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1876–2024
Martin County, Florida
Martin County·Florida

Martin County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A coastal county where Republicans routinely clear 30-point margins

18762024·38 elections
Martin County, Florida · Ebyabe · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+31
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
162,176
2024 ACS
Most similar
Indian River County
FL · similarity 0.99
28 precincts · 98,275 votes cast
Trump · R+31
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−31.1%
33,52564,11998,275
2020R
−24.6%
36,89361,16898,726
2016R
−26.8%
30,18553,20485,792
2012R
−22.9%
30,10748,18378,873
2008R
−13.6%
33,50844,14378,294
2004R
−15.4%
30,20841,36272,453
2000R
−11.9%
26,62133,97262,016
1996R
−14.0%
20,85528,52254,656
1992R
−18.8%
14,80224,80053,184
1988R
−45.9%
11,48831,27943,083
1984R
−52.6%
8,97828,90037,887
1980R
−41.2%
8,08720,52130,154
1976R
−14.0%
8,78511,68220,756
1972R
−58.3%
2,94611,29614,330
1968R
−25.4%
2,5805,17910,230
1964R
−8.5%
3,6214,2927,913
1960R
−16.3%
2,6643,7016,365
1956R
−36.7%
1,3872,9974,384
1952R
−29.3%
1,2622,3083,570
1948R
−6.3%
8159482,114
1944D
+28.9%
9605301,490
1940D
+26.1%
1,0185961,614
1936D
+40.8%
7783271,105
1932D
+37.0%
8253791,204
1928R
−18.9%
4747031,211
1924
No data
1920
No data
1916
No data
1912
No data
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
English
0.5%
African American
3.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.4%
Other Christian
11.8%
Methodist
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Baptist
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Martin County's relatively affluent, older population along Florida's Treasure Coast has made it one of the state's most reliably Republican suburban counties, with presidential margins that have widened steadily over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Martin County reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Martin County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,943, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 162,176 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Indian River County and Lake County.