Osceola County, Florida: New American county. In 2024, voted R+1%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+1MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 427,4152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,6372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 37.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 56.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Orange County, FL · similarity 0.93
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Osceola CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Osceola County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +94.2% |
| 1896 | +38.0% |
| 1900 | +60.2% |
| 1904 | +58.4% |
| 1908 | +33.3% |
| 1912 | +45.2% |
| 1916 | +5.0% |
| 1920 | −16.4% |
| 1924 | +16.8% |
| 1928 | −21.7% |
| 1932 | +29.3% |
| 1936 | +19.1% |
| 1940 | +17.0% |
| 1944 | +11.5% |
| 1948 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | −24.5% |
| 1956 | −30.4% |
| 1960 | −36.6% |
| 1964 | −12.2% |
| 1968 | −24.2% |
| 1972 | −66.3% |
| 1976 | −1.2% |
| 1980 | −23.4% |
| 1984 | −46.9% |
| 1988 | −36.8% |
| 1992 | −9.1% |
| 1996 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | −5.5% |
| 2008 | +19.7% |
| 2012 | +24.5% |
| 2016 | +25.1% |
| 2020 | +13.8% |
| 2024 | −1.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 84,161 | 86,684 | 172,705 | ||
| D | 97,297 | 73,480 | 172,436 | ||
| D | 85,458 | 50,301 | 140,206 | ||
| D | 67,239 | 40,592 | 108,698 | ||
| D | 59,962 | 40,086 | 100,670 | ||
| R | 38,633 | 43,117 | 82,204 | ||
| D | 28,187 | 26,237 | 55,690 | ||
| D | 21,874 | 18,337 | 46,491 | ||
| R | 15,010 | 19,143 | 45,267 | ||
| R | 9,812 | 21,355 | 31,381 | ||
| R | 6,628 | 18,348 | 24,980 | ||
| R | 6,603 | 10,863 | 18,205 | ||
| R | 6,893 | 7,062 | 14,175 | ||
| R | 1,875 | 9,320 | 11,237 | ||
| R | 1,870 | 4,172 | 9,504 | ||
| R | 3,531 | 4,516 | 8,047 | ||
| R | 2,178 | 4,691 | 6,869 | ||
| R | 1,923 | 3,602 | 5,525 | ||
| R | 1,900 | 3,133 | 5,033 | ||
| D | 1,577 | 1,575 | 3,532 | ||
| D | 1,763 | 1,400 | 3,163 | ||
| D | 2,015 | 1,428 | 3,443 | ||
| D | 1,622 | 1,101 | 2,723 | ||
| D | 1,656 | 906 | 2,562 | ||
| R | 1,127 | 1,760 | 2,921 | ||
| D | 884 | 589 | 1,761 | ||
| R | 728 | 1,035 | 1,871 | ||
| D | 511 | 453 | 1,162 | ||
| D | 512 | 110 | 889 | ||
| D | 193 | 81 | 336 | ||
| D | 271 | 65 | 353 | ||
| D | 266 | 42 | 372 | ||
| D | 274 | 118 | 410 | ||
| D | 259 | 0 | 275 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.3%
Irish
4.7%
English
4.3%
Italian
4.0%
American
3.7%
Polish
1.2%
French
1.2%
African American
8.8%
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: 37.1 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
$72,637
Osceola County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Osceola County$72,637
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Osceola County ranks near the middle 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
12.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)17.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
45.3%
speak English only
Spanish46.8%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Osceola's large Puerto Rican community near Kissimmee has made it a closely watched barometer of Latino voting shifts in central Florida, with the 2024 margin tightening to R+1.4 after years of Democratic-leaning results.
Osceola County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of ninety-four points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved fifteen points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,637, and a population of 427,415. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Orange County and Hillsborough County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Osceola County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Osceola County, Florida voted Republican by 1.5 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 172,705 votes cast, 84,161 went Democratic and 86,684 went Republican.
What is Osceola County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Osceola County, Florida in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Osceola County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Osceola County, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Osceola County, Florida?
Osceola County, Florida has a population of 427,415 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Osceola County, Florida?
Median household income in Osceola County, Florida is $72,637 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Osceola County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Osceola County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.