West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida: Florida Surge market. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+7MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,264,2342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,4002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 17.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce
TrumpR+7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 53.0% | 606,129 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 46.2% | 528,551 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 9,003 |
D+60R+60
5 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | +50.0% |
| 1912 | +59.6% |
| 1916 | +40.6% |
| 1920 | +3.8% |
| 1924 | +2.6% |
| 1928 | −26.8% |
| 1932 | +39.6% |
| 1936 | +40.7% |
| 1940 | +27.2% |
| 1944 | +24.0% |
| 1948 | −3.5% |
| 1952 | −31.9% |
| 1956 | −39.9% |
| 1960 | −18.2% |
| 1964 | −5.6% |
| 1968 | −23.6% |
| 1972 | −47.7% |
| 1976 | −1.2% |
| 1980 | −23.0% |
| 1984 | −29.2% |
| 1988 | −19.0% |
| 1992 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | +16.9% |
| 2004 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | +14.5% |
| 2012 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | −6.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 528,551 | 606,129 | 1,143,683 | ||
| D | 596,836 | 553,052 | 1,157,491 | ||
| D | 504,741 | 453,871 | 982,633 | ||
| D | 477,975 | 402,561 | 886,409 | ||
| D | 496,722 | 370,429 | 872,750 | ||
| D | 439,839 | 345,558 | 790,742 | ||
| D | 362,293 | 255,337 | 632,709 | ||
| D | 308,912 | 217,364 | 579,829 | ||
| D | 242,325 | 211,988 | 580,000 | ||
| R | 186,591 | 274,459 | 463,503 | ||
| R | 149,071 | 272,076 | 421,192 | ||
| R | 121,412 | 200,637 | 343,841 | ||
| R | 129,572 | 132,836 | 267,101 | ||
| R | 52,301 | 148,546 | 201,728 | ||
| R | 44,370 | 82,031 | 159,802 | ||
| R | 61,343 | 68,617 | 129,960 | ||
| R | 41,990 | 60,679 | 102,669 | ||
| R | 20,973 | 48,812 | 69,785 | ||
| R | 20,226 | 39,164 | 59,390 | ||
| R | 13,766 | 14,946 | 34,165 | ||
| D | 16,227 | 9,956 | 26,183 | ||
| D | 17,380 | 9,955 | 27,335 | ||
| D | 14,284 | 6,020 | 20,304 | ||
| D | 12,271 | 5,311 | 17,582 | ||
| R | 4,811 | 8,488 | 13,695 | ||
| D | 2,447 | 2,307 | 5,431 | ||
| D | 2,892 | 2,657 | 6,247 | ||
| D | 1,428 | 445 | 2,423 | ||
| D | 810 | 76 | 1,231 | ||
| D | 280 | 63 | 434 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.2%
Irish
8.9%
German
8.7%
Italian
8.1%
English
7.4%
Polish
3.0%
French
1.5%
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: 46.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,400
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce ranks near the middle of US counties.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce$80,400
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
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.4%
speak English only
Spanish18.0%
Other Indo-European9.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
This South Florida market blends the affluent retirement communities of Palm Beach County with the heavily Hispanic farmworker populations of the Treasure Coast, producing a demographic mix that routinely complicates straight-line polling models.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved eleven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seven points.
A population of 2,264,234, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,400 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida voted Republican by 6.8 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,143,683 votes cast, 528,551 went Democratic and 606,129 went Republican.
What is West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida in the "Florida Surge" 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 17 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida?
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida has a population of 2,264,234 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida?
Median household income in West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida is $80,400 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The market's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.