Volusia County, FL elected officials: commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Volusia County: 128 seats on 28 elected bodies. 17 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 43 local governments in Volusia County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
16
16
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
24
5
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Volusia County
579,622people
46.5median ageU.S.: 38.9
$70,044 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
11.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
28.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$313,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
8.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
9.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
10.2%U.S.: 8.4%
58%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
33.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 16.3% · White 67.6% · Black 10.3% · Asian 2% · Other or more than one race 3.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Volusia County
4.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.9%. Florida: 4.2%.
254,308people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
267,351in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.9%
13,043
254,308
267,351
August 2026
5.2%
13,954
253,114
267,068
July 2026
5.3%
14,227
252,214
266,441
June 2026
5.2%
14,012
253,281
267,293
May 2026
5.1%
13,662
253,832
267,494
April 2026
5.2%
13,983
252,838
266,821
March 2026
5.1%
13,503
252,507
266,010
February 2026
5.5%
14,711
252,220
266,931
January 2026
5.8%
15,312
249,324
264,636
December 2025
5.2%
13,708
251,369
265,077
November 2025
5.6%
14,953
251,162
266,115
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.9%
12,957
254,059
267,016
August 2025
4.9%
12,953
252,957
265,910
July 2025
4.7%
12,577
252,849
265,426
June 2025
4.5%
11,954
253,999
265,953
May 2025
4.0%
10,689
254,526
265,215
April 2025
3.8%
10,139
254,842
264,981
March 2025
3.9%
10,341
254,512
264,853
February 2025
4.0%
10,584
253,560
264,144
January 2025
4.2%
11,115
252,642
263,757
December 2024
3.7%
9,783
252,795
262,578
November 2024
4.1%
10,789
252,182
262,971
October 2024
4.0%
10,568
254,164
264,732
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.5%
11,997
253,316
265,313
2024
3.8%
10,157
255,040
265,197
2023
3.4%
8,874
254,172
263,046
2022
3.4%
8,655
247,674
256,329
2021
4.9%
12,174
236,812
248,986
2020
8.1%
19,663
222,797
242,460
2019
3.6%
8,858
237,835
246,693
2018
3.9%
9,580
235,819
245,399
2017
4.6%
11,083
231,737
242,820
2016
5.2%
12,484
227,142
239,626
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Florida's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Volusia County
358.1 per 100,0002020. Florida: 383.6.
1,566.5 per 100,0002020. Florida: 1,769.4.
26murders2020, 2,015 violent crimes in all.
2020 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2020
2,015
358.1
8,814
1,566.5
2019
1,902
342.9
10,742
1,936.7
2018
1,981
360.9
13,103
2,386.9
2017
2,026
374.7
14,161
2,618.8
2016
2,204
418.0
16,014
3,037.0
By police agency (15)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Volusia County Sheriff's Office
2022
769
1,270
125,480
Daytona Beach Police Department
2022
716
2,063
77,130
Port Orange Police Department
2022
29
838
64,037
Ormond Beach Police Department
2022
79
814
43,860
DeLand Police Department
2022
153
719
39,924
New Smyrna Beach Police Department
2022
53
269
31,839
Edgewater Police Department
2020
32
376
24,166
Orange City Police Department
2022
39
391
14,880
South Daytona Police Department
2022
26
185
13,712
Holly Hill Police Department
2022
40
194
13,040
Daytona Beach Shores Police Department
2022
11
128
5,251
Ponce Inlet Police Department
2022
2
14
3,436
Lake Helen Police Department
2025
4
14
3,026
Oak Hill Police Department
2025
0
0
2,211
Pierson Police Department
2020
0
0
1,907
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Florida · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.87 per 1,000 residents2020, 13 agencies serving 558,499 people.
1,043sworn officers2020, full-time, as of October 31.
470civilian staff2020, full-time.
2020 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (13), 2020
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Volusia County Sheriff's Office
409
304
241,008
Daytona Beach Police Department
231
56
70,084
Port Orange Police Department
83
26
65,828
Ormond Beach Police Department
65
20
44,271
DeLand Police Department
58
17
35,874
New Smyrna Beach Police Department
45
15
28,380
Daytona Beach Shores Police Department
29
9
4,656
Edgewater Police Department
31
6
24,166
South Daytona Police Department
27
6
13,176
Orange City Police Department
26
4
12,454
Holly Hill Police Department
21
4
12,440
Ponce Inlet Police Department
12
2
3,340
Lake Helen Police Department
6
1
2,822
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2020
1,043
1.87
470
13
2016
1,036
1.98
426
13
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court?
Laura Roth (Republican) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Volusia County, Florida.
Who is the Volusia County Property Appraiser?
Larry Bartlett (Republican) is the Property Appraiser of Volusia County, Florida.
Who is the Volusia County Sheriff?
Mike Chitwood (Independent) is the Sheriff of Volusia County, Florida.
Who is the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections?
Lisa Lewis (Republican) is the Supervisor of Elections of Volusia County, Florida.
Who is the Volusia County Tax Collector?
Will Roberts (Republican) is the Tax Collector of Volusia County, Florida.
Who are the Volusia County commissioners?
Jeff Brower (County Chair (countywide)); Jake Johansson (County Council Member, At-Large); Don Dempsey (County Council Member, District 1); Matt Reinhart (County Council Member, District 2 (Vice Chair)); Danny Robins (County Council Member, District 3); Troy Kent (County Council Member, District 4); David Santiago (County Council Member, District 5).
Who is on the Volusia County School Board?
Jamie M. Haynes (District 1); Krista Goodrich (District 2); Jessie Thompson (District 3); Donna Brosemer (District 4); Ruben Colón (District 5).
What is the population of Volusia County?
About 579,622 people, with a median age of 46.5; the median household income is $70,044 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Volusia County?
4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 13,043 people unemployed in a labor force of 267,351, against 4.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Volusia County?
43 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 16 municipal, 2 school district and 24 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Volusia County?
16: Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, DeBary, DeLand, Deltona, Edgewater, Holly Hill, Lake Helen, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill, Orange City, Ormond Beach, Pierson, Ponce Inlet, Port Orange, South Daytona. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 5, 2026, from each county Supervisor of Elections' official lists and candidate filings and the bodies' own websites; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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