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1876–2024
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale·Florida

Miami-Ft. Lauderdale has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+1 in 2024.

A bilingual battleground where Cuban and Venezuelan diaspora politics reshape margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
FL
LatestD+1in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population4,797,3452024 ACS

Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida: New American market. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+1MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
4,797,3452024 5-year
Median household income
$74,4492024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
31.9%2024 5-year
Black
20.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
53.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+92 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
HarrisD+1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FLA map of the constituent counties of Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Broward County, FL · D+17Monroe County, FL · R+18Miami-Dade County, FL · R+11
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic50.0%1,005,136
Donald TrumpRepublican49.2%990,402
OtherAll other candidates0.8%16,722
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +0.7% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+0.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884−0.3%
1888No data
1892+91.5%
1896+5.1%
1900+36.6%
1904+40.8%
1908+39.6%
1912+46.5%
1916+32.7%
1920+15.3%
1924+10.2%
1928−18.5%
1932+35.9%
1936+47.4%
1940+35.6%
1944+31.6%
1948+13.8%
1952−16.0%
1956−16.9%
1960+7.1%
1964+15.9%
1968−1.3%
1972−28.8%
1976+12.4%
1980−14.8%
1984−16.6%
1988−6.5%
1992+11.9%
1996+26.5%
2000+20.2%
2004+17.0%
2008+24.2%
2012+28.2%
2016+31.3%
2020+17.0%
2024+0.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+0.7%
1,005,136990,4022,012,260
D
+17.0%
1,258,497891,9352,162,517
D
+31.3%
1,196,437616,8541,854,633
D
+28.2%
1,069,156596,3161,673,793
D
+24.2%
1,013,378617,2131,637,657
D
+17.0%
883,259625,2361,521,133
D
+20.2%
733,114483,5761,234,686
D
+26.5%
653,585364,6861,091,424
D
+11.9%
541,420410,0431,106,682
R
−6.5%
445,401507,181957,275
R
−16.6%
426,221595,3541,021,653
R
−14.8%
365,111507,225957,272
D
+12.4%
490,617380,791884,042
R
−28.8%
256,289464,745723,365
R
−1.3%
238,836246,438574,928
D
+15.9%
286,283207,586493,869
D
+7.1%
237,897206,216444,113
R
−16.9%
126,447177,827304,274
R
−16.0%
109,817151,623261,440
D
+13.8%
70,53651,782135,536
D
+31.6%
70,16536,506106,671
D
+35.6%
62,44529,67592,120
D
+47.4%
34,99712,48347,480
D
+35.9%
23,95111,29735,248
R
−18.5%
13,59919,89134,000
D
+10.2%
4,7303,42212,797
D
+15.3%
5,6824,02910,824
D
+32.7%
2,7661,1324,998
D
+46.5%
2,1945133,618
D
+39.6%
1,5915022,752
D
+40.8%
1,5675942,386
D
+36.6%
1,5536412,492
D
+5.1%
8247371,698
D
+91.5%
8760957
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No data
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R
−0.3%
9289331,861
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No data
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No data
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
5.2%
Italian
3.8%
German
3.1%
Irish
2.9%
English
2.4%
Polish
1.2%
French
1.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.3%
75–84
3.1%
4.5%
65–74
5.3%
6.6%
55–64
6.9%
6.9%
45–54
6.9%
7.0%
35–44
6.8%
6.7%
25–34
6.6%
4.0%
18–24
3.9%
7.6%
5–17
7.2%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,449
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale ranks near the middle of US counties.
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale$74,449
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.1%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)21.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
38.6%
speak English only
Spanish50.1%
Other Indo-European9.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
25.6%
Other Christian
11.9%
Baptist
5.4%
Non-Christian
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Methodist
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanish-language media commands unusual influence here, and shifting preferences among Cuban-American and Venezuelan-American voters have moved the market's suburban precincts by double digits across consecutive cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-two points in 1892 and a Republican high of twenty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved sixteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was one point.

A population of 4,797,345, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,449 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida voted Democratic by 0.7 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,012,260 votes cast, 1,005,136 went Democratic and 990,402 went Republican.
What is Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in the "New American" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida?
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has a population of 4,797,345 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida?
Median household income in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is $74,449 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The market's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.