Donald Trump’s Home County Shifts Massively Towards Democrats
Summary
With more than 95 percent of votes counted, Democratic candidates led several statewide races in Palm Beach County, including David Jolly in the governor’s race and Angie Nixon in the U.S. Senate race. Statewide, Republicans won the Florida governor’s and Senate races, while Republican Byron Donalds defeated Jolly and Senator Ashley Moody defeated Nixon, according to Associated Press race calls.Key Facts
- Palm Beach County, where Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is located, voted more Democratic in several races than it did in the 2024 presidential election.
- Jolly led Donalds by 12 points in Palm Beach County, but Donalds won the statewide governor’s race, according to the Associated Press.
- Donalds received 50 percent of the statewide vote to Jolly’s 48.7 percent, with more than 95 percent counted.
- Nixon led Moody by 10 points in Palm Beach County, but Moody won the statewide Senate special election, according to the Associated Press.
- Moody was appointed to the Senate seat in January 2025 after Marco Rubio left to become secretary of state; the seat is next up for election in 2028.
- Democrat José Javier Rodríguez led Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier in Palm Beach County, while Uthmeier led statewide in the reported NBC News count, which had not called the race.
- Republican Representative Brian Mast led Democrat James Martin by 9 points in the Palm Beach County portion of Florida’s 21st Congressional District.
- Democratic Representative Lois Frankel led Republican Deborah Adeimy by 31 points in Palm Beach County, with more than 95 percent of votes counted.
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