Elections in Florida
Elections in Florida are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years, as provided for in Article 6 of the Florida Constitution. For state elections, the Governor of Florida, Lieutenant Governor, and the members of the Florida Cabinet, and members of the Florida Senate are elected every four years; members of the Florida House of Representatives are elected every two years. In national elections, Florida plays an important role as the largest bellwether state, occasionally determining the outcome of elections for U.S. President — as it did in 1876 and in 2000.
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In a 2020 study, Florida was ranked as the 11th hardest state for citizens to vote in.
All citizens of the United States, over the age of eighteen and who are permanent residents of the state, may register to vote as a qualified elector of Florida unless they are convicted of a felony or found to be mentally incompetent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 74.8% 624,463 | 25.2% 210,009 |
| 1956 | 73.7% 747,753 | 26.3% 266,980 |
| 1960 | 59.8% 849,407 | 40.1% 569,936 |
| 1964 | 56.1% 933,554 | 41.3% 686,297 |
| 1966 | 44.9% 668,233 | 55.1% 821,190 |
| 1970 | 56.9% 984,305 | 43.1% 746,243 |
| 1974 | 61.2% 1,118,954 | 38.8% 709,438 |
| 1978 | 55.6% 1,406,580 | 44.4% 1,123,888 |
| 1982 | 64.7% 1,739,553 | 35.3% 949,013 |
| 1986 | 45.4% 1,538,620 | 54.6% 1,847,525 |
| 1990 | 56.5% 1,995,206 | 43.5% 1,535,068 |
| 1994 | 50.8% 2,135,008 | 49.2% 2,071,068 |
| 1998 | 44.7% 1,773,054 | 55.3% 2,191,105 |
| 2002 | 43.2% 2,201,427 | 56.0% 2,856,845 |
| 2006 | 45.1% 2,178,289 | 52.2% 2,519,845 |
| 2010 | 47.7% 2,557,785 | 48.9% 2,619,335 |
| 2014 | 47.1% 2,801,198 | 48.1% 2,865,343 |
| 2018 | 49.2% 4,043,723 | 49.6% 4,076,186 |
| 2022 | 40.0% 3,105,469 | 59.4% 4,613,783 |