Nassau County, Florida: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 97,8592024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,8042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lipscomb County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Nassau CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Nassau County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | −8.5% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +60.2% |
| 1912 | +75.8% |
| 1916 | +54.6% |
| 1920 | +49.6% |
| 1924 | +66.8% |
| 1928 | −31.5% |
| 1932 | +60.6% |
| 1936 | +63.8% |
| 1940 | +63.5% |
| 1944 | +56.4% |
| 1948 | +35.5% |
| 1952 | +18.4% |
| 1956 | +23.4% |
| 1960 | +32.7% |
| 1964 | −6.0% |
| 1968 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | −59.2% |
| 1976 | +30.2% |
| 1980 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | −39.5% |
| 1988 | −33.6% |
| 1992 | −21.3% |
| 1996 | −23.0% |
| 2000 | −39.7% |
| 2004 | −46.5% |
| 2008 | −43.8% |
| 2012 | −48.6% |
| 2016 | −50.2% |
| 2020 | −45.9% |
| 2024 | −46.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17,137 | 47,937 | 65,610 | ||
| R | 15,564 | 42,566 | 58,811 | ||
| R | 10,869 | 34,266 | 46,607 | ||
| R | 10,251 | 29,929 | 40,528 | ||
| R | 10,618 | 27,403 | 38,304 | ||
| R | 8,573 | 23,783 | 32,743 | ||
| R | 6,955 | 16,408 | 23,787 | ||
| R | 7,277 | 12,141 | 21,167 | ||
| R | 5,503 | 9,367 | 18,174 | ||
| R | 4,143 | 8,374 | 12,575 | ||
| R | 3,484 | 8,039 | 11,524 | ||
| R | 5,074 | 5,440 | 10,751 | ||
| D | 5,896 | 3,136 | 9,140 | ||
| R | 1,293 | 5,078 | 6,392 | ||
| O | 1,598 | 1,301 | 6,533 | ||
| R | 2,781 | 3,134 | 5,915 | ||
| D | 3,282 | 1,666 | 4,948 | ||
| D | 2,765 | 1,717 | 4,482 | ||
| D | 2,510 | 1,731 | 4,241 | ||
| D | 1,518 | 540 | 2,755 | ||
| D | 1,892 | 527 | 2,419 | ||
| D | 1,888 | 421 | 2,309 | ||
| D | 1,095 | 242 | 1,337 | ||
| D | 1,206 | 296 | 1,502 | ||
| R | 445 | 863 | 1,325 | ||
| D | 617 | 106 | 765 | ||
| D | 900 | 281 | 1,248 | ||
| D | 420 | 94 | 597 | ||
| D | 441 | 38 | 532 | ||
| D | 466 | 92 | 621 | ||
| D | 509 | 161 | 758 | ||
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| R | 761 | 902 | 1,663 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
17.2%
English
15.0%
German
12.4%
Irish
11.2%
Italian
4.5%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.4%
African American
4.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.5 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
$89,804
Nassau County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Nassau County$89,804
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Nassau County ranks in the top 10% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.6%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)6.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A fast-growing coastal county wedged between Jacksonville and the Georgia line, Nassau delivered a nearly 47-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a rural-exurban electorate that has trended sharply rightward over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 97,859, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,804 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lipscomb County and Gray County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Nassau County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nassau County, Florida voted Republican by 46.9 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,610 votes cast, 17,137 went Democratic and 47,937 went Republican.
What is Nassau County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Nassau County, Florida in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Nassau County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nassau County, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Nassau County, Florida?
Nassau County, Florida has a population of 97,859 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nassau County, Florida?
Median household income in Nassau County, Florida is $89,804 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Nassau County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nassau County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.