† 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
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
GroupPunta Gorda, FLFloridaUnited States
German17.2%8.9%12.5%
Irish13.5%8.2%9.4%
English13.2%8.2%9.5%
American10.6%7.7%5.3%
Italian8.2%5.6%4.8%
Polish4.0%2.1%2.2%
French3.6%1.7%1.6%
Scottish2.1%1.3%1.3%
Cuban2.2%7.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican2.1%5.6%1.8%
Mexican1.3%3.3%11.3%
Venezuelan0.4%1.6%—
Dominican0.3%1.3%0.7%
Colombian0.2%2.1%0.4%
Spaniard0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
African American†2.5%9.5%9.9%
Jamaican1.1%1.5%0.4%
Haitian0.8%2.3%0.3%
West Indian0.2%——
Guyanese0.2%——
Filipino0.5%0.5%0.9%
Chinese0.3%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
Punta Gorda, FL
Florida
United States
Median age
59.9
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
4.9%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
40.5%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Punta Gorda, FL
Florida
United States
Median household income
$69,952
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.0%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.0%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Punta Gorda, FL
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.1%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
5.3%
22.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.2%
2.7%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Punta Gorda, FL
Florida
United States
Catholic
26.5%
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.1%
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.2%
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.
Punta Gorda, FL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1924–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1924
+28.8%
1928
−14.3%
1932
+41.3%
1936
+17.6%
1940
+38.2%
1944
+32.3%
1948
−3.1%
1952
−17.6%
1956
−26.2%
1960
−21.8%
1964
+7.4%
1968
−20.1%
1972
−53.6%
1976
−10.3%
1980
−33.8%
1984
−41.7%
1988
−28.6%
1992
−2.3%
1996
−1.2%
2000
−8.6%
2004
−12.7%
2008
−7.3%
2012
−14.3%
2016
−27.8%
2020
−26.6%
2024
−34.0%
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
32.7%Harris40,450
66.7%Trump82,480
0.3%Oliver330 +5
R+34.0
R+7.4
R+32.5
123,676
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.7%82,480
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic32.7%40,450
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%330
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%274
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%57
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%43
Randall TerryIndependent0.0%40
OtherAll other candidates0.0%2
R
36.3%Biden42,273
63.0%Trump73,243
0.7%
R+26.6
D+1.2
R+31.1
116,340
R
34.7%Clinton33,445
62.5%Trump60,218
2.8%
R+27.8
R+13.5
R+29.9
96,374
R
42.4%Obama35,906
56.7%Romney47,996
0.9%
R+14.3
R+7.0
R+18.1
84,682
R
45.8%Obama39,031
53.1%McCain45,205
1.1%
R+7.3
D+5.5
R+14.5
85,158
R
42.9%Kerry34,256
55.7%Bush44,428
1.4%
R+12.7
R+4.1
R+10.3
79,786
R
44.3%Gore29,646
53.0%Bush35,428
2.7%
R+8.6
R+7.5
R+9.2
66,900
R
43.0%Clinton27,121
44.2%Dole27,847
12.8%
R+1.2
D+1.1
R+9.7
63,027
R
36.9%Clinton22,907
39.2%Bush24,311
23.9%
R+2.3
D+26.3
R+7.8
62,064
R
35.4%Dukakis15,974
64.0%Bush28,893
0.6%
R+28.6
D+13.1
R+20.9
45,159
R
29.1%Mondale11,305
70.9%Reagan27,486
0.0%
R+41.7
R+7.9
R+23.5
38,793
R
30.8%Carter9,769
64.6%Reagan20,486
4.6%
R+33.8
R+23.5
R+24.1
31,700
R
44.1%Carter10,300
54.4%Ford12,703
1.4%
R+10.3
D+43.3
R+12.4
23,333
R
23.0%McGovern3,874
76.6%Nixon12,888
0.3%
R+53.6
R+33.5
R+30.4
16,817
R
30.5%Humphrey3,647
50.6%Nixon6,056
19.0%
R+20.1
R+27.5
R+19.4
11,973
D
53.7%Johnson4,831
46.3%Goldwater4,163
0.0%
D+7.4
D+29.3
R+15.2
8,994
R
39.1%Kennedy1,941
60.9%Nixon3,026
0.0%
R+21.8
D+4.4
R+22.0
4,967
R
36.9%Stevenson929
63.1%Eisenhower1,589
0.0%
R+26.2
R+8.6
R+10.8
2,518
R
41.2%Stevenson795
58.8%Eisenhower1,134
0.0%
R+17.6
R+14.5
R+6.8
1,929
R
41.0%Truman520
44.1%Dewey559
14.9%
R+3.1
R+35.3
R+7.6
1,268
D
66.1%Roosevelt789
33.9%Dewey404
0.0%
D+32.3
R+5.9
D+24.8
1,193
D
69.1%Roosevelt910
30.9%Willkie407
0.0%
D+38.2
D+20.6
D+28.2
1,317
D
58.8%Roosevelt782
41.2%Landon548
0.0%
D+17.6
R+23.7
R+6.7
1,330
D
70.7%Roosevelt954
29.3%Hoover396
0.0%
D+41.3
D+55.6
D+23.5
1,350
R
41.4%Smith441
55.7%Hoover593
2.8%
R+14.3
R+43.1
D+3.2
1,064
D
60.0%Davis321
31.2%Coolidge167
8.8%
D+28.8
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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
31.2%38,154
67.3%82,377
122,318
2022
R
30.0%27,757
69.0%63,845
92,482
2018
R
38.8%33,525
61.2%52,916
86,457
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+30.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+34.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.1 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Punta Gorda, FL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
133,437
37,041
59,214
36,495
687
2018
135,559
36,869
61,295
36,080
1,315
2019
143,280
38,295
64,631
38,432
1,922
2020
153,190
40,002
70,965
39,335
2,888
2021
150,467
37,089
70,398
39,711
3,269
2023
148,704
32,150
74,550
37,592
4,412
2024
157,235
32,370
80,880
38,021
5,964
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+7,400 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +76,757 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Punta Gorda, FL in Punta Gorda, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,095
2012
+3,729
2013
+2,974
2014
+4,399
2015
+5,508
2016
+6,418
2017
+5,037
2018
+4,842
2019
+5,674
2021
+9,864
2022
+9,024
2023
+4,962
2024
+5,831
2025
+7,400
Charlotte County's median age consistently ranks among Florida's oldest, and the metro's high homeownership rate and snowbird influx drive participation patterns that skew well above national averages for off-cycle contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 53.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.0 points.
A population of 201,064, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,952 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Homosassa Springs, FL and Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL.
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In 2024, Punta Gorda, FL, Florida voted Republican by 34.0 points (R+34.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 123,676 votes cast, 40,450 went Democratic and 82,480 went Republican.
When did Punta Gorda, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Punta Gorda, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Punta Gorda, FL, Florida?
Punta Gorda, FL, Florida has a population of 201,064 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Punta Gorda, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Punta Gorda, FL, Florida is $69,952 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Punta Gorda, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Punta Gorda, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
