Voter Registration and Turnout in Florida
First two tables reprinted from Florida Department of State-Division of Elections

From Oct. 2000 to Oct. 2004 voter registration increased by 1,548,573 statewide, an increase of 17.69%.  Much of this increase occurred in 2004; from Feb. 9 (the registration deadline for the March presidential primary) to Oct. 4, 2004 registration increased by 967,821.  The five counties showing the biggest percentage increase in registration between 2000 and 2004 were Flagler (40.64%), Osceola (40.45%), Collier (36.50%), Orange (31.37%), Gilchrest (31.36%), and Sumter (28.44%). 

Turnout increased by 1,501,554 in Nov. 2004 as compared to Nov. 2000, an increase of 24.46%.  The five counties showing the biggest percentage increase in the number of people voting in 2004 as compared to 2000 were Osceola (43.36%), Flagler (41.78%), Clay (41.49%), St. Johns (41.29%) and Sumter (38.96%); Orange County (38.29%) was sixth.

November 7, 2000 General Election November 2, 2004 General Election Change: 2000 to 2004

County

Voter Reg

Turnout

%
Turnout

Alachua

120,867

86,144

71.3%

Baker

12,352

8,300

67.2%

Bay

92,749

59,520

64.2%

Bradford

13,547

9,414

69.5%

Brevard

283,680

218,989

77.2%

Broward

887,764

588,007

66.2%

Calhoun

7,234

5,256

72.7%

Charlotte

98,898

70,100

70.9%

Citrus

81,378

57,468

70.6%

Clay

86,861

57,764

66.5%

Collier

123,572

95,320

77.1%

Columbia

31,131

19,206

61.7%

Desoto

15,731

8,512

54.1%

Dixie

10,511

4,998

47.6%

Duval

423,967

291,626

68.8%

Escambia

171,004

121,141

70.8%

Flagler

33,466

27,194

81.3%

Franklin

7,578

5,070

66.9%

Gadsden

26,253

16,812

64.0%

Gilchrist

6,878

5,688

82.7%

Glades

6,326

3,722

58.8%

Gulf

9,923

6,565

66.2%

Hamilton

6,939

4,353

62.7%

Hardee

10,886

6,645

61.0%

Hendry

16,268

8,950

55.0%

Hernando

95,549

65,500

68.6%

Highlands

52,941

36,158

68.3%

Hillsborough

499,427

369,467

74.0%

Holmes

10,317

7,541

73.1%

Indian River

71,420

51,559

72.2%

Jackson

23,973

17,470

72.9%

Jefferson

8,161

6,215

76.2%

Lafayette

4,036

2,679

66.4%

Lake

131,031

92,046

70.2%

Lee

252,918

188,978

74.7%

Leon

146,417

103,388

70.6%

Levy

18,671

13,490

72.3%

Liberty

3,752

2,598

69.2%

Madison

10,378

6,642

64.0%

Manatee

170,578

111,676

65.5%

Marion

147,707

106,001

71.8%

Martin

86,514

62,570

72.3%

Miami-Dade

896,912

654,044

72.9%

Monroe

48,409

34,095

70.4%

Nassau

35,170

25,387

72.2%

Okaloosa

111,320

71,512

64.2%

Okeechobee

17,448

10,722

61.5%

Orange

404,779

282,529

69.8%

Osceola

92,196

57,341

62.2%

Palm Beach

656,694

462,588

70.4%

Pasco

221,671

146,648

66.2%

Pinellas

574,961

406,956

70.8%

Polk

247,807

169,582

68.4%

Putnam

40,396

26,416

65.4%

Santa Rosa

77,778

50,684

65.2%

Sarasota

221,945

163,749

73.8%

Seminole

190,704

137,970

72.3%

St. Johns

89,511

61,313

68.5%

St. Lucie

117,785

78,709

66.8%

Sumter

31,549

23,032

73.0%

Suwannee

20,617

13,189

64.0%

Taylor

12,304

7,413

60.2%

Union

6,752

4,084

60.5%

Volusia

260,572

184,153

70.7%

Wakulla

13,382

9,017

67.4%

Walton

28,144

18,537

65.9%

Washington

14,358

8,353

58.2%

Total

8,752,717

6,138,765

70.1%

County

Voter Reg

Turnout

%
Turnout

Alachua

142,358

111,566

78.4%

Baker

12,887

10,048

78.0%

Bay

101,315

75,234

74.3%

Bradford

14,721

10,917

74.2%

Brevard

338,195

266,160

78.7%

Broward

1,058,069

709,724

67.1%

Calhoun

8,350

6,008

72.0%

Charlotte

113,808

80,196

70.5%

Citrus

90,780

69,701

76.8%

Clay

106,464

81,731

76.8%

Collier

168,673

129,231

76.6%

Columbia

34,282

25,082

73.2%

DeSoto

14,901

9,549

64.1%

Dixie

9,676

6,474

66.9%

Duval

515,202

382,006

74.1%

Escambia

189,833

143,849

75.8%

Flagler

47,068

38,557

81.9%

Franklin

7,620

5,974

78.4%

Gadsden

26,884

21,094

78.5%

Gilchrist

9,035

7,050

78.0%

Glades

5,963

4,204

70.5%

Gulf

9,627

7,320

76.0%

Hamilton

7,645

5,131

67.1%

Hardee

10,399

7,284

70.0%

Hendry

17,144

9,818

57.3%

Hernando

109,656

80,764

73.7%

Highlands

60,176

41,876

69.6%

Hillsborough

621,201

464,849

74.8%

Holmes

10,982

8,351

76.0%

Indian River

81,643

61,707

75.6%

Jackson

27,138

19,908

73.4%

Jefferson

9,300

7,502

80.7%

Lafayette

4,309

3,352

77.8%

Lake

161,269

124,488

77.2%

Lee

304,937

241,663

79.3%

Leon

171,182

136,638

79.8%

Levy

22,617

16,742

74.0%

Liberty

4,075

3,051

74.9%

Madison

11,371

8,345

73.4%

Manatee

191,635

143,983

75.1%

Marion

184,257

140,354

76.2%

Martin

98,857

72,736

73.6%

Miami-Dade

1,058,801

778,953

73.6%

Monroe

51,377

39,629

77.1%

Nassau

41,353

32,827

79.4%

Okaloosa

127,455

89,957

70.6%

Okeechobee

18,627

12,249

65.8%

Orange

531,774

390,706

73.5%

Osceola

129,487

82,204

63.5%

Palm Beach

729,575

547,340

75.0%

Pasco

265,974

191,909

72.2%

Pinellas

590,989

457,581

77.4%

Polk

295,742

211,399

71.5%

Putnam

45,344

31,072

68.5%

Santa Rosa

96,359

67,498

70.0%

Sarasota

240,592

196,413

81.6%

Seminole

241,230

186,617

77.4%

St. Johns

109,635

86,631

79.0%

St. Lucie

137,951

100,374

72.8%

Sumter

40,523

32,005

79.0%

Suwannee

21,930

15,879

72.4%

Taylor

11,481

8,614

75.0%

Union

7,063

4,714

66.7%

Volusia

309,930

229,193

73.9%

Wakulla

15,396

11,820

76.8%

Walton

32,777

24,065

73.4%

Washington

14,421

10,453

72.5%

Total

10,301,290

7,640,319

County

Voter Reg

Turnout 

Alachua

+17.78%
+29.51%

Baker

+4.33%
+21.06%

Bay

+9.24%
+26.04%

Bradford

+8.67%
+15.97%

Brevard

+19.22%
+21.54%

Broward

+19.18%
+20.70%

Calhoun

+15.43%
+14.31%

Charlotte

+15.08%
+14.40%

Citrus

+11.55%
+21.29%

Clay

+22.57%
+41.49%

Collier

+36.50%
+35.58%

Columbia

+10.12%
+30.59%

DeSoto

-5.28%
+12.18%

Dixie

-7.94%
+29.53%

Duval

+21.52%
+30.99%

Escambia

+11.01%
+18.75%

Flagler

+40.64%
+41.78%

Franklin

+0.55%
+17.83%

Gadsden

+2.40%
+25.47%

Gilchrist

+31.36%
+23.95%

Glades

-5.74%
+12.95%

Gulf

-2.98%
+11.50%

Hamilton

+10.17%
+17.87%

Hardee

-4.47%
+9.62%

Hendry

+5.38%
+9.70%

Hernando

+14.76%
+23.30%

Highlands

+13.67%
+15.81%

Hillsborough

+24.38%
+25.82%

Holmes

+6.44%
+10.74%

Indian River

+14.31%
+19.68%

Jackson

+13.20%
+13.96%

Jefferson

+13.96%
+20.71%

Lafayette

+6.76%
+25.12%

Lake

+23.08%
+35.25%

Lee

+20.57%
+27.88%

Leon

+16.91%
+32.16%

Levy

+21.13%
+24.11%

Liberty

+8.61%
+17.44%

Madison

+9.57%
+25.64%

Manatee

+12.34%
+28.93%

Marion

+24.74%
+32.41%

Martin

+14.27%
+16.25%

Miami-Dade

+18.05%
+19.10%

Monroe

+6.13%
+16.23%

Nassau

+17.58%
+29.31%

Okaloosa

+14.49%
+25.79%

Okeechobee

+6.76%
+14.24%

Orange

+31.37%
+38.29%

Osceola

+40.45%
+43.36%

Palm Beach

+11.10
+18.32%

Pasco

+19.99%
+30.86%

Pinellas

+2.79%
+12.44%

Polk

+19.34%
+24.66%

Putnam

+12.25%
+17.63%

Santa Rosa

+23.89%
+33.17%

Sarasota

+8.40%
+19.95%

Seminole

+26.49%
+35.26%

St. Johns

+22.48%
+41.29%

St. Lucie

+17.12%
+27.53%

Sumter

+28.44%
+38.96%

Suwannee

+6.37%
+20.40%

Taylor

-6.69%
+16.20%

Union

+4.61%
+15.43%

Volusia

+18.94%
+24.46%

Wakulla

+15.05%
+31.09%

Walton

+16.46%
+29.82%

Washington

+0.44%
+25.14%

Total

+17.69%
+24.46%