2024 presidential election
Live Oak
TrumpR+19.6
Constituent county margins for Live Oak, FLOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 59.3% | 1,367 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 39.7% | 915 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 25 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −6.0% |
| 2012 | −5.0% |
| 2016 | −16.6% |
| 2020 | −19.0% |
| 2024 | −19.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 39.7%Harris915 | 59.3%Trump1,367 | 1.1% | 2,307 | ||
| R | 40.3%Biden1,074 | 59.3%Trump1,579 | 0.4%incl. Jorgensen | 2,664 | ||
| R | 40.4%Clinton995 | 57.0%Trump1,404 | 2.7%incl. Johnson | 2,465 | ||
| R | 47.5%Obama1,168 | 52.5%Romney1,292 | 0.0% | 2,460 | ||
| R | 46.3%Obama1,204 | 52.3%McCain1,359 | 1.4% | 2,600 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Live OakCity | FloridaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 41.6% | 55.9% | 61.0% |
| Black | 30.6% | 15.1% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.1% | 2.9% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 23.6% | 19.3% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 4.1% | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13.7% | 27.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $59,375 | $74,568 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 37.4 | 43.1 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.3% | 8.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 21.1% | 21.3% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 16.6% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 9.1% | 30.7% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 7.8% | 22.6% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | English 13.3% | German 8.9% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 10.6% | English 8.2% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | American 10.3% | Irish 8.2% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 4.2%County context | 19.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 35.2%County context | 18.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 49.5%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.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
13.3%
Irish
10.6%
American
10.3%
German
8.0%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.4%
Ukrainian
1.1%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
South African
0.4%
Jamaican
0.4%
African
0.2%
Haitian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Cuban
2.8%
Mexican
2.6%
Puerto Rican
1.9%
Spanish
1.3%
Honduran
0.8%
Dominican
0.6%
Panamanian
0.2%
Colombian
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
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
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.4 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,375
Live Oak$59,375
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)17.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted49.5%
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.
Live Oak sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 19.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.6 points.
A population of 6,985, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,375 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Live Oak, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Live Oak, Florida voted Republican by 19.6 points (R+19.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,307 votes cast, 915 went Democratic and 1,367 went Republican.
What is Live Oak, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Live Oak, 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 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Live Oak, Florida?
Live Oak, Florida has a population of 6,985 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Live Oak, Florida?
Median household income in Live Oak, Florida is $59,375 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Live Oak, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Live Oak, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.