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Palmetto Bay·Florida

Palmetto Bay moved 12.2 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
FL
Palmetto Bay
TrumpR+5.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican52.3%7,648
Kamala HarrisDemocratic46.5%6,811
OtherAll other candidates1.2%175
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −5.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−5.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+5.9%
2012+3.8%
2016+13.2%
2020+6.5%
2024−5.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−5.7%
6,8117,64814,634
D
+6.5%
8,0607,07415,273
D
+13.2%
7,2675,50813,312
D
+3.8%
6,4005,92812,328
D
+5.9%
6,6115,87112,576

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorPalmetto BayCityFloridaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White49.3%55.9%61.0%
Black4.5%15.1%12.2%
Asian4.4%2.9%6.0%
Two or more races38.3%19.3%12.6%
Other race3.4%6.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino51.1%27.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$142,447$74,568$84,427
Poverty rate5.8%12.6%12.5%
Median age4143.139.1
Age 18–248.2%8.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older16.9%21.3%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)60.1%34.1%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home50.8%30.6%22.3%
Spanish43.3%22.6%13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)2.2%2.7%0.7%
Other Indo-European1.9%1.9%2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.7%0.4%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryAmerican 4.6%German 8.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryItalian 2.4%English 8.2%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 1.7%Irish 8.2%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic29.9%County context19.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant13.0%County context18.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed48.7%County context53.1%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
4.6%
Italian
2.4%
German
1.7%
Irish
1.3%
English
1.2%
French
0.8%
Polish
0.7%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
49.2%
speak English only
Spanish43.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)2.2%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.7%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.7%
German or other West Germanic0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
29.9%
Evangelical Protestant
13.0%
Black Protestant
2.5%
Other Christian
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Jewish
0.9%
Muslim
0.7%
Buddhist
0.5%
Latter-day Saints
0.5%
Hindu
0.2%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted48.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Palmetto Bay sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.2 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 5.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 12.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.7 points.

A population of 24,639, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $142,447 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Palmetto Bay, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Palmetto Bay, Florida voted Republican by 5.7 points (R+5.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,634 votes cast, 6,811 went Democratic and 7,648 went Republican.
What is Palmetto Bay, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Palmetto Bay, Florida in the "" typology. 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Palmetto Bay, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Palmetto Bay, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Palmetto Bay, Florida?
Palmetto Bay, Florida has a population of 24,639 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Palmetto Bay, Florida?
Median household income in Palmetto Bay, Florida is $142,447 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Palmetto Bay, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Palmetto Bay, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.