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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
presidential margin
2008D+24.22012D+25.72016D+27.72020D+16.22024D+1.1
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+1.1
2024
median income$76,516U.S. $80,734 · FL $74,568
median age42.0U.S. 39.1 · FL 43.1
poverty rate13.1%U.S. 12.5% · FL 12.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)36.6%U.S. 35.6% · FL 34.2%
non-english55.2%U.S. 22.3% · FL 30.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Cuban18.5%
Colombian4.5%
Puerto Rican3.6%
American5.4%
Italian4.8%
German4.1%
African American†9.1%
Haitian5.4%
Jamaican3.1%
Asian Indian0.9%
Chinese0.5%
Filipino0.3%
religion
other traditions
Black Protestant2.2%
Mainline1.6%
Other Christian1.6%
Jewish1.1%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida

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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLHarrisD+1.1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, FLA map of the constituent counties of Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, FL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Broward County, FL · D+17.0Miami-Dade County, FL · R+11.4Palm Beach County, FL · D+0.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic50.1%1,360,195
Donald TrumpRepublican49.0%1,331,378
Jill SteinGreen0.8%22,780
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, FL — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Broward County, FLDemocraticD+17.0
Miami-Dade County, FLRepublicanR+11.4
Palm Beach County, FLDemocraticD+0.8
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
50.1%Harris1,360,195
49.0%Trump1,331,378
0.8%Stein22,780
+1.1%
2,714,353
D
57.8%Biden1,670,188
41.6%Trump1,200,953
0.6%Jorgensen16,505
+16.2%
2,887,646
D
62.7%Clinton1,552,139
35.1%Trump867,352
2.2%Johnson54,996
+27.7%
2,474,487
D
62.6%Obama1,399,403
36.9%Romney824,480
0.5%Johnson11,574
+25.7%
2,235,457
D
61.9%Obama1,353,742
37.7%McCain824,317
0.4%Nader9,826
+24.2%
2,187,885
D
58.8%Kerry1,192,292
40.4%Bush818,457
0.8%Nader15,471
+18.4%
2,026,220
D
60.4%Gore986,381
38.0%Bush620,477
1.7%Nader27,155
+22.4%
1,634,013
D
59.7%Clinton869,021
33.4%Dole486,421
6.9%Perot100,792
+26.3%
1,456,234
D
48.5%Clinton718,839
36.4%Bush540,495
15.1%Perot223,810
+12.0%
1,483,144
R
46.1%Dukakis579,443
53.5%Bush672,748
0.5%Paul5,896
−7.4%
1,258,087
R
41.1%Mondale534,538
58.9%Reagan765,833
0.0%Other98
−17.8%
1,300,469
R
37.8%Carter449,182
53.8%Reagan639,220
8.4%Anderson99,994
−16.0%
1,188,396
D
54.2%Carter576,243
44.3%Ford470,795
1.5%McCarthy15,904
+9.9%
1,062,942
R
34.1%McGovern292,645
65.5%Nixon561,727
0.4%Schmitz3,003
−31.4%
857,375
R
39.3%Humphrey266,139
44.8%Nixon303,535
15.8%Wallace107,277
−5.5%
676,951
D
56.0%Johnson321,183
44.0%Goldwater252,358
0.0%
+12.0%
573,541
D
51.2%Kennedy260,796
48.8%Nixon248,137
0.0%
+2.5%
508,933
R
39.4%Stevenson136,441
60.6%Eisenhower210,236
0.0%
−21.3%
346,677
R
40.1%Stevenson118,599
59.9%Eisenhower177,275
0.0%
−19.8%
295,874
D
49.1%Truman76,185
40.1%Dewey62,230
10.8%Thurmond16,733
+9.0%
155,148
D
64.0%Roosevelt77,376
36.0%Dewey43,568
0.0%
+28.0%
120,944
D
65.7%Roosevelt70,227
34.3%Willkie36,583
0.0%
+31.5%
106,810
D
71.6%Roosevelt42,027
28.4%Landon16,679
0.0%
+43.2%
58,706
D
65.8%Roosevelt28,847
34.2%Hoover14,967
0.0%
+31.7%
43,814
R
36.7%Smith14,352
61.4%Hoover24,047
1.9%Thomas757
−24.8%
39,156
D
35.5%Davis5,438
31.9%Coolidge4,886
32.5%La Follette4,982
+3.6%
15,306
D
47.8%Cox6,191
41.7%Harding5,411
10.5%Debs1,361
+6.0%
12,963
D
55.6%Wilson2,761
22.1%Hughes1,098
22.4%Benson1,111
+33.5%
4,970
D
65.0%Wilson1,629
5.2%Taft130
29.8%Roosevelt748
+59.8%
2,507
D
60.6%Bryan961
17.3%Taft275
22.1%Debs350
+43.3%
1,586
D
69.6%Parker887
24.1%Roosevelt307
6.4%Debs81
+45.5%
1,275
D
59.0%Bryan806
28.5%McKinley389
12.5%Woolley170
+30.5%
1,365
D
47.0%Bryan372
46.5%McKinley368
6.6%Palmer52
+0.5%
792
D
95.6%Cleveland109
0.0%Harrison0
4.4%Weaver5
+95.6%
114
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +1.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+1.1%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+95.6%
1896+0.5%
1900+30.5%
1904+45.5%
1908+43.3%
1912+59.8%
1916+33.5%
1920+6.0%
1924+3.6%
1928−24.8%
1932+31.7%
1936+43.2%
1940+31.5%
1944+28.0%
1948+9.0%
1952−19.8%
1956−21.3%
1960+2.5%
1964+12.0%
1968−5.5%
1972−31.4%
1976+9.9%
1980−16.0%
1984−17.8%
1988−7.4%
1992+12.0%
1996+26.3%
2000+22.4%
2004+18.4%
2008+24.2%
2012+25.7%
2016+27.7%
2020+16.2%
2024+1.1%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLRegistered voters by party of registration, 2017–2024. Latest total 3,647,490 in 2024.970.4K1.9M2.9M3.9M3.6M20172024
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
20173,477,7981,561,280881,5061,022,43512,577
20183,567,8591,596,554897,2351,048,36725,703
20193,592,8361,593,364899,5551,065,80434,113
20203,881,5211,701,9541,001,2591,121,84256,466
20213,781,5051,628,590976,4671,113,57862,870
20233,573,5401,437,042973,9391,090,11372,446
20243,647,4901,386,9431,070,8981,097,54692,103
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Rapid in-migration from Latin America and the Northeast has steadily reshaped the electorate, making registration trends and turnout patterns among naturalized citizens some of the most closely watched signals in Florida statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.6 points in 1892 and a Republican high of 31.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 15.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.1 points.

A population of 6,249,291, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,516 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ and Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
87.1twin score
2000–2016 trajectorypopulation scale≠ % Asian
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
84.4twin score
population scale2000–2016 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
82.8twin score
population scale2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida voted Democratic by 1.1 points (D+1.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,714,353 votes cast, 1,360,195 went Democratic and 1,331,378 went Republican.
When did Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida?
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida has a population of 6,249,291 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida is $76,516 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.