Brevard County, Florida: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 632,7802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,4762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Putnam County, NY · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Brevard CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Brevard County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | +47.1% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +88.7% |
| 1896 | +18.6% |
| 1900 | +56.2% |
| 1904 | +60.2% |
| 1908 | +11.9% |
| 1912 | +50.2% |
| 1916 | +46.3% |
| 1920 | +14.0% |
| 1924 | +23.7% |
| 1928 | −26.0% |
| 1932 | +31.9% |
| 1936 | +33.4% |
| 1940 | +20.3% |
| 1944 | +20.0% |
| 1948 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | −23.8% |
| 1956 | −43.6% |
| 1960 | −22.7% |
| 1964 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | −24.4% |
| 1972 | −57.6% |
| 1976 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | −26.3% |
| 1984 | −46.9% |
| 1988 | −41.5% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −3.9% |
| 2000 | −8.2% |
| 2004 | −16.1% |
| 2008 | −10.4% |
| 2012 | −12.7% |
| 2016 | −19.8% |
| 2020 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −20.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 141,166 | 216,502 | 361,351 | ||
| R | 148,549 | 207,883 | 360,764 | ||
| R | 119,679 | 181,848 | 314,752 | ||
| R | 122,993 | 159,300 | 285,559 | ||
| R | 127,620 | 157,589 | 287,859 | ||
| R | 110,309 | 153,068 | 265,462 | ||
| R | 97,341 | 115,253 | 218,488 | ||
| R | 80,445 | 88,022 | 195,133 | ||
| R | 61,091 | 84,585 | 195,860 | ||
| R | 43,004 | 104,854 | 149,159 | ||
| R | 36,985 | 102,477 | 139,511 | ||
| R | 39,007 | 69,460 | 115,636 | ||
| D | 46,421 | 44,470 | 92,364 | ||
| R | 16,854 | 62,773 | 79,733 | ||
| R | 18,281 | 37,124 | 77,314 | ||
| D | 24,833 | 24,551 | 49,384 | ||
| R | 11,069 | 17,585 | 28,654 | ||
| R | 3,928 | 10,004 | 13,932 | ||
| R | 4,157 | 6,756 | 10,913 | ||
| D | 2,348 | 2,315 | 5,564 | ||
| D | 2,651 | 1,769 | 4,420 | ||
| D | 2,995 | 1,984 | 4,979 | ||
| D | 2,300 | 1,147 | 3,447 | ||
| D | 1,852 | 956 | 2,808 | ||
| R | 1,063 | 1,830 | 2,946 | ||
| D | 872 | 515 | 1,505 | ||
| D | 894 | 659 | 1,677 | ||
| D | 599 | 174 | 918 | ||
| D | 357 | 61 | 590 | ||
| D | 294 | 225 | 579 | ||
| D | 553 | 125 | 711 | ||
| D | 513 | 121 | 698 | ||
| D | 505 | 337 | 902 | ||
| D | 449 | 0 | 506 | ||
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| D | 306 | 110 | 416 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
13.1%
German
13.0%
English
12.9%
American
7.0%
Italian
6.8%
Polish
2.6%
French
2.5%
African American
8.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,476
Brevard County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Brevard County$78,476
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Brevard County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.9%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Other Indo-European2.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Kennedy Space Center and a dense concentration of defense contractors, Brevard's highly educated technical workforce coexists with a retiree population that has pushed its presidential margins consistently rightward over the past decade.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached eighty-nine points in 1892; the Republican margin reached fifty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $78,476, and a 10% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Putnam County and Manatee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Brevard County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brevard County, Florida voted Republican by 20.8 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 361,351 votes cast, 141,166 went Democratic and 216,502 went Republican.
What is Brevard County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Brevard County, Florida in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Brevard County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brevard County, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Brevard County, Florida?
Brevard County, Florida has a population of 632,780 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brevard County, Florida?
Median household income in Brevard County, Florida is $78,476 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Brevard County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brevard County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.