Martin County, Florida: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 162,1762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,9432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Indian River County, FL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Martin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Martin County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +37.0% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +26.1% |
| 1944 | +28.9% |
| 1948 | −6.3% |
| 1952 | −29.3% |
| 1956 | −36.7% |
| 1960 | −16.3% |
| 1964 | −8.5% |
| 1968 | −25.4% |
| 1972 | −58.3% |
| 1976 | −14.0% |
| 1980 | −41.2% |
| 1984 | −52.6% |
| 1988 | −45.9% |
| 1992 | −18.8% |
| 1996 | −14.0% |
| 2000 | −11.9% |
| 2004 | −15.4% |
| 2008 | −13.6% |
| 2012 | −22.9% |
| 2016 | −26.8% |
| 2020 | −24.6% |
| 2024 | −31.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 33,525 | 64,119 | 98,275 | ||
| R | 36,893 | 61,168 | 98,726 | ||
| R | 30,185 | 53,204 | 85,792 | ||
| R | 30,107 | 48,183 | 78,873 | ||
| R | 33,508 | 44,143 | 78,294 | ||
| R | 30,208 | 41,362 | 72,453 | ||
| R | 26,621 | 33,972 | 62,016 | ||
| R | 20,855 | 28,522 | 54,656 | ||
| R | 14,802 | 24,800 | 53,184 | ||
| R | 11,488 | 31,279 | 43,083 | ||
| R | 8,978 | 28,900 | 37,887 | ||
| R | 8,087 | 20,521 | 30,154 | ||
| R | 8,785 | 11,682 | 20,756 | ||
| R | 2,946 | 11,296 | 14,330 | ||
| R | 2,580 | 5,179 | 10,230 | ||
| R | 3,621 | 4,292 | 7,913 | ||
| R | 2,664 | 3,701 | 6,365 | ||
| R | 1,387 | 2,997 | 4,384 | ||
| R | 1,262 | 2,308 | 3,570 | ||
| R | 815 | 948 | 2,114 | ||
| D | 960 | 530 | 1,490 | ||
| D | 1,018 | 596 | 1,614 | ||
| D | 778 | 327 | 1,105 | ||
| D | 825 | 379 | 1,204 | ||
| R | 474 | 703 | 1,211 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.8%
German
14.5%
English
12.8%
Italian
11.1%
American
8.2%
Polish
3.2%
French
2.6%
African American
3.8%
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: 53.3 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
$82,943
Martin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Martin County$82,943
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Martin 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
11.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.1%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.8%
speak English only
Spanish11.2%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Martin County's relatively affluent, older population along Florida's Treasure Coast has made it one of the state's most reliably Republican suburban counties, with presidential margins that have widened steadily over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin here once reached forty-one points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
A population of 162,176, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,943 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Indian River County and Lake County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Martin County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Martin County, Florida voted Republican by 31.1 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 98,275 votes cast, 33,525 went Democratic and 64,119 went Republican.
What is Martin County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Martin County, Florida in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 Martin County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Martin County, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in Martin County, Florida?
Martin County, Florida has a population of 162,176 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Martin County, Florida?
Median household income in Martin County, Florida is $82,943 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Martin County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Martin County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.