Monroe County, Florida: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 81,8602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,7382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Chickasaw County, MS · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Monroe CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Monroe 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 | −1.0% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +91.0% |
| 1896 | +9.2% |
| 1900 | +43.9% |
| 1904 | +35.4% |
| 1908 | +34.6% |
| 1912 | +33.2% |
| 1916 | +26.9% |
| 1920 | +26.8% |
| 1924 | +46.5% |
| 1928 | +24.5% |
| 1932 | +78.8% |
| 1936 | +80.5% |
| 1940 | +79.7% |
| 1944 | +74.6% |
| 1948 | +71.3% |
| 1952 | +25.3% |
| 1956 | +12.9% |
| 1960 | +34.2% |
| 1964 | +29.7% |
| 1968 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | −44.6% |
| 1976 | +14.4% |
| 1980 | −17.1% |
| 1984 | −35.5% |
| 1988 | −21.9% |
| 1992 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | −6.9% |
| 2020 | −7.9% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17,923 | 26,063 | 44,316 | ||
| R | 21,881 | 25,693 | 48,029 | ||
| R | 18,971 | 21,904 | 42,478 | ||
| D | 19,404 | 19,234 | 39,057 | ||
| D | 20,907 | 18,933 | 40,272 | ||
| D | 19,654 | 19,467 | 39,535 | ||
| D | 16,487 | 16,063 | 33,895 | ||
| D | 15,251 | 12,076 | 32,544 | ||
| D | 10,450 | 9,898 | 28,789 | ||
| R | 10,157 | 15,928 | 26,405 | ||
| R | 7,774 | 16,332 | 24,115 | ||
| R | 7,920 | 11,644 | 21,806 | ||
| D | 11,079 | 8,232 | 19,757 | ||
| R | 4,469 | 11,688 | 16,193 | ||
| D | 5,534 | 5,094 | 14,899 | ||
| D | 8,936 | 4,842 | 13,778 | ||
| D | 6,972 | 3,416 | 10,388 | ||
| D | 4,327 | 3,337 | 7,664 | ||
| D | 4,941 | 2,943 | 7,884 | ||
| D | 3,759 | 548 | 4,503 | ||
| D | 3,882 | 566 | 4,448 | ||
| D | 4,102 | 463 | 4,565 | ||
| D | 2,605 | 282 | 2,887 | ||
| D | 2,838 | 336 | 3,174 | ||
| D | 1,899 | 1,142 | 3,092 | ||
| D | 835 | 262 | 1,232 | ||
| D | 979 | 510 | 1,747 | ||
| D | 730 | 345 | 1,431 | ||
| D | 1,023 | 414 | 1,836 | ||
| D | 630 | 227 | 1,166 | ||
| D | 680 | 287 | 1,111 | ||
| D | 747 | 252 | 1,127 | ||
| D | 452 | 369 | 906 | ||
| D | 767 | 0 | 843 | ||
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| R | 888 | 906 | 1,794 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.2%
German
10.9%
English
10.4%
Italian
5.9%
American
5.9%
Polish
2.7%
French
2.7%
African American
5.8%
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: 49.2 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
$87,738
Monroe County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Monroe County$87,738
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Monroe County ranks in the top 10% 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
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.8%
speak English only
Spanish16.9%
Other Indo-European4.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Monroe County, anchored by the Florida Keys, shifted to an R+18.3 margin in 2024—a striking result for a tourism-driven coastal enclave where transient workers and retirees share a narrow string of barrier islands.
The Democratic margin here once reached ninety-one points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved ten points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.
A population of 81,860, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,738 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chickasaw County and Macomb County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Monroe County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monroe County, Florida voted Republican by 18.4 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,316 votes cast, 17,923 went Democratic and 26,063 went Republican.
What is Monroe County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Monroe 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 27 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Monroe County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Monroe County, Florida voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Monroe County, Florida?
Monroe County, Florida has a population of 81,860 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monroe County, Florida?
Median household income in Monroe County, Florida is $87,738 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Monroe County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.