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Westgate·Florida

Westgate moved 18.2 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
FL
Westgate
HarrisD+19.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic59.3%979
Donald TrumpRepublican39.4%651
OtherAll other candidates1.3%22
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: +19.9% in 2024.+19.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+46.9%
2012+57.4%
2016+56.6%
2020+38.0%
2024+19.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+19.9%
9796511,652
D
+38.0%
1,2695671,845
D
+56.6%
1,3443581,742
D
+57.4%
1,1163021,418
D
+46.9%
8703101,193

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.
IndicatorWestgateCityFloridaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White23.0%55.9%61.0%
Black19.4%15.1%12.2%
Asian2.0%2.9%6.0%
Two or more races34.1%19.3%12.6%
Other race21.4%6.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino59.2%27.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$51,604$74,568$84,427
Poverty rate26.9%12.6%12.5%
Median age33.143.139.1
Age 18–247.4%8.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older24.9%21.3%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)9.6%34.1%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home65.7%30.6%22.3%
Spanish55.2%22.6%13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)7.6%2.7%0.7%
Other Indo-European1.7%1.9%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryItalian 8.0%German 8.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 7.8%English 8.2%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 7.8%Irish 8.2%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic19.2%County context19.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.9%County context18.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed60.5%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.
Italian
8.0%
German
7.8%
Irish
7.8%
English
6.2%
American
6.1%
Polish
3.2%
French
1.6%
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
34.3%
speak English only
Spanish55.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)7.6%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Other languages0.7%
Vietnamese0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
19.2%
Evangelical Protestant
10.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Jewish
2.0%
Black Protestant
1.7%
Other Christian
1.4%
Muslim
0.6%
Latter-day Saints
0.6%
Orthodox Christian
0.4%
Hindu
0.3%
Other faiths
0.2%
Buddhist
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted60.5%
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.

Westgate sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 18.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.9 points.

A population of 8,151, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,604 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Westgate, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Westgate, Florida voted Democratic by 19.9 points (D+19.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,652 votes cast, 979 went Democratic and 651 went Republican.
What is Westgate, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Westgate, 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Westgate, Florida?
Westgate, Florida has a population of 8,151 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Westgate, Florida?
Median household income in Westgate, Florida is $51,604 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Westgate, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Westgate, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.