Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Sarasota County, FL — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Sarasota County, Florida voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+18.2 — 112,668 Democratic to 163,219 Republican of 277,866 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 7.8 points toward Republicans. That makes it 5.1 points more Republican than Florida overall (R+13.1).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Sarasota County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 112,668 | 163,219 | 1,979 | 40.5% | 58.7% | R+18.2 |
| 2020 | 120,110 | 148,370 | 2,095 | 44.4% | 54.8% | R+10.4 |
| 2016 | 97,870 | 124,438 | 6,755 | 42.7% | 54.3% | R+11.6 |
| 2012 | 95,119 | 110,504 | 1,857 | 45.8% | 53.3% | R+7.4 |
| 2008 | 102,686 | 102,897 | 1,770 | 49.5% | 49.6% | R+0.1 |
| 2004 | 88,442 | 104,692 | 2,518 | 45.2% | 53.5% | R+8.3 |
| 2000 | 72,853 | 83,100 | 4,989 | 45.3% | 51.6% | R+6.4 |
Sarasota County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Sarasota County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Sarasota County, Florida in 2024 by R+18.2, with 277,866 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Sarasota County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Sarasota County shifted 7.8 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+10.4) and 2024 (R+18.2).
Is Sarasota County more Democratic or Republican than Florida overall?+
In 2024, Sarasota County went R+18.2 while Florida overall went R+13.1 — 5.1 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.