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United States presidential elections in Florida

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United States presidential elections in Florida

Florida is a state in the South Atlantic region of the United States. Since its admission to the Union in March 1845, it has participated in every United States presidential elections, with the 1848 election being the first. In this election, the Whig Party won Florida's three electoral votes with 57.20% of the vote; this was its only victory in the state. In the realigning 1860 election, Florida was one of the ten slave states that did not provide ballot access to the Republican nominee, Abraham Lincoln. John C. Breckinridge emerged victorious, winning 62.23% of the vote. Shortly after the 1860 election, Florida seceded from the Union and became a part of the Confederacy. As a result, it did not participate in the 1864 presidential election. With the end of the Civil War, Florida rejoined the Union and participated in the 1868 presidential election. This was the sole presidential election in Florida not decided by the popular vote; instead, the state legislature chose Ulysses S. Grant. Florida voted for the Republican nominee in all three presidential elections held during the Reconstruction era. Shortly after, white Democrats regained control of the legislature. In 1885, they created a new constitution, followed by statutes through 1889, that disfranchised most Black people and many poor whites. From the end of the Reconstruction era until the 1952 presidential election, the Republican Party only won Florida once, in 1928. According to historian Herbert J. Doherty, the Republicans' victory in that election was mainly because Al Smith, the Democratic nominee, was a Catholic and opposed to Prohibition, causing many members of the Southern Baptist Convention to switch to the Republican Party. The Republican victory in 1952 has been attributed to the emergence of the Pinellas Republican Party, which attracted many voters. Since the 1952 presidential election, the Democrats have only won Florida five times: in 1964, 1976, 1996, 2008, and 2012. In 2000, George W. Bush led Al Gore by less than 2,000 votes on election day, but as the recount proceeded, the gap between the two sides continued to narrow. In Bush v. Gore, the Bush campaign filed a lawsuit against Gore in the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the recounting of votes in certain counties violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court announced the halt of vote recounting. After a lengthy judicial process, Bush eventually won Florida's electoral votes by a margin of only 537 votes out of almost six million cast (0.009%) and, as a result, became the president-elect. However, the result sparked controversy. Florida was long a swing state; furthermore, it had been seen as a bellwether in presidential elections since 1928, only voting for the non-winner in 1960, 1992 and 2020. However, with the Republican Party far exceeding its national average in Florida in the 2022 midterm elections, many analysts believe that the state has transitioned from being a Republican-leaning swing state into a reliable red state, with Democratic-leaning trends in Hillsborough County, Orange County, and Osceola County unable to offset Republican gains in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County. This proposition was reinforced in 2024, when Republican Donald Trump won the state by 13.1 points, a margin that was 11.6 points greater than the national popular vote.

Infobox

Voted Whig
1
Voted other
0
Voted Democratic
25
Voted Republican
18
Number of elections
44
Voted for losing candidate
12
Voted for winning candidate
31

Tables

mw- Presidential elections in Florida from 1848 to 1856 · Presidential elections › 1848 to 1856
Candidate
Candidate
Year
Candidate
Winner
Votes
Winner
%
Winner
Candidate
Winner
Votes
Runner-up (nationally)
%
Runner-up (nationally)
Candidate
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Runner-up (nationally)
%
1848
1848
Year
1848
Winner
Zachary Taylor (W)‡
Winner
4,120
Winner
57.2%
Runner-up (nationally)
Lewis Cass (D)
Runner-up (nationally)
3,083
Runner-up (nationally)
42.8%
Other candidate
Martin Van Buren (FS)
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
EV
3
1852
1852
Year
1852
Winner
Franklin Pierce (D)‡
Winner
4,318
Winner
60.03%
Runner-up (nationally)
Winfield Scott (W)
Runner-up (nationally)
2,875
Runner-up (nationally)
39.97%
Other candidate
John P. Hale (FS)
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
EV
3
1856
1856
Year
1856
Winner
James Buchanan (D)‡
Winner
6,358
Winner
56.81%
Runner-up (nationally)
John C. Frémont (R)
Runner-up (nationally)
–
Runner-up (nationally)
–
Other candidate
Millard Fillmore (KN)
Other candidate
4,833
Other candidate
43.19%
EV
3
Year
Winner
Runner-up (nationally)
Other candidate
EV
Ref.
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
1848
Zachary Taylor (W)‡
4,120
57.2%
Lewis Cass (D)
3,083
42.8%
Martin Van Buren (FS)
–
–
3
1852
Franklin Pierce (D)‡
4,318
60.03%
Winfield Scott (W)
2,875
39.97%
John P. Hale (FS)
–
–
3
1856
James Buchanan (D)‡
6,358
56.81%
John C. Frémont (R)
–
–
Millard Fillmore (KN)
4,833
43.19%
3
1860 Presidential election in Florida · Presidential elections › 1860 and 1864
Candidate
Candidate
Year
Candidate
Winner
Votes(%)
Winner
Candidate
Winner
Votes(%)
Runner-up
Candidate
Runner-up
Votes(%)
Runner-up
Candidate
Runner-up
Votes(%)
1860
1860
Year
1860
Winner
John C. Breckinridge (SD)
Winner
8,277(62.23%)
Runner-up
John Bell (CU)
Runner-up
4,801(36.1%)
Runner-up
Stephen A. Douglas (D)
Runner-up
223(1.68%)
Runner-up
Abraham Lincoln (R)‡
Runner-up
–
EV
4
1864
1864
Year
1864
Winner
Election was not conducted in Florida as it seceded from the Union to join the Confederacy
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up
EV
Ref.
Candidate
Votes(%)
Candidate
Votes(%)
Candidate
Votes(%)
Candidate
Votes(%)
1860
John C. Breckinridge (SD)
8,277(62.23%)
John Bell (CU)
4,801(36.1%)
Stephen A. Douglas (D)
223(1.68%)
Abraham Lincoln (R)‡
–
4
1864
Election was not conducted in Florida as it seceded from the Union to join the Confederacy
Presidential elections in Florida from 1864 to present · Presidential elections › 1868 to present
Candidate
Candidate
Year
Candidate
Winner
Votes
Winner
%
Winner
Candidate
Winner
Votes
Runner-up
%
Runner-up
Candidate
Runner-up
Votes
Runner-up
%
1868
1868
Year
1868
Winner
Ulysses S. Grant (R)‡
Winner
–
Winner
–
Runner-up
Horatio Seymour (D)
Runner-up
–
Runner-up
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
3
1872
1872
Year
1872
Winner
Ulysses S. Grant (R)‡
Winner
17,763
Winner
53.52%
Runner-up
Horace Greeley (LR)
Runner-up
15,427
Runner-up
46.48%
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
4
1876
1876
Year
1876
Winner
Rutherford B. Hayes (R)‡
Winner
23,849
Winner
50.99%
Runner-up
Samuel J. Tilden (D)
Runner-up
22,927
Runner-up
49.01%
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
4
1880
1880
Year
1880
Winner
Winfield S. Hancock (D)
Winner
27,964
Winner
54.17%
Runner-up
James A. Garfield (R)‡
Runner-up
23,654
Runner-up
45.83%
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
4
1884
1884
Year
1884
Winner
Grover Cleveland (D)‡
Winner
31,769
Winner
52.96%
Runner-up
James G. Blaine (R)
Runner-up
28,031
Runner-up
46.73%
Other candidate
John St. John (PRO)
Other candidate
72
Other candidate
0.12%
EV
4
1888
1888
Year
1888
Winner
Grover Cleveland (D)
Winner
39,557
Winner
59.48%
Runner-up
Benjamin Harrison (R)‡
Runner-up
26,529
Runner-up
39.89%
Other candidate
Clinton Fisk (PRO)
Other candidate
414
Other candidate
0.62%
EV
4
1892
1892
Year
1892
Winner
Grover Cleveland (D)‡
Winner
30,153
Winner
85.01%
Runner-up
James B. Weaver (PO)
Runner-up
4,843
Runner-up
13.65%
Other candidate
John Bidwell (PRO)
Other candidate
475
Other candidate
1.34%
EV
4
1896
1896
Year
1896
Winner
William Jennings Bryan (D)
Winner
32,756
Winner
70.46%
Runner-up
William McKinley (R)‡
Runner-up
11,298
Runner-up
24.3%
Other candidate
John M. Palmer (ND)
Other candidate
1778
Other candidate
3.82%
EV
4
1900
1900
Year
1900
Winner
William Jennings Bryan (D)
Winner
28,273
Winner
71.31%
Runner-up
William McKinley (R)‡
Runner-up
7,355
Runner-up
18.55%
Other candidate
John G. Woolley (PRO)
Other candidate
2,244
Other candidate
5.66%
EV
4
1904
1904
Year
1904
Winner
Alton B. Parker (D)
Winner
27,046
Winner
68.82%
Runner-up
Theodore Roosevelt (R)‡
Runner-up
8,314
Runner-up
21.15%
Other candidate
Eugene V. Debs (S)
Other candidate
2,337
Other candidate
5.95%
EV
5
1908
1908
Year
1908
Winner
William Jennings Bryan (D)
Winner
31,104
Winner
63.01%
Runner-up
William Howard Taft (R)‡
Runner-up
10,654
Runner-up
21.58%
Other candidate
Eugene V. Debs (S)
Other candidate
3,747
Other candidate
7.59%
EV
5
1912
1912
Year
1912
Winner
Woodrow Wilson (D)‡
Winner
35,343
Winner
69.52%
Runner-up
Eugene V. Debs (S)
Runner-up
4,806
Runner-up
9.45%
Other candidate
Theodore Roosevelt (PR-1912)
Other candidate
4,555
Other candidate
8.96%
EV
6
1916
1916
Year
1916
Winner
Woodrow Wilson (D)‡
Winner
55,984
Winner
69.34%
Runner-up
Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Runner-up
14,611
Runner-up
18.1%
Other candidate
Allan L. Benson (S)
Other candidate
5,353
Other candidate
6.63%
EV
6
1920
1920
Year
1920
Winner
James M. Cox (D)
Winner
90,515
Winner
62.13%
Runner-up
Warren Harding (R)‡
Runner-up
44,853
Runner-up
30.79%
Other candidate
Eugene V. Debs (S)
Other candidate
5,189
Other candidate
3.56%
EV
6
1924
1924
Year
1924
Winner
John W. Davis (D)
Winner
62,083
Winner
56.88%
Runner-up
Calvin Coolidge (R)‡
Runner-up
30,633
Runner-up
28.06%
Other candidate
Robert M. La Follette (PR-1924)
Other candidate
8,625
Other candidate
7.9%
EV
6
1928
1928
Year
1928
Winner
Herbert Hoover (R)‡
Winner
144,168
Winner
56.83%
Runner-up
Al Smith (D)
Runner-up
101,764
Runner-up
40.12%
Other candidate
Norman Thomas (S)
Other candidate
4,036
Other candidate
1.59%
EV
6
1932
1932
Year
1932
Winner
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
Winner
206,307
Winner
74.49%
Runner-up
Herbert Hoover (R)
Runner-up
69,170
Runner-up
24.98%
Other candidate
Norman Thomas (S)
Other candidate
775
Other candidate
0.28%
EV
7
1936
1936
Year
1936
Winner
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
Winner
249,117
Winner
76.08%
Runner-up
Alfred Landon (R)
Runner-up
78,248
Runner-up
23.9%
Other candidate
Norman Thomas (S)
Other candidate
9
Other candidate
≈0%
EV
7
1940
1940
Year
1940
Winner
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
Winner
359,334
Winner
73.99%
Runner-up
Wendell Willkie (R)
Runner-up
126,158
Runner-up
25.98%
Other candidate
Various candidates (Write-ins)
Other candidate
148
Other candidate
0.03%
Other candidate
7
1944
1944
Year
1944
Winner
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
Winner
339,377
Winner
70.29%
Runner-up
Thomas Dewey (R)
Runner-up
143,215
Runner-up
29.66%
Other candidate
Various candidates (Write-ins)
Other candidate
211
Other candidate
0.04%
Other candidate
8
1948
1948
Year
1948
Winner
Harry Truman (D)‡
Winner
281,988
Winner
48.82%
Runner-up
Thomas Dewey (R)
Runner-up
194,280
Runner-up
33.63%
Other candidate
Strom Thurmond (DI)
Other candidate
89,755
Other candidate
15.54%
EV
8
1952
1952
Year
1952
Winner
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)‡
Winner
544,036
Winner
54.99%
Runner-up
Adlai Stevenson II (D)
Runner-up
444,950
Runner-up
44.97%
Other candidate
Various candidates (Write-ins)
Other candidate
351
Other candidate
0.04%
Other candidate
10
1956
1956
Year
1956
Winner
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)‡
Winner
643,849
Winner
57.19%
Runner-up
Adlai Stevenson II (D)
Runner-up
480,371
Runner-up
42.67%
Other candidate
Various candidates (Write-ins)
Other candidate
1,542
Other candidate
0.14%
Other candidate
10
1960
1960
Year
1960
Winner
Richard Nixon (R)
Winner
795,476
Winner
51.51%
Runner-up
John F. Kennedy (D)‡
Runner-up
748,700
Runner-up
48.49%
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
10
1964
1964
Year
1964
Winner
Lyndon B. Johnson (D)‡
Winner
948,540
Winner
51.14%
Runner-up
Barry Goldwater (R)
Runner-up
905,941
Runner-up
48.84%
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
14
1968
1968
Year
1968
Winner
Richard Nixon (R)‡
Winner
886,804
Winner
40.53%
Runner-up
Hubert Humphrey (D)
Runner-up
676,794
Runner-up
30.93%
Other candidate
George Wallace (AI)
Other candidate
624,207
Other candidate
28.53%
EV
14
1972
1972
Year
1972
Winner
Richard Nixon (R)‡
Winner
1,857,759
Winner
71.91%
Runner-up
George McGovern (D)
Runner-up
718,117
Runner-up
27.8%
Other candidate
Various candidates (Write-ins)
Other candidate
7,407
Other candidate
0.29%
Other candidate
17
1976
1976
Year
1976
Winner
Jimmy Carter (D)‡
Winner
1,636,000
Winner
51.93%
Runner-up
Gerald Ford (R)
Runner-up
1,469,531
Runner-up
46.64%
Other candidate
Eugene McCarthy (I)
Other candidate
23,643
Other candidate
0.75%
EV
17
1980
1980
Year
1980
Winner
Ronald Reagan (R)‡
Winner
2,046,951
Winner
55.52%
Runner-up
Jimmy Carter (D)
Runner-up
1,419,475
Runner-up
38.5%
Other candidate
John B. Anderson (I)
Other candidate
189,692
Other candidate
5.14%
EV
17
1984
1984
Year
1984
Winner
Ronald Reagan (R)‡
Winner
2,730,350
Winner
65.32%
Runner-up
Walter Mondale (D)
Runner-up
1,448,816
Runner-up
34.66%
Other candidate
David Bergland (LI)
Other candidate
754
Other candidate
0.02%
EV
21
1988
1988
Year
1988
Winner
George H. W. Bush (R)‡
Winner
2,618,885
Winner
60.87%
Runner-up
Michael Dukakis (D)
Runner-up
1,656,701
Runner-up
38.51%
Other candidate
Ron Paul (LI)
Other candidate
19,796
Other candidate
0.46%
EV
21
1992
1992
Year
1992
Winner
George H. W. Bush (R)
Winner
2,173,310
Winner
40.89%
Runner-up
Bill Clinton (D)‡
Runner-up
2,072,698
Runner-up
39%
Other candidate
Ross Perot (I)
Other candidate
1,053,067
Other candidate
19.82%
EV
25
1996
1996
Year
1996
Winner
Bill Clinton (D)‡
Winner
2,546,870
Winner
48.02%
Runner-up
Bob Dole (R)
Runner-up
2,244,536
Runner-up
42.32%
Other candidate
Ross Perot (RE)
Other candidate
483,870
Other candidate
9.12%
EV
25
2000
2000
Year
2000
Winner
George W. Bush (R)‡
Winner
2,912,790
Winner
48.85%
Runner-up
Al Gore (D)
Runner-up
2,912,253
Runner-up
48.84%
Other candidate
Ralph Nader (G)
Other candidate
97,488
Other candidate
1.63%
EV
25
2004
2004
Year
2004
Winner
George W. Bush (R)‡
Winner
3,964,522
Winner
52.1%
Runner-up
John Kerry (D)
Runner-up
3,583,544
Runner-up
47.09%
Other candidate
Ralph Nader (RE)
Other candidate
32,971
Other candidate
0.43%
EV
27
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winner
Barack Obama (D)‡
Winner
4,282,074
Winner
50.91%
Runner-up
John McCain (R)
Runner-up
4,045,624
Runner-up
48.09%
Other candidate
Ralph Nader (E)
Other candidate
28,128
Other candidate
0.33%
EV
27
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winner
Barack Obama (D)‡
Winner
4,237,756
Winner
50.01%
Runner-up
Mitt Romney (R)
Runner-up
4,163,447
Runner-up
49.13%
Other candidate
Gary Johnson (LI)
Other candidate
44,726
Other candidate
0.53%
EV
29
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winner
Donald Trump (R)‡
Winner
4,617,886
Winner
49.02%
Runner-up
Hillary Clinton (D)
Runner-up
4,504,975
Runner-up
47.82%
Other candidate
Gary Johnson (LI)
Other candidate
207,043
Other candidate
2.2%
EV
29
2020
2020
Year
2020
Winner
Donald Trump (R)
Winner
5,668,731
Winner
51.22%
Runner-up
Joe Biden (D)‡
Runner-up
5,297,045
Runner-up
47.86%
Other candidate
Jo Jorgensen (LI)
Other candidate
70,324
Other candidate
0.64%
EV
29
2024
2024
Year
2024
Winner
Donald Trump (R) ‡
Winner
6,110,125
Winner
56.09%
Runner-up
Kamala Harris (D)
Runner-up
4,683,038
Runner-up
42.99%
Other candidate
Jill Stein (G)
Other candidate
43,155
Other candidate
0.4%
EV
30
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Other candidate
EV
Ref.
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
1868
Ulysses S. Grant (R)‡
–
–
Horatio Seymour (D)
–
–
–
–
–
3
1872
Ulysses S. Grant (R)‡
17,763
53.52%
Horace Greeley (LR)
15,427
46.48%
–
–
–
4
1876
Rutherford B. Hayes (R)‡
23,849
50.99%
Samuel J. Tilden (D)
22,927
49.01%
–
–
–
4
1880
Winfield S. Hancock (D)
27,964
54.17%
James A. Garfield (R)‡
23,654
45.83%
–
–
–
4
1884
Grover Cleveland (D)‡
31,769
52.96%
James G. Blaine (R)
28,031
46.73%
John St. John (PRO)
72
0.12%
4
1888
Grover Cleveland (D)
39,557
59.48%
Benjamin Harrison (R)‡
26,529
39.89%
Clinton Fisk (PRO)
414
0.62%
4
1892
Grover Cleveland (D)‡
30,153
85.01%
James B. Weaver (PO)
4,843
13.65%
John Bidwell (PRO)
475
1.34%
4
1896
William Jennings Bryan (D)
32,756
70.46%
William McKinley (R)‡
11,298
24.3%
John M. Palmer (ND)
1778
3.82%
4
1900
William Jennings Bryan (D)
28,273
71.31%
William McKinley (R)‡
7,355
18.55%
John G. Woolley (PRO)
2,244
5.66%
4
1904
Alton B. Parker (D)
27,046
68.82%
Theodore Roosevelt (R)‡
8,314
21.15%
Eugene V. Debs (S)
2,337
5.95%
5
1908
William Jennings Bryan (D)
31,104
63.01%
William Howard Taft (R)‡
10,654
21.58%
Eugene V. Debs (S)
3,747
7.59%
5
1912
Woodrow Wilson (D)‡
35,343
69.52%
Eugene V. Debs (S)
4,806
9.45%
Theodore Roosevelt (PR-1912)
4,555
8.96%
6
1916
Woodrow Wilson (D)‡
55,984
69.34%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)
14,611
18.1%
Allan L. Benson (S)
5,353
6.63%
6
1920
James M. Cox (D)
90,515
62.13%
Warren Harding (R)‡
44,853
30.79%
Eugene V. Debs (S)
5,189
3.56%
6
1924
John W. Davis (D)
62,083
56.88%
Calvin Coolidge (R)‡
30,633
28.06%
Robert M. La Follette (PR-1924)
8,625
7.9%
6
1928
Herbert Hoover (R)‡
144,168
56.83%
Al Smith (D)
101,764
40.12%
Norman Thomas (S)
4,036
1.59%
6
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
206,307
74.49%
Herbert Hoover (R)
69,170
24.98%
Norman Thomas (S)
775
0.28%
7
1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
249,117
76.08%
Alfred Landon (R)
78,248
23.9%
Norman Thomas (S)
9
≈0%
7
1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
359,334
73.99%
Wendell Willkie (R)
126,158
25.98%
Various candidates (Write-ins)
148
0.03%
7
1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
339,377
70.29%
Thomas Dewey (R)
143,215
29.66%
Various candidates (Write-ins)
211
0.04%
8
1948
Harry Truman (D)‡
281,988
48.82%
Thomas Dewey (R)
194,280
33.63%
Strom Thurmond (DI)
89,755
15.54%
8
1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)‡
544,036
54.99%
Adlai Stevenson II (D)
444,950
44.97%
Various candidates (Write-ins)
351
0.04%
10
1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)‡
643,849
57.19%
Adlai Stevenson II (D)
480,371
42.67%
Various candidates (Write-ins)
1,542
0.14%
10
1960
Richard Nixon (R)
795,476
51.51%
John F. Kennedy (D)‡
748,700
48.49%
–
–
–
10
1964
Lyndon B. Johnson (D)‡
948,540
51.14%
Barry Goldwater (R)
905,941
48.84%
–
–
–
14
1968
Richard Nixon (R)‡
886,804
40.53%
Hubert Humphrey (D)
676,794
30.93%
George Wallace (AI)
624,207
28.53%
14
1972
Richard Nixon (R)‡
1,857,759
71.91%
George McGovern (D)
718,117
27.8%
Various candidates (Write-ins)
7,407
0.29%
17
1976
Jimmy Carter (D)‡
1,636,000
51.93%
Gerald Ford (R)
1,469,531
46.64%
Eugene McCarthy (I)
23,643
0.75%
17
1980
Ronald Reagan (R)‡
2,046,951
55.52%
Jimmy Carter (D)
1,419,475
38.5%
John B. Anderson (I)
189,692
5.14%
17
1984
Ronald Reagan (R)‡
2,730,350
65.32%
Walter Mondale (D)
1,448,816
34.66%
David Bergland (LI)
754
0.02%
21
1988
George H. W. Bush (R)‡
2,618,885
60.87%
Michael Dukakis (D)
1,656,701
38.51%
Ron Paul (LI)
19,796
0.46%
21
1992
George H. W. Bush (R)
2,173,310
40.89%
Bill Clinton (D)‡
2,072,698
39%
Ross Perot (I)
1,053,067
19.82%
25
1996
Bill Clinton (D)‡
2,546,870
48.02%
Bob Dole (R)
2,244,536
42.32%
Ross Perot (RE)
483,870
9.12%
25
2000
George W. Bush (R)‡
2,912,790
48.85%
Al Gore (D)
2,912,253
48.84%
Ralph Nader (G)
97,488
1.63%
25
2004
George W. Bush (R)‡
3,964,522
52.1%
John Kerry (D)
3,583,544
47.09%
Ralph Nader (RE)
32,971
0.43%
27
2008
Barack Obama (D)‡
4,282,074
50.91%
John McCain (R)
4,045,624
48.09%
Ralph Nader (E)
28,128
0.33%
27
2012
Barack Obama (D)‡
4,237,756
50.01%
Mitt Romney (R)
4,163,447
49.13%
Gary Johnson (LI)
44,726
0.53%
29
2016
Donald Trump (R)‡
4,617,886
49.02%
Hillary Clinton (D)
4,504,975
47.82%
Gary Johnson (LI)
207,043
2.2%
29
2020
Donald Trump (R)
5,668,731
51.22%
Joe Biden (D)‡
5,297,045
47.86%
Jo Jorgensen (LI)
70,324
0.64%
29
2024
Donald Trump (R) ‡
6,110,125
56.09%
Kamala Harris (D)
4,683,038
42.99%
Jill Stein (G)
43,155
0.4%
30

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  1. For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won
  2. Not on ballot
  3. For purposes of these lists, other candidates are defined as those who were in third place in Florida.
  4. Due to the status of Reconstruction, no election was held; the three electoral votes were allocated by the Florida State
  5. Changed his home state from State of New York to Florida during his first presidency.
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  43. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 96.
  44. "1876 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  45. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 97.
  46. "1880 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  51. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 99.
  52. "1888 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1888&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  53. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 771.
  54. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 100.
  55. "1892 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1892&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  56. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 772.
  57. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 101.
  58. "1896 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1896&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  59. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 773.
  60. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 102.
  61. "1900 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1900&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  62. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 774.
  63. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 103.
  64. "1904 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  65. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 775.
  66. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 104.
  67. "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  68. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 776.
  69. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 105.
  70. "1912 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  76. "1920 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1920&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  77. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 779.
  78. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 108.
  79. "1924 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  80. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 780.
  81. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 109.
  82. "1928 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1928&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  83. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 781.
  84. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 110.
  85. "1932 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1932&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  86. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 782.
  87. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 111.
  88. "1936 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1936&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  89. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 783.
  90. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 112.
  91. "1940 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1940&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  92. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 784.
  93. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 113.
  94. "1944 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1944&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  95. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 785.
  96. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 114.
  97. "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1948&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  98. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 786.
  99. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 115.
  100. "1952 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  101. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 787.
  102. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 116.
  103. "1956 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  104. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 788.
  105. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 117.
  106. "1960 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  107. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 789.
  108. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 118.
  109. "1964 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  111. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 119.
  112. "1968 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  113. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 791.
  114. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 120.
  115. "1972 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  117. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 121.
  118. "1976 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  119. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 793.
  120. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 122.
  121. "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  122. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 794.
  123. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 123.
  124. "1984 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  126. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 124.
  127. "1988 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  128. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 796.
  129. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 125.
  130. "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  131. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 797.
  132. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 126.
  133. "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  134. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 798.
  135. Presidential elections, 1789–1996, p. 127.
  136. "2000 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
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  137. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 799.
  138. "2004 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  139. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 800.
  140. "2008 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
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  142. "2012 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  143. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-campaign-florida-idUSL1E8MA16W20121110
  144. "2016 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2016&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  145. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/florida
  146. Federal Election Commission
    https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2020presgeresults.pdf
  147. "2020 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2020&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  148. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html
  149. "2024 Presidential General Election Results – Florida"
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2024&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  150. NBC News
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/florida-results
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