† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupWauchulaFloridaUnited States
Mexican41.8%3.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican8.4%5.6%1.8%
Cuban2.4%7.3%0.7%
Colombian1.7%2.1%0.4%
Guatemalan1.3%—0.5%
Spanish0.8%——
Salvadoran0.7%—0.7%
Spaniard0.3%——
English9.4%8.2%9.5%
American8.1%7.7%5.3%
Irish5.6%8.2%9.4%
German5.2%8.9%12.5%
Italian1.8%5.6%4.8%
French1.2%1.7%1.6%
Dutch0.6%——
Swedish0.6%——
African American†1.7%9.5%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
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
Wauchula
Florida
United States
Median age
28.8
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.5%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wauchula
Florida
United States
Median household income
$53,013
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
38.1%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
9.3%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wauchula
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
30.5%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
30.3%
22.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wauchula
Florida
United States
Catholic
—
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Wauchula, Florida
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−44.7%
2008
−33.5%
2012
−31.1%
2016
−34.8%
2020
−39.1%
2024
−50.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
24.5%Harris329
74.5%Trump999
1.0%
R+50.0
R+10.8
R+48.5
1,341
R
29.9%Biden428
69.0%Trump989
1.1%
R+39.1
R+4.4
R+43.6
1,433
R
30.3%Clinton401
65.1%Trump861
4.5%
R+34.8
R+3.7
R+36.9
1,322
R
34.0%Obama412
65.1%Romney789
0.9%
R+31.1
D+2.3
R+35.0
1,212
R
32.4%Obama451
65.9%McCain916
1.7%
R+33.5
D+11.2
R+40.7
1,390
R
27.6%Kerry373
72.3%Bush976
0.1%
R+44.7
—
R+42.2
1,350
Wauchula sits at the center of Hardee County, where a citrus- and agriculture-driven economy has drawn a Latino population exceeding 60%, making it an outlier among Florida's small inland cities in both demography and electoral composition.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 50.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 10.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.0 points.
A population of 4,927, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,013 describe the city.
In 2024, Wauchula, Florida voted Republican by 50.0 points (R+50.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,341 votes cast, 329 went Democratic and 999 went Republican.
How many people live in Wauchula, Florida?
Wauchula, Florida has a population of 4,927 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wauchula, Florida?
Median household income in Wauchula, Florida is $53,013 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Wauchula, Florida?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Wauchula, Florida from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
