Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+33%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 398,2912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $90,0452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 28.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Naples-Marco Island, FL, FLOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 71,673 | 143,244 | 216,299 | ||
| R | 77,621 | 128,950 | 207,818 | ||
| R | 61,085 | 105,423 | 170,789 | ||
| R | 51,698 | 96,520 | 149,112 | ||
| R | 54,450 | 86,379 | 141,988 | ||
| R | 43,892 | 83,631 | 128,683 | ||
| R | 29,939 | 60,467 | 92,202 | ||
| R | 23,185 | 42,593 | 72,517 | ||
| R | 18,796 | 38,448 | 71,944 | ||
| R | 12,769 | 38,920 | 51,980 | ||
| R | 9,067 | 33,619 | 42,691 | ||
| R | 7,739 | 23,900 | 33,613 | ||
| R | 8,764 | 14,643 | 23,710 | ||
| R | 3,201 | 13,501 | 16,744 | ||
| R | 2,230 | 5,362 | 10,544 | ||
| R | 2,877 | 3,581 | 6,458 | ||
| R | 1,750 | 2,708 | 4,458 | ||
| R | 1,304 | 1,934 | 3,238 | ||
| D | 1,104 | 1,086 | 2,190 | ||
| D | 362 | 247 | 880 | ||
| D | 640 | 180 | 820 | ||
| D | 809 | 156 | 965 | ||
| D | 902 | 88 | 990 | ||
| D | 424 | 37 | 461 | ||
| D | 256 | 151 | 408 | ||
| D | 148 | 15 | 180 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.5%
Irish
11.1%
English
9.4%
Italian
8.8%
American
6.5%
Polish
3.4%
French
2.1%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 53.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,045
Naples-Marco Island, FL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Naples-Marco Island, FL$90,045
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.3%
speak English only
Spanish23.4%
Other Indo-European8.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Naples-Marco Island ranks among the wealthiest metros in the U.S., and Collier County's retiree-heavy, high-income electorate has produced some of the largest Republican margins in statewide Florida contests over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Naples-Marco Island, FL peaked at eighty-four points in 1932. By 1956 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $90,045 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida voted Republican by 33.1 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 216,299 votes cast, 71,673 went Democratic and 143,244 went Republican.
What is Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1952.
How many people live in Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida?
Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida has a population of 398,291 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida is $90,045 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Naples-Marco Island, FL, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.