Okeechobee County, Florida: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 40,8162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,9842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Glades County, FL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Okeechobee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Okeechobee County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 3,669 | 12,314 | 16,055 | ||
| R | 4,390 | 11,470 | 15,954 | ||
| R | 3,959 | 9,356 | 13,653 | ||
| R | 4,856 | 7,328 | 12,324 | ||
| R | 5,108 | 7,561 | 12,786 | ||
| R | 5,153 | 6,978 | 12,190 | ||
| R | 4,589 | 5,057 | 9,854 | ||
| D | 4,826 | 3,418 | 9,941 | ||
| D | 3,418 | 3,298 | 9,370 | ||
| R | 3,007 | 4,736 | 7,791 | ||
| R | 2,226 | 4,449 | 6,675 | ||
| D | 3,228 | 2,783 | 6,210 | ||
| D | 3,184 | 1,598 | 4,825 | ||
| R | 621 | 2,581 | 3,203 | ||
| O | 542 | 862 | 3,008 | ||
| R | 1,016 | 1,316 | 2,332 | ||
| D | 1,125 | 631 | 1,756 | ||
| D | 835 | 575 | 1,410 | ||
| D | 881 | 539 | 1,420 | ||
| D | 784 | 179 | 1,048 | ||
| D | 753 | 119 | 872 | ||
| D | 822 | 122 | 944 | ||
| D | 655 | 186 | 841 | ||
| D | 802 | 90 | 892 | ||
| R | 287 | 657 | 954 | ||
| D | 182 | 57 | 272 | ||
| D | 237 | 58 | 364 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.7%
English
11.4%
German
10.1%
American
8.8%
Italian
5.7%
French
3.3%
Scottish
1.3%
African American
6.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.8 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,984
Okeechobee County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Okeechobee County$57,984
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.2%
Working age (18–64)16.4%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.6%
speak English only
Spanish19.8%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Okeechobee's economy revolves around cattle ranching and agriculture, and its small, predominantly rural population has delivered some of the widest Republican presidential margins in Florida over the past decade.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Okeechobee County peaked at eighty points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $57,984 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Glades County and Coosa County.
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Okeechobee County, Florida — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/12093/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Okeechobee County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Okeechobee County, Florida voted Republican by 53.8 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,055 votes cast, 3,669 went Democratic and 12,314 went Republican.
What is Okeechobee County, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Okeechobee County, Florida as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Okeechobee County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Okeechobee County, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Okeechobee County, Florida?
Okeechobee County, Florida has a population of 40,816 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Okeechobee County, Florida?
Median household income in Okeechobee County, Florida is $57,984 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Okeechobee County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Okeechobee County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.