2020 Florida General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the Florida 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.      

President Donald Trump received 5,667,474 (52%) votes beating VP Joseph Biden who gained 5,294,767 (48%) votes by 372,707 votes in Florida.

President Trump won 55 counties out of the 67 counties that make up Florida. The record shows that VP Joe Biden won 12 counties.  

2020 FL Primary Election vs Presidential General Elections Counties Won              

Primary Elections

Presidential General Election

Primary Election

In the Primary, President Trump won 56 counties in a 3 way match up. VP Biden trailed behind him winning 11 counties, with Senator Sanders winning nothing in Florida Primary.

2020 FL Presidential Primary vs Presidential General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won        

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential Election

On a head to head count with the total votes between in VP Biden and President Trump between the Presidential Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is 0.2% increase for VP Biden and a 0.2% decrease for President Trump. These percentages are represented by a vote increment of 4,217,387 for Biden and 4,504,494 for Trump at the Presidential General Elections.

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential General Elections

During the 2020 General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Presidential Primary Elections vs Presidential General Elections

All Candidates (Presidential Primary Elections)

All Candidates (Presidential General Elections)

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach), it is still possible for other candidates to catch up if they win many of the other counties.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Presidential Primary Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential Primary Elections
President Donald Trump

Presidential General Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential General Elections
President Donald Trump

Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, three of the larger counties voted in favor of VP Joseph Biden giving him a 468k vote advantage out of those counties. However, Trump's steady win in the less dense counties contributed to  gain an upper hand in the State of Florida.


Related References: 2020 Florida Primary Election Story, 2016 Florida Primary Election Story, 2012 Florida Primary Election Story