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Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL·Florida

Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL has voted Republican in nineteen straight presidential elections — R+30.4 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
FL
2024 presidential election
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL
TrumpR+30.4
2024 presidential margin by county for Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, FLA map of the constituent counties of Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, 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.Glades County, FL · R+53.3Lee County, FL · R+28.4Hendry County, FL · R+38.3Collier County, FL · R+33.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.9%407,177
Kamala HarrisDemocratic34.4%216,158
OtherAll other candidates0.7%4,147
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1952−30.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+96.2%
1896+47.4%
1900+69.9%
1904+36.9%
1908+36.4%
1912+55.2%
1916+51.6%
1920+18.4%
1924+28.7%
1928−18.8%
1932+52.1%
1936+47.1%
1940+44.0%
1944+34.9%
1948+2.4%
1952−9.9%
1956−20.6%
1960−23.4%
1964−11.3%
1968−21.0%
1972−59.6%
1976−12.2%
1980−36.1%
1984−49.6%
1988−39.7%
1992−16.0%
1996−13.7%
2000−22.6%
2004−24.2%
2008−14.4%
2012−21.0%
2016−22.3%
2020−21.3%
2024−30.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−30.4%
216,158407,177627,482
R
−21.3%
241,630373,885619,850
R
−22.3%
191,879306,165512,677
R
−21.0%
168,209258,382429,452
R
−14.4%
180,530241,705425,501
R
−24.2%
143,430236,007383,313
R
−22.6%
108,192173,206288,106
R
−13.7%
94,299128,707250,798
R
−16.0%
76,452116,348249,336
R
−39.7%
56,564131,735189,544
R
−49.6%
42,177125,154167,366
R
−36.1%
39,61088,734136,029
R
−12.2%
42,97955,14899,718
R
−59.6%
13,59754,02167,776
R
−21.0%
11,22920,89946,059
R
−11.3%
14,87418,65833,532
R
−23.4%
8,94514,42223,367
R
−20.6%
7,16610,87918,045
R
−9.9%
6,3857,79614,181
D
+2.4%
3,2183,0138,529
D
+34.9%
5,2992,5567,855
D
+44.0%
5,8442,2758,119
D
+47.1%
4,7151,6946,409
D
+52.1%
4,1921,3215,513
R
−18.8%
1,9572,8774,904
D
+28.7%
1,3376712,321
D
+18.4%
9386261,694
D
+51.6%
7511671,132
D
+55.2%
43238714
D
+36.4%
26672533
D
+36.9%
26684493
D
+69.9%
27839342
D
+47.4%
22274312
D
+96.2%
1530159
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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.
IndicatorCape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FLCombined statistical areaFloridaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White65.5%55.9%61.0%
Black7.7%15.1%12.2%
Asian1.6%2.9%6.0%
Two or more races19.5%19.3%12.6%
Other race5.7%6.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino26.9%27.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$79,519$74,568$84,427
Poverty rate12.0%12.6%12.5%
Median age49.943.139.1
Age 18–247.0%8.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older29.9%21.3%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home28.8%30.7%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 12.2%German 8.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 10.6%English 8.2%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 9.3%Irish 8.2%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic24.0%19.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant16.5%18.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed51.9%53.1%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.
German
12.2%
Irish
10.6%
English
9.3%
American
8.5%
Italian
7.6%
Polish
3.1%
French
2.0%
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
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 49.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.6%
85+
1.9%
5.5%
75–84
5.7%
7.2%
65–74
8.0%
6.7%
55–64
7.3%
5.5%
45–54
5.6%
5.4%
35–44
5.2%
5.3%
25–34
5.0%
3.6%
18–24
3.4%
6.5%
5–17
6.2%
2.3%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,519
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL$79,519
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.0%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
71.2%
speak English only
Spanish21.9%
Other Indo-European5.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
24.0%
Evangelical Protestant
16.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Other Christian
1.7%
Latter-day Saints
0.7%
Black Protestant
0.5%
Jewish
0.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.3%
Muslim
0.2%
Hindu
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Buddhist
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted51.9%
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.

Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.2 points in 1892 and a Republican high of 59.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 9.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.4 points.

A population of 1,270,902, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,519 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida voted Republican by 30.4 points (R+30.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 627,482 votes cast, 216,158 went Democratic and 407,177 went Republican.
What is Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, 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 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida?
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida has a population of 1,270,902 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida is $79,519 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.