Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida: Tossup market. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,797,3452024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,4492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 31.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 53.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,005,136 | 990,402 | 2,012,260 | ||
| D | 1,258,497 | 891,935 | 2,162,517 | ||
| D | 1,196,437 | 616,854 | 1,854,633 | ||
| D | 1,069,156 | 596,316 | 1,673,793 | ||
| D | 1,013,378 | 617,213 | 1,637,657 | ||
| D | 883,259 | 625,236 | 1,521,133 | ||
| D | 733,114 | 483,576 | 1,234,686 | ||
| D | 653,585 | 364,686 | 1,091,424 | ||
| D | 541,420 | 410,043 | 1,106,682 | ||
| R | 445,401 | 507,181 | 957,275 | ||
| R | 426,221 | 595,354 | 1,021,653 | ||
| R | 365,111 | 507,225 | 957,272 | ||
| D | 490,617 | 380,791 | 884,042 | ||
| R | 256,289 | 464,745 | 723,365 | ||
| R | 238,836 | 246,438 | 574,928 | ||
| D | 286,283 | 207,586 | 493,869 | ||
| D | 237,897 | 206,216 | 444,113 | ||
| R | 126,447 | 177,827 | 304,274 | ||
| R | 109,817 | 151,623 | 261,440 | ||
| D | 70,536 | 51,782 | 135,536 | ||
| D | 70,165 | 36,506 | 106,671 | ||
| D | 62,445 | 29,675 | 92,120 | ||
| D | 34,997 | 12,483 | 47,480 | ||
| D | 23,951 | 11,297 | 35,248 | ||
| R | 13,599 | 19,891 | 34,000 | ||
| D | 4,730 | 3,422 | 12,797 | ||
| D | 5,682 | 4,029 | 10,824 | ||
| D | 2,766 | 1,132 | 4,998 | ||
| D | 2,194 | 513 | 3,618 | ||
| D | 1,591 | 502 | 2,752 | ||
| D | 1,567 | 594 | 2,386 | ||
| D | 1,553 | 641 | 2,492 | ||
| D | 824 | 737 | 1,698 | ||
| D | 876 | 0 | 957 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| R | 928 | 933 | 1,861 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
5.2%
Italian
3.8%
German
3.1%
Irish
2.9%
English
2.4%
Polish
1.2%
French
1.0%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.1 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
$74,449
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale ranks near the middle of US counties.
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale$74,449
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.1%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)21.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
38.6%
speak English only
Spanish50.1%
Other Indo-European9.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanish-language media commands unusual influence here, and shifting preferences among Cuban-American and Venezuelan-American voters have moved the market's suburban precincts by double digits across consecutive cycles.
The market's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-two points in 1892; the Republican margin reached twenty-nine points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 4,797,345, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,449 — situate the market close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida voted Democratic by 0.7 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,012,260 votes cast, 1,005,136 went Democratic and 990,402 went Republican.
What is Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida as a "Tossup" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida?
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has a population of 4,797,345 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida?
Median household income in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is $74,449 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.