metro areaSebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+21.1
2008R+14.8
2012R+22.3
2016R+24.5
2020R+21.6
2024R+27.4
full record · 1928 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 72.4% of 136,843 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
35,654
62,737
626
99,017
136,843
72.4%
2020
37,844
58,872
768
97,484
124,830
78.1%
2016
29,043
48,620
2,346
80,009
113,438
70.5%
2012
27,492
43,450
522
71,464
104,944
68.1%
2008
29,710
40,176
705
70,591
99,771
70.8%
2004
23,956
36,938
520
61,414
94,598†
64.9%
† 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
GroupSebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFloridaUnited States
English15.1%8.2%9.5%
German14.0%8.9%12.5%
Irish14.0%8.2%9.4%
Italian9.2%5.6%4.8%
American8.0%7.7%5.3%
Polish3.7%2.1%2.2%
Scottish2.9%1.3%1.3%
French2.6%1.7%1.6%
Mexican5.0%3.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.7%5.6%1.8%
Cuban1.7%7.3%0.7%
Colombian1.1%2.1%0.4%
Argentinean0.5%——
Nicaraguan0.4%0.6%—
Venezuelan0.4%1.6%—
Dominican0.3%1.3%0.7%
African American†5.6%9.5%9.9%
Jamaican0.6%1.5%0.4%
Haitian0.5%2.3%0.3%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%0.2%—
Bahamian0.2%——
Asian Indian0.4%0.9%1.4%
Vietnamese0.4%0.4%0.6%
Chinese0.2%0.5%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.5%0.9%
Aztec0.1%——
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
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
Florida
United States
Median age
55.3
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
6.1%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
34.9%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
Florida
United States
Median household income
$73,491
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.1%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.8%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.1%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
10.0%
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
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
Florida
United States
Catholic
30.0%
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.5%
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.3%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.3%
3.1%
5.2%
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.
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1928–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1928
−12.5%
1932
+49.1%
1936
+41.0%
1940
+24.4%
1944
+26.0%
1948
−3.2%
1952
−31.9%
1956
−41.0%
1960
−22.1%
1964
−9.4%
1968
−26.3%
1972
−55.9%
1976
−7.0%
1980
−31.6%
1984
−46.2%
1988
−40.1%
1992
−15.4%
1996
−14.4%
2000
−17.9%
2004
−21.1%
2008
−14.8%
2012
−22.3%
2016
−24.5%
2020
−21.6%
2024
−27.4%
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
36.0%Harris35,654
63.4%Trump62,737
0.2%Stein246 +5
R+27.4
R+5.8
R+25.9
99,017
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.4%62,737
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic36.0%35,654
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%246
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%223
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%59
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%51
Randall TerryIndependent0.0%45
OtherAll other candidates0.0%2
R
38.8%Biden37,844
60.4%Trump58,872
0.8%
R+21.6
D+2.9
R+26.0
97,484
R
36.3%Clinton29,043
60.8%Trump48,620
2.9%
R+24.5
R+2.1
R+26.6
80,009
R
38.5%Obama27,492
60.8%Romney43,450
0.7%
R+22.3
R+7.5
R+26.2
71,464
R
42.1%Obama29,710
56.9%McCain40,176
1.0%
R+14.8
D+6.3
R+22.1
70,591
R
39.0%Kerry23,956
60.1%Bush36,938
0.8%
R+21.1
R+3.3
R+18.7
61,414
R
39.8%Gore19,769
57.7%Bush28,639
2.5%
R+17.9
R+3.5
R+18.4
49,627
R
37.2%Clinton16,375
51.7%Dole22,714
11.1%
R+14.4
D+1.0
R+22.9
43,972
R
28.1%Clinton12,360
43.5%Bush19,140
28.3%
R+15.4
D+24.7
R+21.0
43,962
R
29.6%Dukakis10,451
69.7%Bush24,630
0.7%
R+40.1
D+6.0
R+32.4
35,333
R
26.9%Mondale8,736
73.1%Reagan23,716
0.0%
R+46.2
R+14.6
R+27.9
32,452
R
31.4%Carter7,759
63.0%Reagan15,568
5.6%
R+31.6
R+24.6
R+21.9
24,717
R
45.6%Carter8,512
52.6%Ford9,818
1.7%
R+7.0
D+48.9
R+9.1
18,654
R
22.0%McGovern3,316
77.8%Nixon11,741
0.2%
R+55.9
R+29.6
R+32.7
15,082
R
25.0%Humphrey3,179
51.2%Nixon6,518
23.8%
R+26.3
R+16.8
R+25.6
12,719
R
45.3%Johnson5,122
54.7%Goldwater6,191
0.0%
R+9.4
D+12.7
R+32.0
11,313
R
38.9%Kennedy2,970
61.1%Nixon4,656
0.0%
R+22.1
D+18.9
R+22.3
7,626
R
29.5%Stevenson1,699
70.5%Eisenhower4,059
0.0%
R+41.0
R+9.1
R+25.6
5,758
R
34.1%Stevenson1,578
65.9%Eisenhower3,055
0.0%
R+31.9
R+28.7
R+21.1
4,633
R
43.1%Truman1,055
46.3%Dewey1,134
10.6%
R+3.2
R+29.2
R+7.7
2,448
D
63.0%Roosevelt1,292
37.0%Dewey759
0.0%
D+26.0
D+1.6
D+18.5
2,051
D
62.2%Roosevelt1,487
37.8%Willkie904
0.0%
D+24.4
R+16.6
D+14.4
2,391
D
70.5%Roosevelt1,270
29.5%Landon532
0.0%
D+41.0
R+8.2
D+16.7
1,802
D
74.6%Roosevelt1,308
25.4%Hoover446
0.0%
D+49.1
D+61.6
D+31.4
1,754
R
43.1%Smith657
55.6%Hoover847
1.2%
R+12.5
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1,523
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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
36.1%35,299
62.4%61,075
97,854
2022
R
33.2%25,613
65.9%50,878
77,215
2018
R
39.5%29,195
60.5%44,798
74,004
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+28.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+27.4
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.6 points.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
109,358
29,500
50,632
28,673
553
2018
114,289
31,108
52,958
29,213
1,010
2019
117,678
32,100
54,322
29,774
1,482
2020
125,551
34,440
58,794
29,888
2,429
2021
114,379
30,330
54,923
26,468
2,658
2023
115,253
28,021
57,382
26,613
3,237
2024
121,507
28,197
62,204
26,832
4,274
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+2,210 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +41,853 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,046
2012
+1,626
2013
+1,813
2014
+2,872
2015
+3,484
2016
+4,101
2017
+3,443
2018
+3,549
2019
+3,407
2021
+4,959
2022
+4,347
2023
+3,124
2024
+1,872
2025
+2,210
Sebastian-Vero Beach sits in Indian River County, one of Florida's most age-skewed metros, where an outsized share of residents are retirees who relocated from northern states, producing a reliably high-turnout electorate that has favored Republican presidential candidates by double-digit margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 55.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.4 points.
A population of 166,936, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,491 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Punta Gorda, FL and Naples-Marco Island, FL.
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How did Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Florida voted Republican by 27.4 points (R+27.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 99,017 votes cast, 35,654 went Democratic and 62,737 went Republican.
When did Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Florida?
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Florida has a population of 166,936 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Florida is $73,491 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
