Voter Registration Updates for Key Florida Counties – August 20th, 2026
Bottom Line: In a matter of four years, Florida went from being viewed as the ultimate swing state to a red state. The state’s latest voter registration information reflected the continued surge in Republican momentum in Florida that has extended beyond November’s election. The Republican advantage over Democrats stood at a record of 1,541,333 voters last month.
The record performance for Republicans over the prior two election cycles wouldn’t have been possible if not for the rightward turn of three of the four largest counties - Hillsborough, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach. 2024’s election cycle featured President Trump winning traditional blue counties Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade and Osceola – while only losing Palm Beach County by less than one point.
Here's a look at other key counties with net partisan changes over the prior month:
Florida’s remaining blue counties:
- Alachua: Democrats currently lead Republicans by 24,908 (DEM +63 net voters)
- Broward: Democrats currently lead Republicans by 274,866 (GOP +306 net voters)
- Duval: Democrats currently lead Republicans by 5,640 (DEM +121 voters)
- Gadsden: Democrats currently lead Republicans by 11,361 (GOP +7 voters)
- Leon: Democrats currently lead Republicans by 32,543 (GOP +9 voters)
- Orange: Democrats currently lead Republicans by 88,042 (DEM +1,294 voters)
- Osceola: Democrats currently lead Republicans by 11,980 (DEM +74 voters)
- Palm Beach: Democrats currently lead Republicans by 8,254 (GOP +274 voters)
At the peak of the Democrat voter registration advantage in Palm Beach County, Democrats held an advantage of 138,400 voters. Democrats now hold the smallest advantage in the county’s history. Here are other counties of interest locally and across the state:
- Hillsborough: Republicans flipped the county to a GOP majority last year with a current lead of 23,063 (DEM +185 net voters)
- Indian River: Republicans currently hold an advantage of 36,872 (GOP +285 voters)
- Martin: Republicans now hold an advantage of 39,496 (GOP +110 voters)
- Miami Dade: Republicans flipped the county to a GOP in May with the Republican advantage now standing at 47,360 (DEM +238 voters)
- St Lucie: Republicans lead Democrats by 15,104 (GOP +30 voters)
The biggest storyline in Florida’s political scene continues to be the state’s blue counties becoming far less blue. Palm Beach County represents one of the most significant shifts in the state. Early in this midterm election year, changes in voter registrations will be the most visible sign of political trends within the state.