Florida counts 13,704,495 active registered voters for the Nov. 3 general election

Florida had 13,704,495 active registered voters for the Nov. 3 general election, according to the Florida Division of Elections’ book-closing report by party. The count reflects registrations as of book closing on Oct. 5, and the Division generated the statistics on Oct. 14.¹²

By party, the report lists 5,687,032 Republicans, 4,146,172 Democrats and 3,354,272 voters with no party affiliation. The remaining voters are spread across 15 minor parties; the largest, the Independent Party of Florida, has 331,548.¹

The Division says its book-closing reports count active registered voters in the statewide voter registration system who are eligible to vote in that election as of book closing. It also notes that the state’s book-closing figures may differ from what a county reports or publishes online.³

Three reports, as printed

The Division posts book-closing reports for the 2026 primary and general elections and keeps an archive of reports from earlier regular elections.³⁴ Statewide figures from the 2026 general and primary reports and the 2024 general report:¹⁵⁶

• 2026 general (book closing Oct. 5, 2026; generated Oct. 14, 2026): 13,704,495 total; 5,687,032 Republican; 4,146,172 Democrat; 3,354,272 no party affiliation.
• 2026 primary (book closing July 20, 2026; generated July 29, 2026): 13,479,113 total; 5,600,338 Republican; 4,061,038 Democrat; 3,322,026 no party affiliation.
• 2024 general (book closing Oct. 7, 2024; generated Oct. 17, 2024): 13,949,168 total; 5,499,717 Republican; 4,421,790 Democrat; 3,616,170 no party affiliation.

How the numbers have moved, as reported

Writing for the News Service of Florida in a story published by WLRN on Oct. 19, Jim Turner reported that Republicans hold an edge of about 1.5 million registered voters over Democrats. He reported that between the July 20 primary deadline and the Oct. 5 general-election deadline, Republicans added 86,694 voters and Democrats added 85,134. He also reported that the state has added more than 225,000 voters since the August primary, and that the number of voters with no party affiliation rose by just over 32,000 between the primary and general-election book closings.⁷

Turner also reported that about 250,000 fewer voters are eligible for the November election than were in 2024, and he attributed part of that decline to the list maintenance county supervisors of elections are required to perform. The story quoted a Division statement that “voters are removed for death, legal ineligibility, or because they move out of the jurisdiction.”⁷

The five largest counties

The 2026 general report lists these as the counties with the most active registered voters:¹

• Miami-Dade: 1,313,264 total; 462,058 Republican; 417,773 Democrat; 397,610 no party affiliation.
• Broward: 1,103,545 total; 276,388 Republican; 475,393 Democrat; 318,743 no party affiliation.
• Palm Beach: 889,521 total; 305,579 Republican; 314,235 Democrat; 233,735 no party affiliation.
• Hillsborough: 823,694 total; 298,248 Republican; 277,164 Democrat; 216,427 no party affiliation.
• Orange: 820,504 total; 228,005 Republican; 320,375 Democrat; 239,099 no party affiliation.

Early voting

Registration for the general election closed Oct. 5, and the Division lists the mandatory early voting period as Oct. 24 through Oct. 31.² Turner reported that in-person early voting began in 34 counties on Monday, Oct. 19.⁷

What the records do not show

• The reports count active registered voters only. They do not include voters the state has marked inactive.
• They do not show how many people registered, changed parties or were removed between reports; the changes cited above are the News Service of Florida’s figures.
• The 2026 general figures are fixed as of the Oct. 5 book closing and do not reflect later changes to the rolls.
• The reports do not show turnout or how anyone will vote.