Punta Gorda, FL, Florida: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 201,0642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,9522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Punta Gorda, 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 | 40,427 | 82,952 | 124,125 | ||
| R | 42,273 | 73,243 | 116,340 | ||
| R | 33,445 | 60,218 | 96,374 | ||
| R | 35,906 | 47,996 | 84,682 | ||
| R | 39,031 | 45,205 | 85,158 | ||
| R | 34,256 | 44,428 | 79,786 | ||
| R | 29,646 | 35,428 | 66,900 | ||
| R | 27,121 | 27,847 | 63,027 | ||
| R | 22,907 | 24,311 | 62,064 | ||
| R | 15,974 | 28,893 | 45,159 | ||
| R | 11,305 | 27,486 | 38,793 | ||
| R | 9,769 | 20,486 | 31,700 | ||
| R | 10,300 | 12,703 | 23,333 | ||
| R | 3,874 | 12,888 | 16,817 | ||
| R | 3,647 | 6,056 | 11,973 | ||
| D | 4,831 | 4,163 | 8,994 | ||
| R | 1,941 | 3,026 | 4,967 | ||
| R | 929 | 1,589 | 2,518 | ||
| R | 795 | 1,134 | 1,929 | ||
| R | 520 | 559 | 1,268 | ||
| D | 789 | 404 | 1,193 | ||
| D | 910 | 407 | 1,317 | ||
| D | 782 | 548 | 1,330 | ||
| D | 954 | 396 | 1,350 | ||
| R | 441 | 593 | 1,064 | ||
| D | 321 | 167 | 535 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
Irish
13.5%
English
13.2%
American
10.6%
Italian
8.2%
Polish
4.0%
French
3.6%
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: 59.9 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
$69,952
Punta Gorda, FL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Punta Gorda, FL$69,952
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Charlotte County's median age consistently ranks among Florida's oldest, and the metro's high homeownership rate and snowbird influx drive participation patterns that skew well above national averages for off-cycle contests.
The Democratic margin in Punta Gorda, FL peaked at forty-one points in 1932. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $69,952 sits well below state and national norms, and 9% 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 Punta Gorda, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Punta Gorda, FL, Florida voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 124,125 votes cast, 40,427 went Democratic and 82,952 went Republican.
What is Punta Gorda, FL, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Punta Gorda, 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 6 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Punta Gorda, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Punta Gorda, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Punta Gorda, FL, Florida?
Punta Gorda, FL, Florida has a population of 201,064 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Punta Gorda, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Punta Gorda, FL, Florida is $69,952 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Punta Gorda, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Punta Gorda, FL, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.