August 20th Statewide Primary Election

SPECIAL NOTE:  All canvassing board meetings will occur at the Election Operations Center located at 70 Florida Citrus Boulevard, Winter Haven.

Polk County Total Precincts                       172

Total Eligible Voters              as of Registration Deadline (July 22)

Democrat                    134,120

            Republican                  181,667

            Other                           128,167

Florida is a Closed Primary State:  The Democratic and Republican parties hold primary elections which are only open to voters registered with those parties. Nonpartisan and Universal Primary contests will be included in Democrat, Republican and Nonpartisan ballots.

Universal Primary Contests:             Per Florida law, when all candidates in a primary race have the same party affiliation and the winner will have no opposition in the General Election, all qualified electors, regardless of party affiliation, may participate in that contest.

Turnout thru August 12, 2024

                                                  Total             Democrat       Republican     Other 

     Ballots Mailed                      76,837             30,865               31,674         14,298

     Ballots Returned                  27,190             10,736               12,932         3,522

     Voted Early                          1,844               679                     1,029            136

Sample Ballot             Click Here to View Sample Ballots

Vote by Mail

     Ballots must be received no later than 7 pm on August 20th

Mail to P.O. Box 7, Auburndale, FL 33823 or

Return in person to:

  • Election Headquarters, 250 S Broadway Avenue, Bartow  
  • Election Operations Center, 70 Florida Citrus Boulevard, Winter Haven

Deadline to Request a Ballot to be Mailed was Thursday, August 8th 

Early Voting               August 10th thru August 17th

                                    Daily 9 am – 6 pm

                                    Click Here for Locations

Election Day               All polling locations are open from 7 am to 7 pm

Click Here for Precinct Look-Up

Protected Zone          In accordance with Florida Statute 102.031(4)(a) no one may solicit voters inside

                                    the polling place or within 150 feet of the entrance to any polling place or early

                                    voting site.  The clerk or supervisor shall designate the no-solicitation zone and

                                    mark the boundaries.  Solicitation includes seeking any vote, fact, opinion or

                                    contribution, distributing any political or campaign material, and conducting a

                                    poll, except exit polls. 

Election Results         Available after 7 pm Election Night at PolkElections.gov

                                    Statewide results at enight.elections.myflorida.com

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