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1892–2024
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american nationsSpanish Caribbean

presidential margin

2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican

2004D+8.6
2008D+14.9
2012D+14.2
2016D+14.1
2020D+6.1
2024R+7.7
full record · 1892 → 2024

presidential returns

2024 turnout 67.9% of 5,739,189 citizens 18+

YearDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalCVAPTurnout
20241,784,5882,083,36530,6903,898,6435,739,18967.9%
20202,137,2341,891,62524,9664,053,8255,545,39473.1%
20161,928,2701,440,05983,3603,451,6895,187,29466.5%
20121,752,3221,314,36618,1783,084,8664,757,01864.8%
20081,734,7871,282,83216,9753,034,5944,521,57467.1%
20041,512,1951,269,93724,3372,806,4694,286,130†65.5%

† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.

2024 presidential margin for Spanish CaribbeanSpanish Caribbean: an interactive map of its constituent counties, each colored by its Democratic-vs-Republican presidential margin from deep red through neutral to deep blue. County labels carry each county's own margin. Overall: R+7.7 in 2024.
12 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households

Who lives here

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German6.6%
American6.3%
Irish6.0%
Italian5.6%
English5.1%
Polish2.1%
French1.4%
Russian1.0%
Cuban15.1%
Colombian3.5%
Puerto Rican3.4%
Mexican3.3%
Venezuelan2.6%
Dominican1.7%
Nicaraguan1.4%
Honduran1.3%
Haitian4.4%
Jamaican2.4%
African0.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.3%
Bahamian0.3%
Asian Indian0.7%
Chinese0.5%
Filipino0.3%
Vietnamese0.2%

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

MeasureSpanish Caribbean
Median age44.8
Age 18–247.4%
Age 65 and older22.6%

Household economy

MeasureSpanish Caribbean
Median household income$77,325
Poverty rate12.6%

Languages at home

MeasureSpanish Caribbean
Speaks a non-English language at home46.8%
Spanish36.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)4.9%
Other Indo-European2.3%

Religious landscape

County context
MeasureSpanish Caribbean
Catholic24.2%
Evangelical Protestant14.4%
Unclaimed / not counted52.9%
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.

Spanish Caribbean, United States

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −7.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−7.7%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+92.2%
1896+11.7%
1900+40.6%
1904+43.3%
1908+43.0%
1912+51.3%
1916+39.6%
1920+14.7%
1924+11.4%
1928−20.8%
1932+37.8%
1936+44.4%
1940+34.7%
1944+30.0%
1948+9.1%
1952−19.0%
1956−21.9%
1960−0.5%
1964+9.0%
1968−8.9%
1972−35.9%
1976+5.7%
1980−20.4%
1984−24.7%
1988−14.8%
1992+5.6%
1996+16.8%
2000+12.3%
2004+8.6%
2008+14.9%
2012+14.2%
2016+14.1%
2020+6.1%
2024−7.7%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginSwingvs U.S.Total
R
45.8%Harris1,784,588
53.4%Trump2,083,365
0.8%
R+7.7R+13.7R+6.23,898,643
D
52.7%Biden2,137,234
46.7%Trump1,891,625
0.6%
D+6.1R+8.1D+1.64,053,825
D
55.9%Clinton1,928,270
41.7%Trump1,440,059
2.4%
D+14.1R+0.1D+12.13,451,689
D
56.8%Obama1,752,322
42.6%Romney1,314,366
0.6%
D+14.2R+0.7D+10.33,084,866
D
57.2%Obama1,734,787
42.3%McCain1,282,832
0.6%
D+14.9D+6.3D+7.63,034,594
D
53.9%Kerry1,512,195
45.3%Bush1,269,937
0.9%
D+8.6R+3.7D+11.12,806,469
D
55.2%Gore1,243,517
42.9%Bush966,519
1.9%
D+12.3R+4.5D+11.82,253,719
D
54.3%Clinton1,093,434
37.5%Dole756,061
8.2%
D+16.8D+11.1D+8.22,013,737
D
44.1%Clinton900,648
38.5%Bush785,777
17.3%
D+5.6D+20.5D+0.12,040,298
R
42.3%Dukakis717,906
57.2%Bush969,428
0.5%
R+14.8D+9.9R+7.11,696,151
R
37.6%Mondale637,601
62.4%Reagan1,056,298
0.0%
R+24.7R+4.3R+6.51,694,124
R
35.9%Carter542,902
56.3%Reagan852,026
7.8%
R+20.4R+26.1R+10.71,513,635
D
52.1%Carter678,394
46.4%Ford604,717
1.5%
D+5.7D+41.6D+3.61,302,806
R
31.9%McGovern330,618
67.8%Nixon703,517
0.3%
R+35.9R+27.1R+12.81,037,514
R
37.0%Humphrey300,193
45.8%Nixon372,026
17.2%
R+8.9R+17.8R+8.2811,534
D
54.5%Johnson369,159
45.5%Goldwater308,216
0.0%
D+9.0D+9.5R+13.6677,375
R
49.7%Kennedy291,285
50.3%Nixon294,384
0.0%
R+0.5D+21.3R+0.7585,669
R
39.1%Stevenson156,617
60.9%Eisenhower244,209
0.0%
R+21.9R+2.9R+6.5400,826
R
40.5%Stevenson137,719
59.5%Eisenhower202,250
0.0%
R+19.0R+28.1R+8.2339,969
D
48.7%Truman87,956
39.5%Dewey71,426
11.8%
D+9.1R+20.9D+4.7180,769
D
65.0%Roosevelt93,471
35.0%Dewey50,276
0.0%
D+30.0R+4.7D+22.6143,747
D
67.4%Roosevelt87,762
32.6%Willkie42,522
0.0%
D+34.7R+9.7D+24.8130,284
D
72.2%Roosevelt54,919
27.8%Landon21,145
0.0%
D+44.4D+6.6D+20.176,064
D
68.9%Roosevelt41,192
31.1%Hoover18,572
0.0%
D+37.8D+58.6D+20.159,764
R
38.7%Smith21,052
59.4%Hoover32,347
1.9%
R+20.8R+32.2R+3.354,424
D
42.3%Davis8,776
30.8%Coolidge6,403
26.9%
D+11.4R+3.3D+36.620,771
D
52.4%Cox10,604
37.7%Harding7,624
10.0%
D+14.7R+24.9D+40.920,248
D
59.3%Wilson5,997
19.7%Hughes1,995
20.9%
D+39.6R+11.7D+36.410,109
D
62.2%Wilson3,931
11.0%Taft692
26.8%
D+51.3D+8.3D+31.76,316
D
60.3%Bryan2,849
17.3%Taft818
22.3%
D+43.0R+0.3D+52.64,722
D
65.6%Parker2,554
22.2%Roosevelt866
12.2%
D+43.3D+2.7D+63.03,895
D
64.6%Bryan1,831
24.0%McKinley680
11.4%
D+40.6D+28.9D+48.22,834
D
52.0%Bryan1,046
40.3%McKinley811
7.6%
D+11.7R+80.5D+17.82,010
D
92.2%Cleveland1,029
0.0%Harrison0
7.8%
D+92.2—D+90.51,116

Spanish Caribbean sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 92.2 points in 1892 and a Republican high of 35.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 13.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.7 points.

A population of 8,460,226, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,325 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of New Netherland and Deep South.

Political twins — American Nations

The American Nations whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

New Netherland
21.9twin score
12-yr trend% White% Black≠ 2024 margin
Deep South
12.2twin score
2024 marginmedian income% Asian≠ 12-yr trend
New France
7.8twin score
2024 margin% Asianmedian income≠ 12-yr trend

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.

Compare two places, side by side

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Frequently asked questions

How did Spanish Caribbean, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, Spanish Caribbean, United States voted Republican by 7.7 points (R+7.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,898,643 votes cast, 1,784,588 went Democratic and 2,083,365 went Republican.
When did Spanish Caribbean, United States last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Spanish Caribbean, United States voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Spanish Caribbean, United States?
Spanish Caribbean, United States has a population of 8,460,226 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Spanish Caribbean, United States?
Median household income in Spanish Caribbean, United States is $77,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Spanish Caribbean, United States?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Spanish Caribbean, United States from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.