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Ave Maria·Florida

Ave Maria moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
FL
Ave Maria
TrumpR+43.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican71.1%4,197
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.2%1,608
OtherAll other candidates1.7%100
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −43.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−43.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+28.1%
2012+31.5%
2016−53.2%
2020−37.5%
2024−43.8%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
27.2%Harris1,608
71.1%Trump4,197
1.7%
−43.8%
5,905
R
30.7%Biden1,009
68.2%Trump2,243
1.1%incl. Jorgensen
−37.5%
3,289
R
21.0%Clinton326
74.2%Trump1,154
4.8%incl. Johnson
−53.2%
1,555
D
65.7%Obama140
34.3%Romney73
0.0%
+31.5%
213
D
60.6%Obama97
32.5%McCain52
6.9%
+28.1%
160

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
IndicatorAve MariaCityFloridaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White52.1%55.9%61.0%
Black13.9%15.1%12.2%
Asian0.9%2.9%6.0%
Two or more races26.9%19.3%12.6%
Other race6.2%6.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino32.0%27.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$102,949$74,568$84,427
Poverty rate11.0%12.6%12.5%
Median age37.943.139.1
Age 18–246.3%8.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older33.8%21.3%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)40.3%34.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home32.7%30.7%22.3%
Spanish23.4%22.6%13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)4.5%2.7%0.7%
Other Indo-European2.0%1.9%2.0%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.0%0.7%0.7%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 11.5%German 8.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 11.1%English 8.2%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryMexican 10.2%Irish 8.2%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic35.8%County context19.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant15.7%County context18.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed38.2%County context53.1%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.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
11.5%
Irish
11.1%
English
9.4%
Italian
8.8%
American
6.5%
Polish
3.4%
French
2.1%
Scottish
1.6%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
10.2%
Cuban
6.3%
Puerto Rican
2.0%
Guatemalan
1.8%
Colombian
1.3%
Honduran
1.1%
Venezuelan
1.0%
Dominican
0.9%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Haitian
3.8%
Jamaican
0.4%
African
0.2%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Maya
0.7%
Aztec
0.5%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.3%
speak English only
Spanish23.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)4.5%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.0%
German or other West Germanic0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Vietnamese0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
35.8%
Evangelical Protestant
15.7%
Mainline Protestant
4.9%
Other Christian
2.0%
Latter-day Saints
1.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.9%
Jewish
0.7%
Muslim
0.2%
Black Protestant
0.2%
Other faiths
0.2%
Hindu
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted38.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Ave Maria, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ave Maria, Florida voted Republican by 43.8 points (R+43.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,905 votes cast, 1,608 went Democratic and 4,197 went Republican.
What is Ave Maria, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Ave Maria, Florida in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ave Maria, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ave Maria, Florida voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Ave Maria, Florida?
Ave Maria, Florida has a population of 8,258 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ave Maria, Florida?
Median household income in Ave Maria, Florida is $102,949 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Ave Maria, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Ave Maria, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.