Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 524,3952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,7432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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 | 91,576 | 180,657 | 275,054 | ||
| R | 98,541 | 174,059 | 277,300 | ||
| R | 75,925 | 154,147 | 240,214 | ||
| R | 75,953 | 146,897 | 225,348 | ||
| R | 81,042 | 147,383 | 230,632 | ||
| R | 62,988 | 145,625 | 210,585 | ||
| R | 53,808 | 109,510 | 167,258 | ||
| R | 48,774 | 87,298 | 150,335 | ||
| R | 38,601 | 70,207 | 137,998 | ||
| R | 35,231 | 83,932 | 119,830 | ||
| R | 31,461 | 87,980 | 119,469 | ||
| R | 40,477 | 65,596 | 110,149 | ||
| R | 46,299 | 50,593 | 98,127 | ||
| R | 15,569 | 68,740 | 84,709 | ||
| O | 17,881 | 17,656 | 81,086 | ||
| R | 28,941 | 38,397 | 67,338 | ||
| D | 33,248 | 20,702 | 53,950 | ||
| D | 26,464 | 15,136 | 41,600 | ||
| D | 24,870 | 13,920 | 38,790 | ||
| D | 16,298 | 3,816 | 25,680 | ||
| D | 18,847 | 4,053 | 22,900 | ||
| D | 19,111 | 2,905 | 22,016 | ||
| D | 12,072 | 2,311 | 14,383 | ||
| D | 8,988 | 1,973 | 10,961 | ||
| R | 4,313 | 6,071 | 10,534 | ||
| D | 2,983 | 1,503 | 5,323 | ||
| D | 4,298 | 1,560 | 6,498 | ||
| D | 3,079 | 527 | 3,850 | ||
| D | 2,185 | 142 | 2,959 | ||
| D | 2,422 | 930 | 4,159 | ||
| D | 1,976 | 570 | 2,708 | ||
| D | 1,954 | 470 | 2,848 | ||
| D | 1,979 | 664 | 2,843 | ||
| D | 3,068 | 0 | 3,282 | ||
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| D | 2,700 | 2,332 | 5,032 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.6%
German
12.5%
Irish
11.9%
American
6.5%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
2.4%
French
2.3%
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: 38.9 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
$76,743
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$76,743
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by Naval Air Station Pensacola, this metro on Florida's western tip has delivered Republican presidential margins above 20 points in recent cycles, driven by a dense concentration of active-duty and veteran households uncommon in similarly sized metros.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL peaked at ninety-three points in 1892; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1964 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fourteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $76,743 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida voted Republican by 32.4 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 275,054 votes cast, 91,576 went Democratic and 180,657 went Republican.
What is Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida?
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida has a population of 524,395 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida is $76,743 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.