† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupOkeechobee, FLFloridaUnited States
Irish11.7%8.2%9.4%
English11.4%8.2%9.5%
German10.1%8.9%12.5%
American8.8%7.7%5.3%
Italian5.7%5.6%4.8%
French3.3%1.7%1.6%
Scottish1.3%1.3%1.3%
Dutch1.2%——
Mexican18.5%3.3%11.3%
Cuban2.0%7.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.7%5.6%1.8%
Colombian1.0%2.1%0.4%
Venezuelan1.0%1.6%—
Honduran0.5%0.6%0.3%
Dominican0.3%1.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%—0.5%
African American†5.2%9.5%9.9%
Jamaican1.1%1.5%0.4%
African0.6%0.5%0.5%
Haitian0.5%2.3%0.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Okeechobee, FL
Florida
United States
Median age
40.8
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.9%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Okeechobee, FL
Florida
United States
Median household income
$57,984
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.0%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.8%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Okeechobee, FL
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.4%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
19.8%
22.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
2.7%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Okeechobee, FL
Florida
United States
Catholic
5.7%
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
26.1%
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
62.3%
53.1%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Okeechobee, FL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1920
+49.2%
1924
+46.0%
1928
−38.8%
1932
+79.8%
1936
+55.8%
1940
+74.2%
1944
+72.7%
1948
+57.7%
1952
+24.1%
1956
+18.4%
1960
+28.1%
1964
−12.9%
1968
−10.6%
1972
−61.2%
1976
+32.9%
1980
+7.2%
1984
−33.3%
1988
−22.2%
1992
+1.3%
1996
+14.2%
2000
−4.7%
2004
−15.0%
2008
−19.2%
2012
−20.1%
2016
−39.5%
2020
−44.4%
2024
−53.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
22.9%Harris3,671
76.7%Trump12,315
0.2%Stein28 +4
R+53.8
R+9.5
R+52.4
16,058
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.7%12,315
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic22.9%3,671
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%28
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%25
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%10
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%5
Randall TerryIndependent0.0%4
R
27.5%Biden4,390
71.9%Trump11,470
0.6%
R+44.4
R+4.8
R+48.8
15,954
R
29.0%Clinton3,959
68.5%Trump9,356
2.5%
R+39.5
R+19.5
R+41.6
13,653
R
39.4%Obama4,856
59.5%Romney7,328
1.1%
R+20.1
R+0.9
R+23.9
12,324
R
39.9%Obama5,108
59.1%McCain7,561
0.9%
R+19.2
R+4.2
R+26.5
12,786
R
42.3%Kerry5,153
57.2%Bush6,978
0.5%
R+15.0
R+10.2
R+12.5
12,190
R
46.6%Gore4,589
51.3%Bush5,057
2.1%
R+4.7
R+18.9
R+5.3
9,854
D
48.5%Clinton4,826
34.4%Dole3,418
17.1%
D+14.2
D+12.9
D+5.6
9,941
D
36.5%Clinton3,418
35.2%Bush3,298
28.3%
D+1.3
D+23.5
R+4.3
9,370
R
38.6%Dukakis3,007
60.8%Bush4,736
0.6%
R+22.2
D+11.1
R+14.5
7,791
R
33.3%Mondale2,226
66.7%Reagan4,449
0.0%
R+33.3
R+40.5
R+15.1
6,675
D
52.0%Carter3,228
44.8%Reagan2,783
3.2%
D+7.2
R+25.7
D+16.9
6,210
D
66.0%Carter3,184
33.1%Ford1,598
0.9%
D+32.9
D+94.1
D+30.8
4,825
R
19.4%McGovern621
80.6%Nixon2,581
0.0%
R+61.2
R+50.6
R+38.0
3,203
O
18.0%Humphrey542
28.7%Nixon862
53.3%
Wallace +24.7
D+2.2
R+9.9
3,008
R
43.6%Johnson1,016
56.4%Goldwater1,316
0.0%
R+12.9
R+41.0
R+35.4
2,332
D
64.1%Kennedy1,125
35.9%Nixon631
0.0%
D+28.1
D+9.7
D+28.0
1,756
D
59.2%Stevenson835
40.8%Eisenhower575
0.0%
D+18.4
R+5.6
D+33.8
1,410
D
62.0%Stevenson881
38.0%Eisenhower539
0.0%
D+24.1
R+33.6
D+34.8
1,420
D
74.8%Truman784
17.1%Dewey179
8.1%
D+57.7
R+15.0
D+53.2
1,048
D
86.4%Roosevelt753
13.6%Dewey119
0.0%
D+72.7
R+1.4
D+65.2
872
D
87.1%Roosevelt822
12.9%Willkie122
0.0%
D+74.2
D+18.4
D+64.2
944
D
77.9%Roosevelt655
22.1%Landon186
0.0%
D+55.8
R+24.1
D+31.5
841
D
89.9%Roosevelt802
10.1%Hoover90
0.0%
D+79.8
D+118.6
D+62.0
892
R
30.1%Smith287
68.9%Hoover657
1.0%
R+38.8
R+84.7
R+21.3
954
D
66.9%Davis182
21.0%Coolidge57
12.1%
D+46.0
R+3.2
D+71.1
272
D
65.1%Cox237
15.9%Harding58
19.0%
D+49.2
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D+75.4
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
25.3%4,002
73.1%11,544
15,802
2022
R
20.4%2,218
78.5%8,532
10,867
2018
R
31.1%3,496
68.8%7,727
11,224
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+35.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+53.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Okeechobee, FL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
19,877
7,357
8,577
3,850
93
2018
20,677
7,272
9,153
4,092
160
2019
20,817
6,948
9,437
4,212
220
2020
22,629
6,879
11,044
4,379
327
2021
22,885
6,628
11,354
4,549
354
2023
19,249
4,546
10,938
3,317
448
2024
21,231
4,714
12,290
3,525
702
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+164 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,181 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Okeechobee, FL in Okeechobee, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−353
2012
−368
2013
−369
2014
−95
2015
+107
2016
+744
2017
+338
2018
+248
2019
+358
2021
+423
2022
+397
2023
+1,009
2024
+578
2025
+164
Okeechobee, FL sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 61.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 9.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.8 points.
A population of 40,816, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,984 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kennett, MO and Arcadia, FL.
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In 2024, Okeechobee, FL, Florida voted Republican by 53.8 points (R+53.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,058 votes cast, 3,671 went Democratic and 12,315 went Republican.
When did Okeechobee, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Okeechobee, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Okeechobee, FL, Florida?
Okeechobee, FL, 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, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Okeechobee, FL, 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, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Okeechobee, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
