News2012 Florida Voting Results
Follow the swing state this Presidential election year.
Results by county
Mitt Romney was the overall winner, taking home 50 delegates, but Newt Gingrich dominated in rural areas, winning 34 counties to Romney's 33. Click the map to see how the GOP presidential primary candidates did in each Florida area.
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| County | Mitt Romney | Romney percent | Newt Gingrich | Gingrich percent | Rick Santorum | Santorum percent | Ron Paul | Paul percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | 6203 | 36.1 | 6321 | 36.8 | 2406 | 14.0 | 1954 | 11.4 |
| Baker | 812 | 30.4 | 1272 | 47.7 | 409 | 15.3 | 137 | 5.1 |
| Bay | 7701 | 36.5 | 7645 | 36.2 | 3763 | 17.8 | 1785 | 8.5 |
| Bradford | 704 | 28.5 | 1127 | 45.6 | 474 | 19.2 | 144 | 5.8 |
| Brevard | 31448 | 42.7 | 24215 | 32.9 | 11239 | 15.3 | 5652 | 7.7 |
| Broward | 35795 | 49.5 | 22012 | 30.4 | 8604 | 11.9 | 4817 | 6.7 |
| Calhoun | 180 | 26.2 | 286 | 41.6 | 153 | 22.3 | 49 | 7.1 |
| Charlotte | 9043 | 43.9 | 6998 | 34.0 | 2882 | 14.0 | 1506 | 7.3 |
| Citrus | 8834 | 41.6 | 7555 | 35.6 | 2898 | 13.6 | 1631 | 7.7 |
| Clay | 10476 | 36.9 | 12247 | 43.1 | 4075 | 14.4 | 1393 | 4.9 |
| Collier | 29084 | 57.2 | 13080 | 25.7 | 6083 | 12.0 | 2075 | 4.1 |
| Columbia | 1928 | 33.2 | 2387 | 41.1 | 1034 | 17.8 | 378 | 6.5 |
| DeSoto | 524 | 35.6 | 578 | 39.3 | 263 | 17.9 | 95 | 6.5 |
| Dixie | 235 | 26.6 | 485 | 54.9 | 108 | 12.2 | 45 | 5.1 |
| Duval | 34744 | 40.3 | 33378 | 38.7 | 11423 | 13.3 | 5626 | 6.5 |
| Escambia | 13111 | 34.7 | 14665 | 38.8 | 5881 | 15.6 | 3537 | 9.4 |
| Flagler | 5042 | 46.6 | 3765 | 34.8 | 1358 | 12.6 | 540 | 5.0 |
| Franklin | 223 | 31.4 | 340 | 47.8 | 94 | 13.2 | 45 | 6.3 |
| Gadsden | 594 | 30.0 | 734 | 37.1 | 438 | 22.2 | 165 | 8.3 |
| Gilchrist | 455 | 25.7 | 774 | 43.8 | 358 | 20.3 | 147 | 8.3 |
| Glades | 237 | 34.5 | 297 | 43.3 | 113 | 16.5 | 35 | 5.1 |
| Gulf | 376 | 27.7 | 664 | 48.9 | 238 | 17.5 | 66 | 4.9 |
| Hamilton | 137 | 21.5 | 359 | 56.4 | 67 | 10.5 | 57 | 8.9 |
| Hardee | 397 | 33.3 | 478 | 40.1 | 186 | 15.6 | 105 | 8.8 |
| Hendry | 628 | 37.5 | 650 | 38.8 | 258 | 15.4 | 115 | 6.9 |
| Hernando | 7915 | 42.4 | 6441 | 34.5 | 2603 | 13.9 | 1578 | 8.5 |
| Highlands | 4542 | 43.3 | 3788 | 36.1 | 1567 | 14.9 | 515 | 4.9 |
| Hillsborough | 42971 | 47.7 | 25417 | 28.2 | 14072 | 15.6 | 6909 | 7.7 |
| Holmes | 323 | 23.6 | 697 | 51.0 | 242 | 17.7 | 81 | 5.9 |
| Indian River | 11936 | 54.0 | 6050 | 27.4 | 2657 | 12.0 | 1213 | 5.5 |
| Jackson | 755 | 24.0 | 1542 | 48.9 | 623 | 19.8 | 179 | 5.7 |
| Jefferson | 322 | 30.4 | 440 | 41.5 | 216 | 20.4 | 75 | 7.1 |
| Lafayette | 128 | 25.2 | 259 | 51.0 | 87 | 17.1 | 27 | 5.3 |
| Lake | 18361 | 45.2 | 14427 | 35.5 | 4946 | 12.2 | 2244 | 5.5 |
| Lee | 35139 | 47.9 | 22420 | 30.6 | 10836 | 14.8 | 4254 | 5.8 |
| Leon | 8317 | 37.5 | 6528 | 29.4 | 4747 | 21.4 | 2193 | 9.9 |
| Levy | 1086 | 29.9 | 1644 | 45.3 | 592 | 16.3 | 251 | 6.9 |
| Liberty | 43 | 25.0 | 74 | 43.0 | 39 | 22.7 | 14 | 8.1 |
| Madison | 266 | 25.4 | 492 | 47.0 | 209 | 20.0 | 68 | 6.5 |
| Manatee | 18589 | 48.0 | 10617 | 27.4 | 6314 | 16.3 | 2482 | 6.4 |
| Marion | 19877 | 45.7 | 14991 | 34.5 | 5237 | 12.0 | 2612 | 6.0 |
| Martin | 12898 | 51.9 | 6562 | 26.4 | 3099 | 12.5 | 1915 | 7.7 |
| Miami-Dade | 67181 | 60.9 | 29164 | 26.4 | 6841 | 6.2 | 5356 | 4.9 |
| Monroe | 4039 | 48.6 | 2585 | 31.1 | 788 | 9.5 | 721 | 8.7 |
| Nassau | 4656 | 38.3 | 5109 | 42.1 | 1560 | 12.8 | 714 | 5.9 |
| Okaloosa | 10867 | 36.7 | 10662 | 36.0 | 4707 | 15.9 | 2909 | 9.8 |
| Okeechobee | 717 | 32.2 | 873 | 39.2 | 488 | 21.9 | 125 | 5.6 |
| Orange | 36631 | 47.6 | 25256 | 32.8 | 8674 | 11.3 | 5402 | 7.0 |
| Osceola | 5904 | 42.0 | 5045 | 35.9 | 1859 | 13.2 | 1020 | 7.3 |
| Palm Beach | 45269 | 54.4 | 23191 | 27.9 | 8571 | 10.3 | 5596 | 6.7 |
| Pasco | 19150 | 44.2 | 13032 | 30.1 | 6715 | 15.5 | 3860 | 8.9 |
| Pinellas | 50762 | 48.9 | 24491 | 23.6 | 15452 | 14.9 | 10779 | 10.4 |
| Polk | 20570 | 42.2 | 16160 | 33.2 | 8184 | 16.8 | 3282 | 6.7 |
| Putnam | 1871 | 32.0 | 2704 | 46.2 | 835 | 14.3 | 358 | 6.1 |
| Santa Rosa | 7531 | 33.0 | 9312 | 40.8 | 3636 | 15.9 | 2097 | 9.2 |
| Sarasota | 28281 | 50.9 | 15142 | 27.2 | 7648 | 13.8 | 3898 | 7.0 |
| Seminole | 22785 | 47.3 | 15938 | 33.1 | 5561 | 11.5 | 3277 | 6.8 |
| St. Johns | 16157 | 47.5 | 11588 | 34.1 | 4378 | 12.9 | 1704 | 5.0 |
| St. Lucie | 10913 | 46.9 | 6806 | 29.2 | 3288 | 14.1 | 1953 | 8.4 |
| Sumter | 11613 | 56.8 | 6373 | 31.2 | 1807 | 8.8 | 534 | 2.6 |
| Suwannee | 912 | 24.9 | 1682 | 45.8 | 704 | 19.2 | 304 | 8.3 |
| Taylor | 349 | 25.7 | 627 | 46.2 | 225 | 16.6 | 111 | 8.2 |
| Union | 243 | 31.2 | 335 | 43.1 | 142 | 18.3 | 52 | 6.7 |
| Volusia | 18634 | 44.5 | 15057 | 36.0 | 4971 | 11.9 | 2775 | 6.6 |
| Wakulla | 545 | 25.1 | 861 | 39.6 | 521 | 24.0 | 202 | 9.3 |
| Walton | 2997 | 35.3 | 3442 | 40.6 | 1197 | 14.1 | 764 | 9.0 |
| Washington | 886 | 29.6 | 1158 | 38.7 | 605 | 20.2 | 274 | 9.1 |
