Alachua County, Florida, elections, 2026
Alachua County, Florida, is holding elections for local offices in 2026. Click the links below to learn more:
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April 14, 2026 (General)
Demographics
| Demographic Data for Alachua County, Florida | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Florida | |
| Population | 278,468 | 21,538,187 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 875 | 53,653 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 67.2% | 71.6% |
| Black/African American | 20.1% | 15.9% |
| Asian | 6.1% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.4% | 3.3% |
| Multiple | 4.8% | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.2% | 25.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.8% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 44.1% | 30.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $50,089 | $57,703 |
| Persons below poverty level | 20.7% | 13.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential election results by county, 2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 43.7% of Floridians lived in one of the state's 55 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 24.7% lived in one of 6 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Florida was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Florida following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Florida county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Republican | 55 | 43.7% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 6 | 24.7% | |||||
| New Republican | 3 | 20.6% | |||||
| Battleground Republican | 3 | 11.0% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 6 | 24.7% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 61 | 75.3% | |||||
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See also
2026 Elections
