Pinellas County, Florida: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 963,4812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,6462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- St. Lucie County, FL · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pinellas CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pinellas 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 | +54.0% |
| 1916 | +39.0% |
| 1920 | +5.5% |
| 1924 | −4.0% |
| 1928 | −50.2% |
| 1932 | +15.9% |
| 1936 | +19.2% |
| 1940 | +17.4% |
| 1944 | +15.4% |
| 1948 | −20.6% |
| 1952 | −42.7% |
| 1956 | −45.1% |
| 1960 | −27.4% |
| 1964 | +10.0% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −39.8% |
| 1976 | −2.7% |
| 1980 | −13.7% |
| 1984 | −30.3% |
| 1988 | −16.0% |
| 1992 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | −0.0% |
| 2008 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | −1.1% |
| 2020 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | −5.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 242,385 | 269,447 | 516,981 | ||
| D | 277,450 | 276,209 | 559,715 | ||
| R | 233,701 | 239,201 | 492,403 | ||
| D | 239,104 | 213,258 | 457,702 | ||
| D | 248,299 | 210,066 | 463,282 | ||
| R | 225,460 | 225,686 | 455,357 | ||
| D | 200,657 | 184,849 | 398,526 | ||
| D | 184,748 | 152,155 | 376,272 | ||
| D | 160,528 | 159,121 | 422,851 | ||
| R | 152,420 | 211,049 | 365,370 | ||
| R | 128,574 | 240,612 | 369,249 | ||
| R | 138,428 | 185,728 | 345,003 | ||
| R | 141,879 | 150,003 | 295,569 | ||
| R | 77,197 | 179,541 | 257,116 | ||
| R | 68,209 | 109,235 | 211,258 | ||
| D | 98,381 | 80,414 | 178,795 | ||
| R | 58,054 | 101,779 | 159,833 | ||
| R | 28,113 | 74,314 | 102,427 | ||
| R | 22,365 | 55,691 | 78,056 | ||
| R | 15,724 | 24,900 | 44,524 | ||
| D | 19,574 | 14,340 | 33,914 | ||
| D | 18,941 | 13,327 | 32,268 | ||
| D | 12,072 | 8,183 | 20,255 | ||
| D | 9,670 | 7,024 | 16,694 | ||
| R | 3,439 | 10,545 | 14,151 | ||
| R | 2,633 | 2,872 | 6,043 | ||
| D | 2,848 | 2,529 | 5,819 | ||
| D | 1,503 | 555 | 2,428 | ||
| D | 853 | 87 | 1,418 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.6%
Irish
12.2%
English
11.9%
American
8.7%
Italian
8.2%
Polish
3.5%
French
2.7%
African American
7.7%
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: 49.0 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
$72,646
Pinellas County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pinellas County$72,646
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Pinellas 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
11.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.1%
speak English only
Spanish7.4%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pinellas County, home to St. Petersburg and Clearwater, delivered margins within 5 points of the national result in four consecutive presidential cycles before moving to R+5.2 in 2024, reflecting broader suburban realignment along Florida's Gulf Coast.
The Democratic margin here once reached fifty-four points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.
A population of 963,481, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,646 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of St. Lucie County and Montgomery County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pinellas County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pinellas County, Florida voted Republican by 5.2 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 516,981 votes cast, 242,385 went Democratic and 269,447 went Republican.
What is Pinellas County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Pinellas 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pinellas County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pinellas County, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Pinellas County, Florida?
Pinellas County, Florida has a population of 963,481 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pinellas County, Florida?
Median household income in Pinellas County, Florida is $72,646 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Pinellas County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pinellas County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.