11/12/2026
DUVAL COUNTY, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK! 🔥🗳️
The numbers are in, and they’re telling a story we need to talk about. On November 3rd, Duval Democrats didn’t just show up. WE SHOWED OUT! 💪🏾
⭐️ Democrats carried 10 of Jacksonville’s 14 City Council districts, including FOUR districts Donald Trump won just two years ago.
⭐️ For the first time in recent general elections, registered Democrats turned out at a HIGHER rate than Republicans, reversing years of Republican turnout advantages.
⭐️ Angie Nixon carried 97 of Duval’s 159 precincts, flipping 34 that Trump won in 2024. And 154 precincts moved toward Democrats!
⭐️ David Jolly won Duval by nearly 11 points, a 23-point turnaround from the 2022 governor’s race.
⭐️ And some of our strongest gains came in precincts with more young and Hispanic voters, showing just how much opportunity exists when we expand our coalition.
Now, let me say something: NONE OF THIS HAPPENED BY ACCIDENT.
This is what happens when Democrats ORGANIZE, INVEST, and ENGAGE communities too often overlooked.
And let me give Angie Nixon her FLOWERS! 💐 She worked tirelessly to energize our base, reach young voters, voters of color, and infrequent voters, while encouraging EVERYONE to vote Democratic up and down the ballot. Her leadership made a DIFFERENCE!
A HUGE shoutout to Millicent Leeds, my successor as Duval Dems Chair! 👏🏾💙 Taking the reins in the middle of a critical election cycle isn’t easy, but Millie stepped up, led with determination, and helped deliver these incredible results!
After more than seven years leading the Duval Dems, seeing the organization we worked so hard to build continue to grow and deliver results makes me incredibly proud.
To every organizer, volunteer, candidate, leader, grassroots organization, and voter who put in the work: TAKE A BOW!
We didn’t win everything, and there’s still plenty of work ahead. But don’t let anybody tell you Democrats can’t compete, persuade, and WIN in Florida.
Duval is showing us what’s possible. Now imagine what happens when we build on it. Onwards to 2027!
Daniel Henry, Former
Duval County DEC Chair
