† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupHomesteadFloridaUnited States
Cuban34.1%7.3%0.7%
Colombian5.1%2.1%0.4%
Venezuelan4.9%1.6%—
Nicaraguan4.1%0.6%—
Puerto Rican3.0%5.6%1.8%
Dominican2.3%1.3%0.7%
Honduran2.2%0.6%0.3%
Mexican2.1%3.3%11.3%
African American†10.5%9.5%9.9%
Haitian5.4%2.3%0.3%
Jamaican1.9%1.5%0.4%
African0.6%0.5%0.5%
Bahamian0.4%——
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.3%0.2%—
American12.6%7.7%5.3%
Italian6.6%5.6%4.8%
German4.7%8.9%12.5%
Irish3.6%8.2%9.4%
English3.3%8.2%9.5%
French2.2%1.7%1.6%
Polish1.9%2.1%2.2%
Russian1.6%——
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
Homestead
Florida
United States
Median age
32.5
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
9.6%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
8.5%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Homestead
Florida
United States
Median household income
$65,423
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.4%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.9%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Homestead
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
68.8%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
61.2%
22.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
4.8%
2.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.1%
1.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Homestead
Florida
United States
Catholic
—
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Homestead, Florida
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+21.1%
2008
+30.2%
2012
+39.6%
2016
+36.7%
2020
+16.3%
2024
−6.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
46.1%Harris11,094
52.9%Trump12,732
1.0%
R+6.8
R+23.1
R+5.3
24,060
D
57.7%Biden13,933
41.4%Trump9,992
0.9%
D+16.3
R+20.4
D+11.9
24,139
D
66.8%Clinton12,213
30.1%Trump5,501
3.2%
D+36.7
R+2.9
D+34.6
18,291
D
69.6%Obama8,940
30.0%Romney3,854
0.4%
D+39.6
D+9.4
D+35.7
12,851
D
64.6%Obama7,781
34.3%McCain4,139
1.1%
D+30.2
D+9.1
D+22.9
12,053
D
60.5%Kerry6,355
39.4%Bush4,140
0.1%
D+21.1
—
D+23.5
10,505
Homestead sits at Miami-Dade's southern tip, where a large agricultural-worker population and significant Hispanic majority shape an electorate that has shifted notably rightward in recent cycles despite the city's working-class roots.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.6 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 6.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 23.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.8 points.
A population of 82,807, a 10% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,423 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Princeton and Leisure City.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Homestead, Florida voted Republican by 6.8 points (R+6.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,060 votes cast, 11,094 went Democratic and 12,732 went Republican.
When did Homestead, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Homestead, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Homestead, Florida?
Homestead, Florida has a population of 82,807 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Homestead, Florida?
Median household income in Homestead, Florida is $65,423 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Homestead, Florida?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Homestead, Florida from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
