,327 Union 2,874 1,632 1,510 1,351 1,723 1,086 Volusia 104,032 114,932 96,406 53,817 76,618 72,216 Wakulla 5,240 6,048 6,517 2,802 4,837 4,421 Walton 16,038 6,770 7,145 8,685 10,971 4,835 Washington 6,414 3,452 3,813 3,316 4,435 2,495 (D) Democrat. (R) Republican. 1/ Excludes other candidates. Source: State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Elections, Internet site <http://election.dos. state.fl.us/> (accessed 7, July 2009). 712
Table 21.35. FEMALE OFFICIALS: WOMEN IN U.S. CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES IN FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES, 2010 111th Congress Women legislators Percent- Total Percent- Total age of legis- age of Area Congress total Senate House lators Number total Senate House Florida 27 22.2 0 6 160 37 23.1 9 28 United States 535 16.8 17 73 7,382 1,803 24.4 434 1,369 Source: Center for the American Woman and Politics (CAWP), Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, (copyright), Internet site http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/> (accessed 11, June 2010). Table 21.36. BLACK OFFICIALS: BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS BY OFFICE IN FLORIDA, THE SOUTH AND THE UNITED STATES, JANUARY 2001 AND 2002 Florida South 1/ United States Office 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 Total 243 275 6,179 6,466 9,061 9,430 U.S. and state legislatures 2/ 25 25 379 379 633 636 City and county offices 3/ 163 180 4,056 4,291 5,456 5,753 Law enforcement 4/ 39 43 606 605 1,044 1,081 Education 5/ 16 27 1,138 1,191 1,928 1,960 1/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 2/ Includes elected state administrators. 3/ County commissioners, councilmen, mayors, vice mayors, aldermen, regional officers, and others. 4/ Judges, magistrates, constables, marshals, sheriffs, justices of the peace, and others. 5/ Members of state education agencies, college boards, school boards, and others. Table 21.37. HISPANIC OFFICIALS: HISPANIC ELECTED OFFICIALS BY OFFICE IN FLORIDA THE SOUTH, AND THE UNITED STATES, 2007 AND 2008 Florida South 1/ United States Office 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 Total 131 150 2,286 2,439 4,954 5,240 State executives and legislators, including U.S. representatives 21 21 77 78 270 283 County and municipal officials 77 87 958 1,022 2,152 2,266 Judicial and law enforcement 26 35 432 482 685 738 Education and school boards 7 7 819 857 1,847 1,952 1/ Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Source for Tables 21.36 and 21.37: U.S., Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2010, Internet site <http://www.census.gov/> (accessed 11, February 2010). 713
Table 21.42. COMPOSITION OF CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES: NUMBER OF UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS AND STATE LEGISLATORS BY PARTY AFFILIATION, SPECIFIED YEARS 2001 THROUGH 2009 Florida United States Demo- Repub- Demo- Repub- Demo- Repub- Demo- Repubcrats licans crats licans crats licans crats licans U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. Year 1/ representatives senators representatives senators 2001 8 15 2 0 212 221 50 50 2003 7 18 2 0 205 229 48 51 2005 7 18 1 1 202 231 44 55 2007 9 16 1 1 233 202 49 49 2009 10 15 1 1 254 178 58 40 State State State representatives senators representatives State senators 2002 39 81 14 25 2,694 2,687 939 974 2003 39 81 14 26 2,700 2,693 941 977 2005 36 84 14 26 2,704 2,683 951 963 2006 36 84 14 26 2,702 2,675 952 964 2007 41 79 14 26 2,971 2,422 1,010 909 2008 42 78 14 26 2,985 2,403 1,020 898 2009 44 76 14 26 3,041 2,346 1,021 890 1/ U.S. representative and senator data refer to the beginning of the first session. State legislative data refer to election years. Note: Excludes vacancies and persons classified as Independents. Source: U.S., Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2010, and previous editions, Internet site <http://www.census.gov/> (accessed 5, January 2010). Table 21.43. APPORTIONMENT: MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES, 1840 THROUGH 2000 Census United Census United of Florida States of Florida States 1840 A/ 1 232 1930 5 435 1850 1 237 1940 6 435 1860 1 243 1950 8 437 1870 2 293 1960 12 435 1880 2 332 1970 15 435 1890 2 357 1980 19 435 1900 3 391 1990 23 435 1910 4 435 2000 25 435 A/ Assigned after apportionment. Note: Total membership includes representatives assigned to newly admitted states after the apportionment acts. Population figures used for apportionment purposes are those determined for states by each decennial census. Source: U.S., Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, "Apportionment Population and Number of Representatives, by State: Census 2000," released December 28, 2000, and previous reports, Internet site <http://www.census.gov/> (accessed 19, June 2006). 714