Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · how this place’s counties split between candidates in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain and there is no roll-up above it. Each cell counts how many of this place’s counties a candidate led — a count of records, not a vote total. Who led the place as a whole is not knowable from these returns, because county rows carry a leader and a lead but no per-candidate votes.
Presidential nominating contests in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, by party and cycle.
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Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+43.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.2 points more Republican than the rolls.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2017
176,906
33,968
103,579
38,100
1,259
2018
187,699
35,648
109,572
40,452
2,027
2019
190,324
36,191
111,044
40,471
2,618
2020
211,660
40,353
122,176
45,152
3,979
2021
200,425
36,450
115,907
43,852
4,216
2023
198,854
32,424
117,546
43,639
5,245
2024
215,774
34,156
128,898
45,910
6,810
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+3,167 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +51,577 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,414
2012
+5,838
2013
+3,229
2014
+2,052
2015
+3,030
2016
+2,956
2017
+4,611
2018
+5,205
2019
+6,213
2021
+5,206
2022
+4,749
2023
+2,972
2024
+935
2025
+3,167
Home to Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field, this northwest Florida metro carries one of the state's highest concentrations of active-duty and veteran households, a demographic profile that has consistently produced double-digit Republican presidential margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 76.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.1 points.
A population of 299,547, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,995 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson, GA and Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
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How did Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida voted Republican by 47.1 points (R+47.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 163,237 votes cast, 42,361 went Democratic and 119,279 went Republican.
When did Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida?
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida has a population of 299,547 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida is $81,995 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
