Akashic
1892–2024
Akashic
Port St. Lucie, FL
presidential margin
2008D+2.02012R+4.22016R+11.72020R+10.02024R+16.7
full record · 1908 → 2024
R+16.7
2024
median income$75,021U.S. $80,734 · FL $74,568
median age47.6U.S. 39.1 · FL 43.1
poverty rate12.0%U.S. 12.5% · FL 12.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.9%U.S. 35.6% · FL 34.2%
non-english21.7%U.S. 22.3% · FL 30.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American18.6%
Irish10.2%
German9.6%
Puerto Rican4.8%
Mexican4.1%
Cuban2.7%
African American†10.2%
Haitian2.8%
Jamaican1.6%
Filipino0.6%
Asian Indian0.4%
Chinese0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline2.5%
Other Christian1.7%
Black Protestant1.0%
Latter-day Saints0.4%
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.

Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida

Akashic
Port St. Lucie, FLTrumpR+16.7
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Port St. Lucie, FL, FLA map of the constituent counties of Port St. Lucie, 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.Martin County, FL · R+31.1St. Lucie County, FL · R+9.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.0%164,414
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.3%117,056
Jill SteinGreen0.7%1,952
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Port St. Lucie, FL, FL — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Martin County, FLRepublicanR+31.1
St. Lucie County, FLRepublicanR+9.1
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
41.3%Harris117,056
58.0%Trump164,414
0.7%Stein1,952
−16.7%
283,422
R
44.7%Biden121,030
54.6%Trump147,999
0.7%Jorgensen1,866
−10.0%
270,895
R
42.8%Clinton97,066
54.5%Trump123,493
2.7%Johnson6,080
−11.7%
226,639
R
47.5%Obama95,976
51.7%Romney104,385
0.8%Johnson1,539
−4.2%
201,900
D
50.6%Obama100,633
48.6%McCain96,655
0.8%Nader1,585
+2.0%
198,873
R
47.6%Kerry82,043
51.6%Bush88,954
0.9%Nader1,519
−4.0%
172,516
R
48.7%Gore68,181
49.1%Bush68,677
2.2%Nader3,148
−0.4%
140,006
R
44.4%Clinton57,024
44.7%Dole57,421
11.0%Perot14,117
−0.3%
128,562
R
31.9%Clinton38,678
40.5%Bush49,200
27.6%Perot33,539
−8.7%
121,417
R
31.1%Dukakis28,934
68.3%Bush63,598
0.7%Paul630
−37.2%
93,162
R
27.8%Mondale22,018
72.2%Reagan57,100
0.0%Other16
−44.3%
79,134
R
30.7%Carter18,434
64.4%Reagan38,647
4.8%Anderson2,903
−33.7%
59,984
R
47.1%Carter21,171
51.6%Ford23,184
1.4%McCarthy610
−4.5%
44,965
R
22.7%McGovern7,539
76.9%Nixon25,554
0.4%Schmitz147
−54.2%
33,240
R
28.8%Humphrey7,812
45.9%Nixon12,460
25.3%Wallace6,881
−17.1%
27,153
R
49.7%Johnson11,369
50.3%Goldwater11,496
0.0%
−0.6%
22,865
R
44.4%Kennedy8,024
55.6%Nixon10,055
0.0%
−11.2%
18,079
R
32.8%Stevenson4,118
67.2%Eisenhower8,432
0.0%
−34.4%
12,550
R
36.7%Stevenson4,044
63.3%Eisenhower6,975
0.0%
−26.6%
11,019
R
38.4%Truman2,519
40.2%Dewey2,637
21.3%Thurmond1,398
−1.8%
6,554
D
68.1%Roosevelt3,089
31.9%Dewey1,450
0.0%
+36.1%
4,539
D
67.2%Roosevelt3,187
32.8%Willkie1,558
0.0%
+34.3%
4,745
D
76.8%Roosevelt2,724
23.2%Landon824
0.0%
+53.6%
3,548
D
75.9%Roosevelt2,427
24.1%Hoover769
0.0%
+51.9%
3,196
R
40.9%Smith1,215
56.8%Hoover1,686
2.3%Thomas69
−15.9%
2,970
D
50.9%Davis722
37.0%Coolidge524
12.1%La Follette172
+14.0%
1,418
D
58.4%Cox1,167
35.4%Harding707
6.2%Debs123
+23.0%
1,997
D
68.9%Wilson703
13.1%Hughes134
17.9%Benson183
+55.8%
1,020
D
69.6%Wilson352
8.9%Taft45
21.5%Roosevelt109
+60.7%
506
D
64.5%Bryan280
14.5%Taft63
21.0%Debs91
+50.0%
434
————
No data
—
————
No data
—
————
No data
—
————
No data
—
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1908 to 2024. Most recent: −16.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−16.7%DR19082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1908+50.0%
1912+60.7%
1916+55.8%
1920+23.0%
1924+14.0%
1928−15.9%
1932+51.9%
1936+53.6%
1940+34.3%
1944+36.1%
1948−1.8%
1952−26.6%
1956−34.4%
1960−11.2%
1964−0.6%
1968−17.1%
1972−54.2%
1976−4.5%
1980−33.7%
1984−44.3%
1988−37.2%
1992−8.7%
1996−0.3%
2000−0.4%
2004−4.0%
2008+2.0%
2012−4.2%
2016−11.7%
2020−10.0%
2024−16.7%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in Port St. Lucie, FLRegistered voters by party of registration, 2017–2024. Latest total 366,142 in 2024.91.5K183.1K274.6K366.1K366.1K20172024
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Port St. Lucie, FL
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
2017308,279106,337118,99981,6301,313
2018319,211109,933123,35883,3672,553
2019314,762107,951121,45881,8993,454
2020347,144119,719135,36286,4005,663
2021343,135115,073133,76587,6836,614
2023362,074113,771145,28593,4969,522
2024366,142110,137154,91187,93513,159
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Port St. Lucie has grown into one of Florida's fastest-expanding metros, driven largely by retiree and exurban migration that has steadily shifted its voter composition and made it a closely watched bellwether corridor between Miami and Orlando.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 54.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.7 points.

A population of 522,676, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,021 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL and Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL.

Political twins — metros

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
80.6twin score
2000–2004 trajectory% CatholicPuerto Rican ancestry≠ population scale
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
80.4twin score
median agepopulation scale2000–2004 trajectory≠ American ancestry
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
75.3twin score
median agepopulation scalePuerto Rican ancestry≠ American ancestry

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.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cbsa/38940/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Embed this page
A live widget for your site — no API key, attribution built in, CC BY 4.0. All widgets & sizes →
Embed & data: CC BY 4.0 · Akashic Intelligence
U.S. electionsAll elections →
Presidentevery cycleUS Senateevery cycleUS Houseevery cycleGovernorevery cycle

Places within Port St. Lucie, FL

counties2
Martin CountySt. Lucie County

Frequently asked questions

How did Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida voted Republican by 16.7 points (R+16.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 283,422 votes cast, 117,056 went Democratic and 164,414 went Republican.
When did Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida?
Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida has a population of 522,676 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida is $75,021 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Port St. Lucie, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.