† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 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
GroupPort St. Lucie, FLFloridaUnited States
American18.6%7.7%5.3%
Irish10.2%8.2%9.4%
German9.6%8.9%12.5%
Italian8.3%5.6%4.8%
English8.2%8.2%9.5%
Polish2.6%2.1%2.2%
French1.6%1.7%1.6%
Scottish1.4%1.3%1.3%
Puerto Rican4.8%5.6%1.8%
Mexican4.1%3.3%11.3%
Cuban2.7%7.3%0.7%
Guatemalan1.6%—0.5%
Colombian1.1%2.1%0.4%
Dominican1.0%1.3%0.7%
Honduran0.7%0.6%0.3%
Ecuadorian0.3%——
African American†10.2%9.5%9.9%
Haitian2.8%2.3%0.3%
Jamaican1.6%1.5%0.4%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Filipino0.6%0.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.4%0.9%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.5%1.3%
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
Port St. Lucie, FL
Florida
United States
Median age
47.6
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
6.7%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.9%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Port St. Lucie, FL
Florida
United States
Median household income
$75,021
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.0%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.9%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Port St. Lucie, FL
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
21.7%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
14.4%
22.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
3.5%
2.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.6%
1.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Port St. Lucie, FL
Florida
United States
Catholic
23.3%
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.8%
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
58.5%
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.
Port St. Lucie, FL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
+50.0%
1912
+60.7%
1916
+55.8%
1920
+23.0%
1924
+14.0%
1928
−15.9%
1932
+51.9%
1936
+53.6%
1940
+34.3%
1944
+36.1%
1948
−1.8%
1952
−26.6%
1956
−34.4%
1960
−11.2%
1964
−0.6%
1968
−17.1%
1972
−54.2%
1976
−4.5%
1980
−33.7%
1984
−44.3%
1988
−37.2%
1992
−8.7%
1996
−0.3%
2000
−0.4%
2004
−4.0%
2008
+2.0%
2012
−4.2%
2016
−11.7%
2020
−10.0%
2024
−16.7%
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
41.3%Harris117,056
58.0%Trump164,414
0.3%Stein798 +4
R+16.7
R+6.8
R+15.2
283,422
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.0%164,414
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic41.3%117,056
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%798
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%609
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%287
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%138
Randall TerryIndependent0.0%120
R
44.7%Biden121,030
54.6%Trump147,999
0.7%
R+10.0
D+1.7
R+14.4
270,895
R
42.8%Clinton97,066
54.5%Trump123,493
2.7%
R+11.7
R+7.5
R+13.8
226,639
R
47.5%Obama95,976
51.7%Romney104,385
0.8%
R+4.2
R+6.2
R+8.0
201,900
D
50.6%Obama100,633
48.6%McCain96,655
0.8%
D+2.0
D+6.0
R+5.3
198,873
R
47.6%Kerry82,043
51.6%Bush88,954
0.9%
R+4.0
R+3.7
R+1.5
172,516
R
48.7%Gore68,181
49.1%Bush68,677
2.2%
R+0.4
±0.0
R+0.9
140,006
R
44.4%Clinton57,024
44.7%Dole57,421
11.0%
R+0.3
D+8.4
R+8.8
128,562
R
31.9%Clinton38,678
40.5%Bush49,200
27.6%
R+8.7
D+28.5
R+14.2
121,417
R
31.1%Dukakis28,934
68.3%Bush63,598
0.7%
R+37.2
D+7.1
R+29.5
93,162
R
27.8%Mondale22,018
72.2%Reagan57,100
0.0%
R+44.3
R+10.6
R+26.1
79,134
R
30.7%Carter18,434
64.4%Reagan38,647
4.8%
R+33.7
R+29.2
R+24.0
59,984
R
47.1%Carter21,171
51.6%Ford23,184
1.4%
R+4.5
D+49.7
R+6.5
44,965
R
22.7%McGovern7,539
76.9%Nixon25,554
0.4%
R+54.2
R+37.1
R+31.0
33,240
R
28.8%Humphrey7,812
45.9%Nixon12,460
25.3%
R+17.1
R+16.6
R+16.4
27,153
R
49.7%Johnson11,369
50.3%Goldwater11,496
0.0%
R+0.6
D+10.7
R+23.1
22,865
R
44.4%Kennedy8,024
55.6%Nixon10,055
0.0%
R+11.2
D+23.1
R+11.4
18,079
R
32.8%Stevenson4,118
67.2%Eisenhower8,432
0.0%
R+34.4
R+7.8
R+19.0
12,550
R
36.7%Stevenson4,044
63.3%Eisenhower6,975
0.0%
R+26.6
R+24.8
R+15.8
11,019
R
38.4%Truman2,519
40.2%Dewey2,637
21.3%
R+1.8
R+37.9
R+6.3
6,554
D
68.1%Roosevelt3,089
31.9%Dewey1,450
0.0%
D+36.1
D+1.8
D+28.6
4,539
D
67.2%Roosevelt3,187
32.8%Willkie1,558
0.0%
D+34.3
R+19.2
D+24.4
4,745
D
76.8%Roosevelt2,724
23.2%Landon824
0.0%
D+53.6
D+1.7
D+29.3
3,548
D
75.9%Roosevelt2,427
24.1%Hoover769
0.0%
D+51.9
D+67.7
D+34.1
3,196
R
40.9%Smith1,215
56.8%Hoover1,686
2.3%
R+15.9
R+29.8
D+1.6
2,970
D
50.9%Davis722
37.0%Coolidge524
12.1%
D+14.0
R+9.1
D+39.1
1,418
D
58.4%Cox1,167
35.4%Harding707
6.2%
D+23.0
R+32.7
D+49.2
1,997
D
68.9%Wilson703
13.1%Hughes134
17.9%
D+55.8
R+4.9
D+52.6
1,020
D
69.6%Wilson352
8.9%Taft45
21.5%
D+60.7
D+10.7
D+41.1
506
D
64.5%Bryan280
14.5%Taft63
21.0%
D+50.0
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D+59.6
434
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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
42.3%118,665
56.2%157,592
280,264
2022
R
37.8%75,490
61.3%122,236
199,481
2018
R
47.1%94,669
52.9%106,345
201,060
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+12.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+16.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.5 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Port St. Lucie, FL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
308,279
106,337
118,999
81,630
1,313
2018
319,211
109,933
123,358
83,367
2,553
2019
314,762
107,951
121,458
81,899
3,454
2020
347,144
119,719
135,362
86,400
5,663
2021
343,135
115,073
133,765
87,683
6,614
2023
362,074
113,771
145,285
93,496
9,522
2024
366,142
110,137
154,911
87,935
13,159
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+11,532 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +134,800 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Port St. Lucie, FL in Port St. Lucie, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+2,398
2012
+3,265
2013
+4,259
2014
+6,279
2015
+9,247
2016
+10,356
2017
+8,414
2018
+8,383
2019
+8,618
2021
+17,487
2022
+16,538
2023
+15,396
2024
+12,628
2025
+11,532
Port St. Lucie has grown into one of Florida's fastest-expanding metros, driven largely by retiree and exurban migration that has steadily shifted its voter composition and made it a closely watched bellwether corridor between Miami and Orlando.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 54.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.7 points.
A population of 522,676, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,021 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL and Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL.
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In 2024, Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida voted Republican by 16.7 points (R+16.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 283,422 votes cast, 117,056 went Democratic and 164,414 went Republican.
When did Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida?
Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida has a population of 522,676 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida is $75,021 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
