† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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. LucieFloridaUnited States
American26.2%7.7%5.3%
Irish9.1%8.2%9.4%
German8.3%8.9%12.5%
Italian8.0%5.6%4.8%
English6.9%8.2%9.5%
Polish2.6%2.1%2.2%
French1.3%1.7%1.6%
Scottish1.0%1.3%1.3%
Puerto Rican6.5%5.6%1.8%
Mexican4.7%3.3%11.3%
Cuban3.5%7.3%0.7%
Dominican1.7%1.3%0.7%
Colombian1.4%2.1%0.4%
Honduran0.8%0.6%0.3%
Guatemalan0.7%—0.5%
Ecuadorian0.6%——
African American†12.8%9.5%9.9%
Haitian3.7%2.3%0.3%
Jamaican2.0%1.5%0.4%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%0.2%—
Bahamian0.2%——
West Indian0.2%——
Filipino0.7%0.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.5%0.9%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%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
Port St. Lucie
Florida
United States
Median age
43.9
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.9%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Port St. Lucie
Florida
United States
Median household income
$80,648
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.5%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.1%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Port St. Lucie
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.7%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
17.4%
22.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
4.6%
2.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
2.1%
1.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Port St. Lucie
Florida
United States
Catholic
—
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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, Florida
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+7.2%
2008
+15.0%
2012
+12.0%
2016
−0.8%
2020
+0.3%
2024
−6.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
46.0%Harris57,675
52.9%Trump66,301
1.0%
R+6.9
R+7.2
R+5.4
125,276
D
49.8%Biden55,366
49.4%Trump54,994
0.8%
D+0.3
D+1.1
R+4.1
111,276
R
47.8%Clinton42,417
48.6%Trump43,122
3.6%
R+0.8
R+12.7
R+2.9
88,701
D
55.6%Obama41,234
43.6%Romney32,369
0.8%
D+12.0
R+3.1
D+8.1
74,179
D
57.0%Obama40,438
42.0%McCain29,793
1.0%
D+15.0
D+7.8
D+7.7
70,934
D
53.4%Kerry31,177
46.3%Bush26,998
0.3%
D+7.2
—
D+9.6
58,335
Port St. Lucie has nearly tripled in population since 2000, drawing retirees and younger families from the Northeast and Midwest whose partisan preferences have made it a consistent bellwether in St. Lucie County contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 6.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.9 points.
A population of 232,491, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,648 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lakeland and Clearwater.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Port St. Lucie, Florida voted Republican by 6.9 points (R+6.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 125,276 votes cast, 57,675 went Democratic and 66,301 went Republican.
When did Port St. Lucie, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Port St. Lucie, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Port St. Lucie, Florida?
Port St. Lucie, Florida has a population of 232,491 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, Florida?
Median household income in Port St. Lucie, Florida is $80,648 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Port St. Lucie, Florida?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Port St. Lucie, Florida from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
