| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 71.1% | 4,197 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 27.2% | 1,608 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 100 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +28.1% |
| 2012 | +31.5% |
| 2016 | −53.2% |
| 2020 | −37.5% |
| 2024 | −43.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 27.2%Harris1,608 | 71.1%Trump4,197 | 1.7% | 5,905 | ||
| R | 30.7%Biden1,009 | 68.2%Trump2,243 | 1.1%incl. Jorgensen | 3,289 | ||
| R | 21.0%Clinton326 | 74.2%Trump1,154 | 4.8%incl. Johnson | 1,555 | ||
| D | 65.7%Obama140 | 34.3%Romney73 | 0.0% | 213 | ||
| D | 60.6%Obama97 | 32.5%McCain52 | 6.9% | 160 |
Demographics
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Ave MariaCity | FloridaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 52.1% | 55.9% | 61.0% |
| Black | 13.9% | 15.1% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.9% | 2.9% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 26.9% | 19.3% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 6.2% | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32.0% | 27.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $102,949 | $74,568 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 11.0% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 37.9 | 43.1 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 6.3% | 8.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 33.8% | 21.3% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 40.3% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 32.7% | 30.7% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 23.4% | 22.6% | 13.6% |
| French (incl. Cajun & Haitian) | 4.5% | 2.7% | 0.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| Russian, Polish, or other Slavic | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 11.5% | German 8.9% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 11.1% | English 8.2% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Mexican 10.2% | Irish 8.2% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 35.8%County context | 19.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 15.7%County context | 18.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 38.2%County context | 53.1% | 51.5% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
Ave Maria sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.5 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 53.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.8 points.
A population of 8,258, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,949 describe the city.
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Ave Maria, Florida. Akashic. https://akashic.app/city/1202677/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.