† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
5 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupWest Palm Beach-Fort PierceFloridaUnited States
American9.2%7.7%5.3%
Irish8.9%8.2%9.4%
German8.7%8.9%12.5%
Italian8.1%5.6%4.8%
English7.4%8.2%9.5%
Polish3.0%2.1%2.2%
French1.7%1.7%1.6%
Russian1.7%——
Mexican4.0%3.3%11.3%
Cuban3.8%7.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican3.6%5.6%1.8%
Guatemalan2.1%—0.5%
Colombian2.0%2.1%0.4%
Dominican1.1%1.3%0.7%
Honduran0.8%0.6%0.3%
Venezuelan0.8%1.6%—
African American†8.0%9.5%9.9%
Haitian4.8%2.3%0.3%
Jamaican2.1%1.5%0.4%
African0.8%0.5%0.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%0.2%—
Bahamian0.2%——
West Indian0.2%——
Asian Indian0.7%0.9%1.4%
Filipino0.4%0.5%0.9%
Chinese0.4%0.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.4%0.4%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce
Florida
United States
Median age
46.5
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.1%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce
Florida
United States
Median household income
$80,400
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.6%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.1%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
29.6%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
18.0%
22.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
5.4%
2.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
2.5%
1.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce
Florida
United States
Catholic
20.7%
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.4%
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
59.1%
53.1%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
+50.0%
1912
+59.6%
1916
+40.6%
1920
+3.8%
1924
+2.6%
1928
−26.8%
1932
+39.6%
1936
+40.7%
1940
+27.2%
1944
+24.0%
1948
−3.5%
1952
−31.9%
1956
−39.9%
1960
−18.2%
1964
−5.6%
1968
−23.6%
1972
−47.7%
1976
−1.2%
1980
−23.0%
1984
−29.2%
1988
−19.0%
1992
+5.2%
1996
+15.8%
2000
+16.9%
2004
+11.9%
2008
+14.5%
2012
+8.5%
2016
+5.2%
2020
+3.8%
2024
−6.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
46.2%Harris528,893
53.0%Trump606,302
0.4%Stein4,197 +5
R+6.8
R+10.5
R+5.3
1,144,206
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.0%606,302
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic46.2%528,893
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%4,197
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%2,507
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%1,153
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%641
Randall TerryIndependent0.0%499
OtherAll other candidates0.0%14
D
51.6%Biden596,836
47.8%Trump553,052
0.7%
D+3.8
R+1.4
R+0.7
1,157,491
D
51.4%Clinton504,741
46.2%Trump453,871
2.4%
D+5.2
R+3.3
D+3.1
982,633
D
53.9%Obama477,975
45.4%Romney402,561
0.7%
D+8.5
R+6.0
D+4.7
886,409
D
56.9%Obama496,722
42.4%McCain370,429
0.6%
D+14.5
D+2.5
D+7.2
872,750
D
55.6%Kerry439,839
43.7%Bush345,558
0.7%
D+11.9
R+5.0
D+14.4
790,742
D
57.3%Gore362,293
40.4%Bush255,337
2.4%
D+16.9
D+1.1
D+16.4
632,709
D
53.3%Clinton308,912
37.5%Dole217,364
9.2%
D+15.8
D+10.6
D+7.3
579,829
D
41.8%Clinton242,325
36.5%Bush211,988
21.7%
D+5.2
D+24.2
R+0.3
580,000
R
40.3%Dukakis186,591
59.2%Bush274,459
0.5%
R+19.0
D+10.2
R+11.2
463,503
R
35.4%Mondale149,071
64.6%Reagan272,076
0.0%
R+29.2
R+6.2
R+11.0
421,192
R
35.3%Carter121,412
58.4%Reagan200,637
6.3%
R+23.0
R+21.8
R+13.3
343,841
R
48.5%Carter129,572
49.7%Ford132,836
1.8%
R+1.2
D+46.5
R+3.3
267,101
R
25.9%McGovern52,301
73.6%Nixon148,546
0.4%
R+47.7
R+24.1
R+24.6
201,728
R
27.8%Humphrey44,370
51.3%Nixon82,031
20.9%
R+23.6
R+18.0
R+22.9
159,802
R
47.2%Johnson61,343
52.8%Goldwater68,617
0.0%
R+5.6
D+12.6
R+28.2
129,960
R
40.9%Kennedy41,990
59.1%Nixon60,679
0.0%
R+18.2
D+21.7
R+18.4
102,669
R
30.1%Stevenson20,973
69.9%Eisenhower48,812
0.0%
R+39.9
R+8.0
R+24.5
69,785
R
34.1%Stevenson20,226
65.9%Eisenhower39,164
0.0%
R+31.9
R+28.4
R+21.1
59,390
R
40.3%Truman13,766
43.7%Dewey14,946
16.0%
R+3.5
R+27.4
R+7.9
34,165
D
62.0%Roosevelt16,227
38.0%Dewey9,956
0.0%
D+24.0
R+3.2
D+16.5
26,183
D
63.6%Roosevelt17,380
36.4%Willkie9,955
0.0%
D+27.2
R+13.5
D+17.2
27,335
D
70.4%Roosevelt14,284
29.6%Landon6,020
0.0%
D+40.7
D+1.1
D+16.4
20,304
D
69.8%Roosevelt12,271
30.2%Hoover5,311
0.0%
D+39.6
D+66.4
D+21.8
17,582
R
35.1%Smith4,811
62.0%Hoover8,488
2.9%
R+26.8
R+29.4
R+9.4
13,695
D
45.1%Davis2,447
42.5%Coolidge2,307
12.5%
D+2.6
R+1.2
D+27.8
5,431
D
46.3%Cox2,892
42.5%Harding2,657
11.2%
D+3.8
R+36.8
D+30.0
6,247
D
58.9%Wilson1,428
18.4%Hughes445
22.7%
D+40.6
R+19.1
D+37.4
2,423
D
65.8%Wilson810
6.2%Taft76
28.0%
D+59.6
D+9.6
D+40.1
1,231
D
64.5%Bryan280
14.5%Taft63
21.0%
D+50.0
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D+59.6
434
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+3.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+6.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.5 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
1,355,194
530,171
437,929
380,594
6,500
2018
1,394,310
544,945
451,101
385,571
12,693
2019
1,418,864
551,568
456,893
392,638
17,765
2020
1,518,443
588,895
498,625
403,652
27,271
2021
1,458,837
554,201
480,391
393,540
30,705
2023
1,348,929
472,168
479,081
361,324
36,356
2024
1,429,423
480,530
526,799
373,387
48,707
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,953 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +266,779 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce in West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+8,501
2012
+14,756
2013
+18,704
2014
+21,945
2015
+28,334
2016
+29,489
2017
+19,037
2018
+16,106
2019
+19,095
2021
+31,647
2022
+30,568
2023
+19,048
2024
+7,596
2025
+1,953
This South Florida market blends the affluent retirement communities of Palm Beach County with the heavily Hispanic farmworker populations of the Treasure Coast, producing a demographic mix that routinely complicates straight-line polling models.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 47.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 10.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.8 points.
A population of 2,264,234, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,400 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Miami-Fort Lauderdale and New York.
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How did West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida voted Republican by 6.8 points (R+6.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,144,206 votes cast, 528,893 went Democratic and 606,302 went Republican.
When did West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida?
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida has a population of 2,264,234 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida?
Median household income in West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida is $80,400 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
