Indian River County, Florida: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+27%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 166,9362024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,4912024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lake County, FL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Indian River CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Indian River County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | No data |
| 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
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 35,644 | 62,734 | 99,003 | ||
| R | 37,844 | 58,872 | 97,484 | ||
| R | 29,043 | 48,620 | 80,009 | ||
| R | 27,492 | 43,450 | 71,464 | ||
| R | 29,710 | 40,176 | 70,591 | ||
| R | 23,956 | 36,938 | 61,414 | ||
| R | 19,769 | 28,639 | 49,627 | ||
| R | 16,375 | 22,714 | 43,972 | ||
| R | 12,360 | 19,140 | 43,962 | ||
| R | 10,451 | 24,630 | 35,333 | ||
| R | 8,736 | 23,716 | 32,452 | ||
| R | 7,759 | 15,568 | 24,717 | ||
| R | 8,512 | 9,818 | 18,654 | ||
| R | 3,316 | 11,741 | 15,082 | ||
| R | 3,179 | 6,518 | 12,719 | ||
| R | 5,122 | 6,191 | 11,313 | ||
| R | 2,970 | 4,656 | 7,626 | ||
| R | 1,699 | 4,059 | 5,758 | ||
| R | 1,578 | 3,055 | 4,633 | ||
| R | 1,055 | 1,134 | 2,448 | ||
| D | 1,292 | 759 | 2,051 | ||
| D | 1,487 | 904 | 2,391 | ||
| D | 1,270 | 532 | 1,802 | ||
| D | 1,308 | 446 | 1,754 | ||
| R | 657 | 847 | 1,523 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.1%
German
14.0%
Irish
14.0%
Italian
9.2%
American
8.0%
Polish
3.7%
Scottish
2.9%
African American
6.2%
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: 55.3 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
$73,491
Indian River County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Indian River County$73,491
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Indian River County ranks near the middle 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
11.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.9%
speak English only
Spanish10.0%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
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 47.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Indian River sits along Florida's Treasure Coast with a population just under 113,000, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+27.4 places it among the state's more reliably one-sided counties, driven largely by an older, predominantly white electorate.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-nine points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 166,936, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,491 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lake County and Livingston County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Indian River County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Indian River County, Florida voted Republican by 27.4 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 99,003 votes cast, 35,644 went Democratic and 62,734 went Republican.
What is Indian River County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Indian River County, Florida in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 4 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Indian River County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Indian River County, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in Indian River County, Florida?
Indian River County, 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 Indian River County, Florida?
Median household income in Indian River County, Florida is $73,491 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Indian River County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indian River County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.