Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic46.0%1,902TrumpRepublican53.0%2,192OtherAll other candidates1.0%42
R+7.0
Lead
290
Total
4,136
vs nation
R+5.5
BidenDemocratic48.4%814TrumpRepublican51.0%858OtherAll other candidates0.5%9
R+2.6
Lead
44
Total
1,681
vs nation
R+7.1
ClintonDemocratic100.0%2TrumpRepublican0.0%0OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+100.0
Lead
2
Total
2
vs nation
D+97.9
ObamaDemocratic20.0%1RomneyRepublican80.0%4OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
R+60.0
Lead
3
Total
5
vs nation
R+63.9
ObamaDemocratic0.0%0McCainRepublican100.0%3OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
R+100.0
Lead
3
Total
3
vs nation
R+107.3
KerryDemocratic0.0%0BushRepublican100.0%3OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
R+100.0
Lead
3
Total
3
vs nation
R+97.5
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+7.0MIT Election Lab
Population
4,2372024 5-year
Population density
662 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
6.4 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$131,9252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
48.3%2024 5-year
Black
17.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
29.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+100.0 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+100.0 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes.
2018–20222 cycles · 2 audited
2022 turnout
90.5%1,185 participants ÷ 1,310 CVAP
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm
0%20%40%60%80%100%
100.0%
90.5%
20182022
Bars are scaled to the same axis; the whisker on an audited cap is the CVAP margin of error.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
2022Mid
1,185
1,310 ± 156
90.5%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
2
2 ± 23
100.0%
Audited
E/D
Sources and methods
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
presidential history
Party record book
Westlake, FL · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Hillary Clinton2016
100.0%
2 votes · D+100.0
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 48.4%
Republican
John McCain2008
100.0%
3 votes · R+100.0
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 100.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
1,902votes
46.0% of the vote · R+7.0
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 814 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
2,192votes
53.0% of the vote · R+7.0
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 858 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Hillary Clinton2016
+97.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+100.0 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · −5.5 pts
Republican
John McCain2008
+107.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+100.0 · U.S. D+7.3
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · +97.5 pts
U.S. House elections · 1 House
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Westlake · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Palm Beach County, Florida, the county containing Westlake — Westlake’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Westlake, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Westlake sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 100.0 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 100.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.0 points.
A population of 4,237, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $131,925 describe the city.
In 2024, Westlake, Florida voted Republican by 7.0 points (R+7.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,136 votes cast, 1,902 went Democratic and 2,192 went Republican.
When did Westlake, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Westlake, Florida voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Westlake, Florida?
Westlake, Florida has a population of 4,237 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Westlake, Florida?
Median household income in Westlake, Florida is $131,925 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Westlake, Florida?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Westlake, Florida from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
