Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida: Old Confederacy market. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,507,3522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,6532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Ft. Myers-Naples, 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 | 260,110 | 499,017 | 764,095 | ||
| R | 288,162 | 455,441 | 748,849 | ||
| R | 229,105 | 373,161 | 619,869 | ||
| R | 208,289 | 311,965 | 523,999 | ||
| R | 223,944 | 292,542 | 520,790 | ||
| R | 181,599 | 285,959 | 472,609 | ||
| R | 141,159 | 212,890 | 362,818 | ||
| R | 124,642 | 159,829 | 321,317 | ||
| R | 102,005 | 143,729 | 318,829 | ||
| R | 74,719 | 164,871 | 241,167 | ||
| R | 55,786 | 157,462 | 213,288 | ||
| R | 52,092 | 112,576 | 174,014 | ||
| R | 55,994 | 69,851 | 127,873 | ||
| R | 18,323 | 69,867 | 88,406 | ||
| R | 15,813 | 28,058 | 62,126 | ||
| R | 21,482 | 24,807 | 46,289 | ||
| R | 12,566 | 19,135 | 31,701 | ||
| R | 9,410 | 13,702 | 23,112 | ||
| R | 8,972 | 10,186 | 19,158 | ||
| D | 4,895 | 4,141 | 11,879 | ||
| D | 7,810 | 3,503 | 11,313 | ||
| D | 8,642 | 3,208 | 11,850 | ||
| D | 7,091 | 2,802 | 9,893 | ||
| D | 6,770 | 2,223 | 8,993 | ||
| R | 3,146 | 4,852 | 8,126 | ||
| D | 2,299 | 1,068 | 3,771 | ||
| D | 3,434 | 1,703 | 5,538 | ||
| D | 2,506 | 552 | 3,708 | ||
| D | 1,279 | 148 | 1,973 | ||
| D | 1,258 | 316 | 1,970 | ||
| D | 987 | 272 | 1,509 | ||
| D | 278 | 39 | 342 | ||
| D | 222 | 74 | 312 | ||
| D | 153 | 0 | 159 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.7%
Irish
10.9%
English
9.8%
American
8.8%
Italian
7.6%
Polish
3.1%
French
2.2%
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: 51.1 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
$77,653
Ft. Myers-Naples ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ft. Myers-Naples$77,653
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.5%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.8%
speak English only
Spanish19.7%
Other Indo-European5.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Ft. Myers-Naples market anchors one of Florida's fastest-growing corridors, where an influx of retirees and transplants from northern states has steadily shifted registration totals and turnout patterns over the past two decades.
The shift began with civil rights. 1952 marked the realignment in Ft. Myers-Naples, by a six points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
The political shift has tracked, in Ft. Myers-Naples, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,653, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 764,095 votes cast, 260,110 went Democratic and 499,017 went Republican.
What is Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida as a "Old Confederacy" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida?
Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida has a population of 1,507,352 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida?
Median household income in Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida is $77,653 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.