Hillsborough County, Florida
Hillsborough County is located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. In the 2020 census, the population was 1,459,762, making it the fourth-most populous county in Florida and the most populous county outside the Miami metropolitan area. A 2021 estimate has the population of Hillsborough County at 1,512,070 people with a yearly growth rate of 1.34%, which itself is greater than the populations of 12 states according to their 2019 population estimates. Its county seat and largest city is Tampa. Hillsborough County is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Just like most Florida counties, this county shifted to right in last election. President Trump won this county by 3 points in 2024 US presidential election after losing it by 7 points to Biden in 2020 Presidential Election.[1]
Demographics
- Whites 46%
- Hispanics 29%
- Blacks 15%
- Asians 5%
- Mixed race 4%
Election history
- 2016: Clinton (D) +7%
- 2016: Rubio (R) +0.5%
- 2018: Nelson (D) +8%
- 2018: Gillum (D) +9%
- 2020: Biden (D) +6%
- 2022: DeSantis (R) +9%
- 2022: Rubio (R) +6.5%
- 2024: Trump (R) +3%
- 2024: Scott (R) +3%
