† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupPalm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFloridaUnited States
Irish13.1%8.2%9.4%
German13.0%8.9%12.5%
English12.9%8.2%9.5%
American7.0%7.7%5.3%
Italian6.8%5.6%4.8%
Polish2.6%2.1%2.2%
French2.5%1.7%1.6%
Scottish2.3%1.3%1.3%
Puerto Rican4.3%5.6%1.8%
Mexican1.9%3.3%11.3%
Cuban1.6%7.3%0.7%
Colombian0.8%2.1%0.4%
Dominican0.7%1.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%—0.5%
Venezuelan0.3%1.6%—
Spaniard0.3%——
African American†6.6%9.5%9.9%
Jamaican1.3%1.5%0.4%
Haitian0.7%2.3%0.3%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%0.2%—
West Indian0.2%——
Asian Indian0.6%0.9%1.4%
Filipino0.6%0.5%0.9%
Chinese0.4%0.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.4%0.4%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Florida
United States
Median age
46.7
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.5%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Florida
United States
Median household income
$78,476
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.2%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.2%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.2%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
7.6%
22.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
2.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.2%
1.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Florida
United States
Catholic
18.1%
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
15.6%
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
57.8%
53.1%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+88.7%
1896
+18.6%
1900
+56.2%
1904
+60.2%
1908
+11.9%
1912
+50.2%
1916
+46.3%
1920
+14.0%
1924
+23.7%
1928
−26.0%
1932
+31.9%
1936
+33.4%
1940
+20.3%
1944
+20.0%
1948
+0.6%
1952
−23.8%
1956
−43.6%
1960
−22.7%
1964
+0.6%
1968
−24.4%
1972
−57.6%
1976
+2.1%
1980
−26.3%
1984
−46.9%
1988
−41.5%
1992
−12.0%
1996
−3.9%
2000
−8.2%
2004
−16.1%
2008
−10.4%
2012
−12.7%
2016
−19.8%
2020
−16.4%
2024
−20.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
39.1%Harris141,233
59.9%Trump216,533
0.4%Oliver1,462 +4
R+20.8
R+4.4
R+19.4
361,449
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.9%216,533
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic39.1%141,233
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%1,462
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%1,316
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%361
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%316
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%228
R
41.2%Biden148,549
57.6%Trump207,883
1.2%
R+16.4
D+3.3
R+20.9
360,764
R
38.0%Clinton119,679
57.8%Trump181,848
4.2%
R+19.8
R+7.0
R+21.8
314,752
R
43.1%Obama122,993
55.8%Romney159,300
1.1%
R+12.7
R+2.3
R+16.6
285,559
R
44.3%Obama127,620
54.7%McCain157,589
0.9%
R+10.4
D+5.7
R+17.7
287,859
R
41.6%Kerry110,309
57.7%Bush153,068
0.8%
R+16.1
R+7.9
R+13.6
265,462
R
44.6%Gore97,341
52.8%Bush115,253
2.7%
R+8.2
R+4.3
R+8.7
218,488
R
41.2%Clinton80,445
45.1%Dole88,022
13.7%
R+3.9
D+8.1
R+12.4
195,133
R
31.2%Clinton61,091
43.2%Bush84,585
25.6%
R+12.0
D+29.5
R+17.6
195,860
R
28.8%Dukakis43,004
70.3%Bush104,854
0.9%
R+41.5
D+5.5
R+33.7
149,159
R
26.5%Mondale36,985
73.5%Reagan102,477
0.0%
R+46.9
R+20.6
R+28.7
139,511
R
33.7%Carter39,007
60.1%Reagan69,460
6.2%
R+26.3
R+28.4
R+16.6
115,636
D
50.3%Carter46,421
48.1%Ford44,470
1.6%
D+2.1
D+59.7
±0.0
92,364
R
21.1%McGovern16,854
78.7%Nixon62,773
0.1%
R+57.6
R+33.2
R+34.4
79,733
R
23.6%Humphrey18,281
48.0%Nixon37,124
28.3%
R+24.4
R+24.9
R+23.7
77,314
D
50.3%Johnson24,833
49.7%Goldwater24,551
0.0%
D+0.6
D+23.3
R+22.0
49,384
R
38.6%Kennedy11,069
61.4%Nixon17,585
0.0%
R+22.7
D+20.9
R+22.9
28,654
R
28.2%Stevenson3,928
71.8%Eisenhower10,004
0.0%
R+43.6
R+19.8
R+28.2
13,932
R
38.1%Stevenson4,157
61.9%Eisenhower6,756
0.0%
R+23.8
R+24.4
R+13.1
10,913
D
42.2%Truman2,348
41.6%Dewey2,315
16.2%
D+0.6
R+19.4
R+3.9
5,564
D
60.0%Roosevelt2,651
40.0%Dewey1,769
0.0%
D+20.0
R+0.4
D+12.5
4,420
D
60.2%Roosevelt2,995
39.8%Willkie1,984
0.0%
D+20.3
R+13.1
D+10.4
4,979
D
66.7%Roosevelt2,300
33.3%Landon1,147
0.0%
D+33.4
D+1.5
D+9.2
3,447
D
66.0%Roosevelt1,852
34.0%Hoover956
0.0%
D+31.9
D+57.9
D+14.1
2,808
R
36.1%Smith1,063
62.1%Hoover1,830
1.8%
R+26.0
R+49.8
R+8.6
2,946
D
57.9%Davis872
34.2%Coolidge515
7.8%
D+23.7
D+9.7
D+48.9
1,505
D
53.3%Cox894
39.3%Harding659
7.4%
D+14.0
R+32.3
D+40.2
1,677
D
65.3%Wilson599
19.0%Hughes174
15.8%
D+46.3
R+3.9
D+43.2
918
D
60.5%Wilson357
10.3%Taft61
29.2%
D+50.2
D+38.3
D+30.6
590
D
50.8%Bryan294
38.9%Taft225
10.4%
D+11.9
R+48.3
D+21.5
579
D
77.8%Parker553
17.6%Roosevelt125
4.6%
D+60.2
D+4.0
D+79.9
711
D
73.5%Bryan513
17.3%McKinley121
9.2%
D+56.2
D+37.5
D+63.7
698
D
56.0%Bryan505
37.4%McKinley337
6.7%
D+18.6
R+70.1
D+24.7
902
D
88.7%Cleveland449
0.0%Harrison0
11.3%
D+88.7
—
D+87.1
506
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
39.2%140,412
58.4%209,204
358,019
2022
R
37.0%98,978
61.8%165,233
267,279
2018
R
43.0%121,112
57.0%160,305
281,473
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+19.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+20.8
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.9 points.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
406,984
126,447
171,628
106,067
2,842
2018
425,664
131,555
179,095
110,273
4,741
2019
432,784
132,341
181,710
112,301
6,432
2020
457,417
139,268
194,779
113,992
9,378
2021
449,512
132,692
190,439
115,979
10,402
2023
419,353
113,698
187,488
106,006
12,161
2024
452,542
118,353
204,239
113,330
16,620
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+9,403 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +127,330 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+697
2012
+2,663
2013
+3,886
2014
+5,410
2015
+10,752
2016
+11,594
2017
+11,740
2018
+8,971
2019
+8,509
2021
+13,323
2022
+15,171
2023
+14,419
2024
+10,792
2025
+9,403
Home to Kennedy Space Center and a dense defense-contractor workforce, the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro has trended competitive in recent cycles as in-migration from other Florida metros reshapes its traditionally Republican-leaning suburban precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 88.7 points in 1892 and a Republican high of 57.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.8 points.
A population of 632,780, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,476 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL and Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL.
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How did Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, Florida voted Republican by 20.8 points (R+20.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 361,449 votes cast, 141,233 went Democratic and 216,533 went Republican.
When did Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, Florida?
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, Florida has a population of 632,780 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, Florida is $78,476 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
