TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Republican Party of Florida announced on Thursday that they've flipped Hillsborough County, home to Tampa, red in voter registration.
"Congrats to the GOP leaders & volunteers of Hillsborough County! Your work has been nothing short of impressive. President Trump’s Golden Age is upon us, & FL voters are showing support for his initiatives by registering Republican," Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power said in the release.
According to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, Republicans hold a 301,922 to 301,615 edge over Democrats in voter registration. The county, located on Florida's west coast, is the third most populous county in the Sunshine State.
With Hillsborough shifting to the red column, Republicans now lead in 58 of Florida's 67 counties in voter registration. In 2024, President Donald Trump won 61 of Florida's counties over Vice President Kamala Harris en route to a 13-point victory.
Trump also won Hillsborough County by over 20,000 votes and edged out Harris in Duval County, home to Jacksonville, by over 1 point. Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida ahead of Miami and Tampa.
On the other hand, Harris won reliably blue Broward County and Palm Beach County to the north. She also won Orange County, home to Orlando, and Alachua County, home to the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Overall, Trump won over 6.1 million votes to Harris' nearly 4.7 million. For context, Trump exceeded his margin by about 441,000 from his state victory over former President Joe Biden in 2020.
The Florida GOP also noted they were close to flipping Miami-Dade County.
According to the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, Democrats hold a 29,000 voter registration edge over Republicans as of the start of January. Trump also won the county by over 11 points, making him the first Republican presidential candidate to win the area since George H.W. Bush in 1988.
Miami-Dade has one of the largest Hispanic populations in the United States at 70%.
“We look forward to working with our grassroots leaders and supporters in other counties, particularly Miami-Dade, where we are just a stone’s throw away from flipping Florida’s largest county red,” said Power.
