Election Results for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	15,738	10.3
Deaths:	20,599	13.5
Net Migration:	62,246	40.9
Net Immigration:	4,611	3.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +41,696	R +8,909	D + 1.7%
D +32,787
2020 vs. 2012	R +79,084	R +31,546	R + 2.7%
D +47,538
2020 vs. 2008	R +85,639	R +47,645	R + 8.9%
D +37,994

2016 vs. 2008	R +43,943	R +38,736	R + 10.6%
D +5,207
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	233,247	59.1%	Joe Biden (D)	157,695	39.9%	3,816 [+]	1.0%	394,758	12	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,016 (0.5%);
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	191,551	58.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	124,908	37.9%	13,095 [+]	4.0%	329,554	12	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,982 (2.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,127 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	154,163	57.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	110,157	41.3%	2,278 [+]	0.9%	266,598	11	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,177 (0.4%);
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	147,608	54.7%	Barack Obama (D)	119,701	44.3%	2,668 [+]	1.0%	269,977	9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 979 (0.4%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 555 (0.2%);
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	144,176	59.9%	John Kerry (D)	93,860	39.0%	2,631 [+]	1.1%	240,667	9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,379 (0.6%);
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	106,151	57.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	73,571	39.9%	4,678 [+]	2.5%	184,400	10	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,588 (1.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 305 (0.2%);
1996	52%	Robert Dole (R)	80,898	48.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	65,699	39.6%	19,354 [+]	11.7%	165,951	8	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 18,394 (11.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 898 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	58%	George Bush* (R)	73,436	44.2%	Bill Clinton (D)	53,660	32.3%	38,906 [+]	23.4%	166,002	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 38,452 (23.2%);
1988	52%	George Bush (R)	87,303	67.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	40,725	31.6%	908 [+]	0.7%	128,936	14	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 672 (0.5%);
1984	56%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	85,024	73.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	30,022	26.1%	30	0.0%	115,076	15	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	61,033	64.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	28,125	29.7%	5,455 [+]	5.8%	94,613	14	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,229 (4.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,222 (1.3%);
1976	58%	Gerald Ford* (R)	38,038	54.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	30,567	43.8%	1,184 [+]	1.7%	69,789	7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 499 (0.7%);
1972	50%	Richard Nixon* (R)	36,738	79.5%	George McGovern (D)	9,404	20.3%	93 [+]	0.2%	46,235	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	50%	Richard Nixon (R)	14,376	46.2%	George Wallace (AIP)	8,741	28.1%	7,978 [+]	25.7%	31,095	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 7,978 (25.7%);
1964	48%	Barry Goldwater (R)	12,886	55.8%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	10,204	44.2%	0	0.0%	23,090	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	45%	Richard Nixon (R)	10,357	65.3%	John Kennedy (D)	5,494	34.7%	0	0.0%	15,851	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	43%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,565	62.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,520	37.4%	0	0.0%	12,085	5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	48%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,528	59.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,828	40.9%	0	0.0%	9,356	4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	40%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,276	39.3%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,883	32.5%	1,638 [+]	28.3%	5,797	-6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,600 (27.6%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 38 (0.7%);
1944	41%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,353	64.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,865	35.7%	0	0.0%	5,218	-10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	46%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,531	68.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,622	31.5%	0	0.0%	5,153	-13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	38%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,549	69.1%	Alf Landon (R)	1,137	30.8%	2 [+]	0.1%	3,688	-6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	38%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,557	72.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	973	27.6%	0	0.0%	3,530	-12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	42%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,058	63.2%	Al Smith (D)	1,154	35.4%	46 [+]	1.4%	3,258	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 25 (0.8%);
1924	25%	John Davis (D)	845	52.1%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	552	34.0%	225 [+]	13.9%	1,622	-20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 80 (4.9%);
1920	32%	James Cox (D)	938	55.4%	Warren Harding (R)	626	37.0%	130 [+]	7.7%	1,694	-23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 76 (4.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 54 (3.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	25%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	751	66.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	167	14.8%	214 [+]	18.9%	1,132	-31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 135 (11.9%); James Hanly (Proh) 79 (7.0%);
1912	19%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	437	60.8%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	116	16.1%	166 [+]	23.1%	719	-18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 97 (13.5%); William Taft* (R) 38 (5.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 31 (4.3%);
1908	18%	William J. Bryan (D)	266	49.9%	Write-ins (I)	195	36.6%	72 [+]	13.5%	533	-38	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: William Taft (R) 72 (13.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	22%	Alton Parker (D)	266	54.0%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	122	24.7%	105 [+]	21.3%	493	-39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R) 84 (17.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 21 (4.3%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	22%	William J. Bryan (D)	278	81.3%	William McKinley* (R)	39	11.4%	25 [+]	7.3%	342	-40	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

157,695

39.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

233,247

59.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,016

0.5%

Other

1,800

0.5%

TOTAL

394,758

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

124,908

37.9%

Donald Trump (R)

191,551

58.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6,982

2.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,127

0.6%

Other

3,986

1.2%

TOTAL

329,554

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

110,157

41.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

154,163

57.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,177

0.4%

Other

1,101

0.4%

TOTAL

266,598

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

119,701

44.3%

John McCain (R)

147,608

54.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

979

0.4%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

555

0.2%

Other

1,134

0.4%

TOTAL

269,977

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

144,176

59.9%

John Kerry (D)

93,860

39.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,379

0.6%

Other

1,252

0.5%

TOTAL

240,667

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

106,151

57.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

73,571

39.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3,588

1.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

305

0.2%

Other

785

0.4%

TOTAL

184,400

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

65,699

39.6%

Robert Dole (R)

80,898

48.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

18,394

11.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

898

0.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

165,951

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 8

1992 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

53,660

32.3%

George Bush* (R)

73,436

44.2%

Ross Perot (I)

38,452

23.2%

Other

454

0.3%

TOTAL

166,002

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

87,303

67.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

40,725

31.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

672

0.5%

Other

236

0.2%

TOTAL

128,936

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 14

1984 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

85,024

73.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

30,022

26.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

115,076

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 15

1980 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

61,033

64.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

28,125

29.7%

John Anderson (I)

4,229

4.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,222

1.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

94,613

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

30,567

43.8%

Gerald Ford* (R)

38,038

54.5%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

499

0.7%

Other

685

1.0%

TOTAL

69,789

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

36,738

79.5%

George McGovern (D)

9,404

20.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

46,235

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 19

1968 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

14,376

46.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

7,978

25.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

8,741

28.1%

TOTAL

31,095

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 3

1956 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

7,565

62.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

4,520

37.4%

TOTAL

12,085

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 5

1952 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

5,528

59.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

3,828

40.9%

TOTAL

9,356

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

1,883

32.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,276

39.3%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1,600

27.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.7%

TOTAL

5,797

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -6

1944 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,353

64.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,865

35.7%

TOTAL

5,218

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -10

1940 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,531

68.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,622

31.5%

TOTAL

5,153

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -13

1936 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,549

69.1%

Alf Landon (R)

1,137

30.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,688

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -6

1932 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

2,557

72.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

973

27.6%

TOTAL

3,530

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -12

1928 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

2,058

63.2%

Al Smith (D)

1,154

35.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,258

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 5

1924 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

552

34.0%

John Davis (D)

845

52.1%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

4.9%

Other

145

8.9%

TOTAL

1,622

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): -20

1920 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

626

37.0%

James Cox (D)

938

55.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

4.5%

TOTAL

1,694

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): -23

1916 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

751

66.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

167

14.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

135

11.9%

James Hanly (Proh)

7.0%

TOTAL

1,132

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): -31

1912 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

437

60.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

13.5%

William Taft* (R)

5.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

116

16.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

4.3%

TOTAL

719

Turnout: 19%	Diff (US): -18

1908 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

13.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

266

49.9%

Other

195

36.6%

TOTAL

533

Turnout: 18%	Diff (US): -38

1904 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

17.0%

Alton Parker (D)

266

54.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

122

24.7%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

4.3%

TOTAL

493

Turnout: 22%	Diff (US): -39

1900 President, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

11.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

278

81.3%

Other

7.3%

TOTAL

342

Turnout: 22%	Diff (US): -40

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	527,803	64.17%	20.2%
Black:	66,475	8.08%	39.2%
Indian:	1,748	0.21%	35.3%
Asian:	14,702	1.79%	74.0%
2+ races:	11,701	1.42%	59.7%
Hispanic:	200,024	24.32%	76.5%

Total non-White:	294,650	35.83%	64.0%

Change in White population:	88,755	14.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	114,944	18.6

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