near as liberal as their counterparts in other large Florida counties, such as Miami-Dade and Orange. The county has only supported a Democrat for president three times since 1952, in 1960, 1976, and 2020. However, the Republican edge in Duval has lessened somewhat in recent years. It swung from a 16-point win for George W. Bush in 2004 to only a three-point win for John McCain in 2008. Mitt Romney won an equally narrow margin in 2012 and in 2016, Donald Trump only won the county by fewer than 6,000 votes even as he narrowly carried Florida. In 2020, Joe Biden, despite losing statewide, broke the 44-year Democratic drought in Duval County, winning by less than four points. In 2018, Andrew Gillum, despite losing the election, won Duval by 4 points, the first time a Democrat has won the county in a gubernatorial election since Steve Pajcic's losing bid in 1986. Four years later, however, Duval rebounded to vote for Ron DeSantis by over 10 points. In the Senate elections, Bill Nelson only failed to carry the county in his first bid in 2000, and Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham have carried the county in all three of their respective bids. Education Duval County Public Schools operates public schools in the county. Duval County is served by the Jacksonville Public Library. Communities 842,583 - Jacksonville 21,823 - Jacksonville Beach 12,985 - Atlantic Beach 7,124 - Neptune Beach 1,430 - Baldwin 2013 estimate population Transportation Public transportation Public transportation is provided by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. Major highways Airports Cecil Airport Herlong Recreational Airport Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport Jacksonville International Airport See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Duval County, Florida List of tallest buildings in Jacksonville Notes References External links Government links Elected constitutional offices Duval County Property Appraiser Duval County Supervisor of Elections Duval County Tax Collector Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Duval County Clerk of the Courts Special districts Duval County Public Schools St. Johns River Water Management District Judicial branch Duval County Clerk of Courts Public Defender, 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving Duval, Clay, and Nassau Counties Office of the State Attorney, 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida Circuit and County Court, 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida Tourism Jacksonville and the Beaches Convention and Visitors' Bureau 1822 establishments in Florida Territory Charter counties in Florida Counties in the Jacksonville metropolitan area North Florida Populated places established