1976 United States presidential election in Florida
1976 United States presidential election in Florida|
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Turnout | 77% |
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County Results
Carter
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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Ford
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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The 1976 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 2, 1976. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose seventeen electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter by a margin of 5.29%, giving him the state's 17 electoral votes.
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Polk County, Brevard County, Marion County, Bay County, Holmes County, Washington County, DeSoto County, Hardee County, Nassau County, St. Johns County, and Walton County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[1]
51% of white voters supported Ford while 47% supported Carter.
Results
Results by county
County
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Jimmy Carter Democratic
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Gerald Ford Republican
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Various candidates Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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%
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%
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%
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%
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Alachua
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27,895
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62.58%
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15,546
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34.87%
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1,137
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2.55%
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12,349
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27.71%
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44,578
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Baker
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2,985
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71.16%
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1,058
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25.22%
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152
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3.62%
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1,927
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45.94%
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4,195
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Bay
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14,858
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50.39%
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14,208
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48.19%
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418
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1.42%
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650
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2.20%
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29,484
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Bradford
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3,868
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68.86%
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1,680
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29.91%
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69
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1.23%
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2,188
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38.95%
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5,617
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Brevard
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46,421
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50.26%
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44,470
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48.15%
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1,473
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1.59%
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1,951
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2.11%
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92,364
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Broward
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176,491
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51.55%
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161,411
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47.15%
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4,441
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1.30%
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15,080
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4.40%
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342,343
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Calhoun
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2,487
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67.42%
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1,153
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31.26%
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49
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1.33%
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1,334
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36.16%
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3,689
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Charlotte
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10,300
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44.14%
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12,703
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54.44%
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330
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1.41%
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-2,403
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-10.30%
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23,333
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Citrus
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9,438
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53.30%
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7,973
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45.03%
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296
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1.67%
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1,465
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8.27%
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17,707
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Clay
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8,410
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49.04%
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8,468
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49.38%
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270
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1.57%
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-58
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-0.34%
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17,148
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Collier
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8,764
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36.96%
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14,643
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61.76%
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303
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1.28%
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-5,879
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-24.80%
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23,710
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Columbia
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6,683
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62.08%
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3,947
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36.66%
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136
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1.26%
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2,736
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25.42%
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10,766
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DeSoto
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2,715
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56.30%
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2,000
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41.48%
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107
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2.22%
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715
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14.82%
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4,822
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Dixie
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2,169
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78.82%
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558
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20.28%
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25
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0.91%
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1,611
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58.54%
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2,752
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Duval
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105,912
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58.01%
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74,997
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41.08%
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1,652
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0.90%
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30,915
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16.93%
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182,561
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Escambia
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38,279
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47.42%
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41,471
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51.38%
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965
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1.20%
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-3,192
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-3.96%
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80,715
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Flagler
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2,086
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61.84%
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1,262
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37.41%
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25
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0.74%
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824
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24.43%
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3,373
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Franklin
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1,859
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62.53%
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1,054
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35.45%
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60
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2.02%
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805
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27.08%
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2,973
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Gadsden
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6,798
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65.17%
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3,531
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33.85%
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102
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0.98%
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3,267
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31.32%
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10,431
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Gilchrist
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1,807
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76.76%
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528
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22.43%
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19
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0.81%
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1,279
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54.33%
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2,354
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Glades
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1,311
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66.72%
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624
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31.76%
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30
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1.53%
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687
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34.96%
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1,965
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Gulf
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2,641
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61.69%
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1,584
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37.00%
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56
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1.31%
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1,057
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24.69%
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4,281
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Hamilton
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2,053
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69.57%
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794
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26.91%
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104
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3.52%
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1,259
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42.66%
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2,951
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Hardee
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2,670
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52.28%
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2,189
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42.86%
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248
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4.86%
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481
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9.42%
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5,107
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Hendry
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2,337
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54.94%
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1,843
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43.32%
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74
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1.74%
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494
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11.62%
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4,254
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Hernando
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7,717
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56.20%
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5,793
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42.19%
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222
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1.62%
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1,924
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14.01%
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13,732
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Highlands
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7,218
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45.88%
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8,317
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52.86%
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198
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1.26%
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-1,099
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-6.98%
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15,733
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Hillsborough
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94,589
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54.01%
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78,504
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44.82%
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2,052
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1.17%
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16,085
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9.19%
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175,145
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Holmes
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3,256
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62.86%
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1,850
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35.71%
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74
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1.43%
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1,406
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27.15%
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5,180
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Indian River
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8,512
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45.63%
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9,818
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52.63%
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324
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1.74%
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-1,306
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-7.00%
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18,654
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Jackson
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7,687
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60.76%
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4,795
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37.90%
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170
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1.34%
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2,892
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22.86%
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12,652
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Jefferson
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2,310
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61.62%
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1,361
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36.30%
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78
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2.08%
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949
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25.32%
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3,749
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Lafayette
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1,126
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67.63%
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523
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31.41%
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16
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0.96%
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603
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36.22%
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1,665
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Lake
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14,369
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41.31%
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19,976
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57.42%
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442
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1.27%
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-5,607
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-16.11%
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34,787
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Lee
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30,567
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43.80%
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38,038
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54.50%
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1,184
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1.70%
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-7,471
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-10.70%
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69,789
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Leon
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28,729
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53.76%
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23,739
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44.42%
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975
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1.82%
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4,990
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9.34%
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53,443
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Levy
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4,025
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65.28%
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1,965
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31.87%
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176
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2.85%
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2,060
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33.41%
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6,166
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Liberty
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1,137
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64.02%
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620
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34.91%
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19
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1.07%
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517
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29.11%
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1,776
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Madison
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3,218
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63.85%
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1,761
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34.94%
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61
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1.21%
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1,457
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28.91%
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5,040
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Manatee
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24,342
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44.78%
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29,300
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53.90%
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718
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1.32%
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-4,958
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-9.12%
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54,360
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Marion
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16,963
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50.37%
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16,163
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47.99%
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553
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1.64%
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800
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2.38%
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33,679
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Martin
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8,785
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42.33%
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11,682
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56.28%
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289
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1.39%
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-2,897
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-13.95%
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20,756
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Miami-Dade
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303,047
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58.06%
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211,148
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40.45%
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7,747
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1.48%
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91,899
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17.61%
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521,942
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Monroe
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11,079
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56.08%
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8,232
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41.67%
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446
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2.26%
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2,847
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14.41%
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19,757
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Nassau
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5,896
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64.51%
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3,136
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34.31%
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108
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1.18%
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2,760
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30.20%
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9,140
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Okaloosa
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14,210
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42.68%
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18,598
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55.86%
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487
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1.46%
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-4,388
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-13.18%
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33,295
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Okeechobee
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3,184
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65.99%
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1,598
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33.12%
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43
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0.89%
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1,586
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32.87%
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4,825
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Orange
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58,442
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44.80%
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70,451
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54.01%
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1,544
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1.18%
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-12,009
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-9.21%
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130,437
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Osceola
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6,893
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48.63%
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7,062
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49.82%
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220
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1.55%
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-169
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-1.19%
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14,175
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Palm Beach
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96,705
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48.68%
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98,236
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49.45%
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3,716
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1.87%
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-1,531
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-0.77%
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198,657
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Pasco
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33,710
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53.72%
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28,306
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45.11%
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731
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1.16%
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5,404
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8.61%
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62,747
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Pinellas
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141,879
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48.00%
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150,003
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50.75%
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3,687
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1.25%
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-8,124
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-2.75%
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295,569
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Polk
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47,286
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51.01%
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44,238
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47.72%
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1,182
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1.27%
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3,048
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3.29%
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92,706
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Putnam
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9,597
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64.81%
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5,040
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34.03%
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172
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1.16%
|
4,557
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30.78%
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14,809
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St. Johns
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7,412
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51.58%
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6,660
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46.34%
|
299
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2.08%
|
752
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5.24%
|
14,371
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St. Lucie
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12,386
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51.16%
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11,502
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47.51%
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321
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1.33%
|
884
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3.65%
|
24,209
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Santa Rosa
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8,020
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46.06%
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9,122
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52.39%
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270
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1.55%
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-1,102
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-6.33%
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17,412
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Sarasota
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26,293
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36.78%
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44,157
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61.78%
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1,028
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1.44%
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-17,864
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-25.00%
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71,478
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Seminole
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19,609
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41.89%
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26,655
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56.94%
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549
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1.17%
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-7,046
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-15.05%
|
46,813
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Sumter
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4,721
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66.59%
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2,212
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31.20%
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157
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2.21%
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2,509
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35.39%
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7,090
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Suwannee
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4,718
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63.74%
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2,405
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32.49%
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279
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3.77%
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2,313
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31.25%
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7,402
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Taylor
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3,370
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62.34%
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1,983
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36.68%
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53
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0.98%
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1,387
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25.66%
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5,406
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Union
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1,480
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72.55%
|
544
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26.67%
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16
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0.78%
|
936
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45.88%
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2,040
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Volusia
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49,161
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55.72%
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37,523
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42.53%
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1,541
|
1.75%
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11,638
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13.19%
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88,225
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Wakulla
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2,353
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57.78%
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1,580
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38.80%
|
139
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3.41%
|
773
|
18.98%
|
4,072
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Walton
|
5,196
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62.76%
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2,927
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35.35%
|
156
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1.88%
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2,269
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27.41%
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8,279
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Washington
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3,566
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59.47%
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2,313
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38.58%
|
117
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1.95%
|
1,253
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20.89%
|
5,996
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Totals |
1,636,000 |
51.93% |
1,469,531 |
46.64% |
45,100 |
1.43% |
166,469 |
5.29% |
3,150,631
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
References
Works cited
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